Create a rule to do an action depending on the document type

[julian]

Hi,

I am trying to create a rule in ALfresco One (Alfresco Enterprise v4.2.0).
I have a custom model like this:

…
<types>
      <type name="myCustomModel:docType1">
         <parent>cm:content</parent>
         <mandatory-aspects>
            <aspect>cm:author</aspect>
            <aspect>myCustomModel:details</aspect>
         </mandatory-aspects>
      </type>
…
<types>
…
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I want to do a rule to move my document if it is a type "myCustomModel:docType1". But it doesn't work if I choose "cm:type" contains "myCustomModel:docType1" or "docType1"…
The rule works if I make the action depending on the title (but it's not what I want).

Is the custom document type stored in another metadata?

Thanks in advance.

[kaynezhang]

At step One - Select Conditions ,please choose "Content of type or sub-type" as condition,It'll work.

[julian]

Thanks, I tried this solution but in the list of propositions of "Content of type or sub-type" I haven't my custom type. Only "Content", "Folder"… but not my custom type.
Did I miss something?

[rjohnson]

Have you put your custom type in share-config-custom.xml as a sub type of cm:content?

      <types>
         <type name="cm:content">
            <subtype name="YOUR-TYPE_HERE"/>
       </types>
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[julian]

Yes I have.
In my  share-config-custom.xml I have:

<types>
    <type name="cm:content">
      <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType1" />
      <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType2" />
      <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType3" />
      <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType4" />
      <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType5" />
      <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType6" />
    </type>

         <type name="cm:folder">
         </type>
 
         <type name="trx:transferTarget">
            <subtype name="trx:fileTransferTarget" />
         </type>
      </types>
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But in the rule configuration when I choose "Content of type or sub-type" I have only the choice for: content, folder, transfer target and file transfert target. I don't see docType1,…,docType6.

When I edit a file, I can choose these different types (docType1,…,docType6).

Do you have an idea about what is missing?

Thanks.

[rjohnson]

Well. If you have done that the only other thing I can think of is that you may need a message in a .properties file along the lines:-

type.myCustomModel_docType1=Document description
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Now, I would have expected the lack of this to merely result in your document types being displayed as myCustomModel:docType1 etc in the drop down list.

You appear to have set up your documents exactly as I have and mine definately apear in the "Types and sub-types" list on the rules.

[julian]

I have all these features
In fact my subtypes are well known by Alfresco because in the "change type" dropdown list in the file edition I can see my subtypes. They are only not visible in rule configuration.

My "myCustomModel.properties" (in /alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/)

myCustomModel_contentmodel.type.myCustomModel_docType1=Doc type 1
myCustomModel_contentmodel.type.myCustomModel_docType2=Doc type 2
myCustomModel_contentmodel.type.myCustomModel_docType3=Doc type 3
myCustomModel_contentmodel.type.myCustomModel_docType4=Doc type 4
myCustomModel_contentmodel.type.myCustomModel_docType5=Doc type 5
myCustomModel_contentmodel.type.myCustomModel_docType6=Doc type 6
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I also tried with:

type.myCustomModel_docType1=Doc type 1
type.myCustomModel_docType2=Doc type 2
type.myCustomModel_docType3=Doc type 3
type.myCustomModel_docType4=Doc type 4
type.myCustomModel_docType5=Doc type 5
type.myCustomModel_docType6=Doc type 6
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My "myCustomModel.xml" (in /alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<model name="myCustomModel:contentmodel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
   <description>My custom Model</description>
   <imports>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d" />
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm" />
   </imports>
   <namespaces>
      <namespace uri="myCustomModel.model" prefix="myCustomModel" />
   </namespaces>

   <!– Types –>   
   <types>
      <type name="myCustomModel:docType1">
         <parent>cm:content</parent>
         <mandatory-aspects>
            <aspect>cm:author</aspect>
            …
         </mandatory-aspects>
      </type>
                …
      <type name="myCustomModel:docType6">
         <parent>cm:content</parent>
         <mandatory-aspects>
            <aspect>cm:author</aspect>
            …
         </mandatory-aspects>
      </type>
   </types>
   <aspects>
   …
   </aspects>
   
</model>
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My "share-config-custom.xml" (in /alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/web-extension/)

<alfresco-config>
   …
   <!– CUSTOM –>
   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="DocumentLibrary">
      <types>
         <type name="cm:content">
            <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType1" />
            <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType2" />
            <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType3" />
            <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType4" />
            <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType5" />
            <subtype name="myCustomModel:docType6" />
         </type>
      </types>
   </config>
   <config replace="true" evaluator="string-compare" condition="AdvancedSearch">
      <advanced-search>
         <forms>
            <form labelId="search.form.label.docType1">myCustomModel:docType1</form>
            …
            <form labelId="search.form.label.docType6">myCustomModel:docType6</form>
         </forms>
      </advanced-search>
   </config>
   …
   <config evaluator="model-type" condition="myCustomModel:docType1">
      <forms>
         <form id="search">
            <field-visibility>
               <show id="cm:author" />
               <show id="cm:name" />
               …
            </field-visibility>
            <appearance>
               <field id="cm:author">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textfield.ftl" />
               </field>
               <field id="cm:name">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textfield.ftl" />
               </field>
               …
            </appearance>
         </form>
      </forms>
   </config>
   …
   <config evaluator="model-type" condition="myCustomModel:docType6">
      <forms>
         <form id="search">
            <field-visibility>
               <show id="cm:author" />
               <show id="cm:name" />
               …
            </field-visibility>
            <appearance>
               <field id="cm:author">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textfield.ftl" />
               </field>
               <field id="cm:name">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textfield.ftl" />
               </field>
               …
            </appearance>
         </form>
      </forms>
   </config>
</alfresco-config>
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Did I miss a thing? Do you have the same?

Thanks in advance