I'd like to know if it is possible to update the content type for an existing item in the repository. I created a custom model and added a piece of content using one of the newly defined types. Whilst i am able to to edit properties i cannot change the underlying content type.
There is an action available under 'Run Action' called 'Specialise the type of an item' but while that seems to provide a facility to update the type no changes take effect on the underlying item i.e. previewing the item using the doc_info template still reveals the previous type. Is there an undocumented web-client-config setting that exposes this functionality through Alfresco Explorer?
I am in the process of planning the content model and trying to fully understand the advantages of creating a custom content type over a custom category especially for items that have no additional properties. It seems with categories the user at least has a way to update it in the event of an erroneous entry.
However in as far as explaining this to an end-user, the answer is changing content types cannot be done. Whilst the above works it will rarely be applicable - in most cases the user will select a sub-type at the time they upload the content.
I guess the question still holds regarding the use of custom categories over custom content types in cases where no additional properties are required. Are there any similar limitations regarding changing categories?
