:?: Create Physical Records Aspect - How Approach?

[neomlsra]

I have the 3.x Alfresco Community Edition with the Records Management Aspect and LDAP installed. I want to extend the Records Management content model to include the fields required for tracking physical records (paper in a box on a shelf). I need some additional fields such for meta data such as Box Number, Box Description, Location, Shelf Number, etc.

Question: How do I add those to the current Records Management Content model as everything else you have such as File Plans, Disposition and Holds are all needed for physical records and I don't want to reinvent the wheel?

Note: Please give me some guidance or where to look on the forums or documents I can read to better understand how to add these fields to the meta data collection as well as the search.

Regards,

mewilson

[zaizi]

We've done this for a project.

1. Checkout the source code for Alfresco and set up a dev environment. http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_SVN_Development_Environment
2. The Records Management module project is found in modules/records-mgmt.
3. Read through the source code.
4. Extending the content model http://blogs.alfresco.com/wp/luissala/2007/06/09/alfresco-custom-content-model-tutorial/
5. Web client customisations to display custom metadata: http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Web_Client_Customisation_Guide
6. Build and deploy your custom records management module: http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/AMP_Files