I was creating a dashlet that doesn't show up in the dashlet list. I then tried a simple basic dashlet using http://livinginjava.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-create-custom-dashlet-in.html .I created a template hello.html.ftl in tomcat\webapps\alfresco\WEB-INF\classes\alfresco\templates\<#assign name = person.properties.userName>
Hello ${name}
I created a hello.jsp in tomcat\webapps\alfresco\jsp\dashboards\dashlets\<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/repo.tld" prefix="r" %>
<%– Note that this template is loaded from the classpath –%>
<r:template template="/alfresco/templates/hello.html.ftl">
</r:template>
in web-client-config I added the dashlet
<dashlet id="hello" label="Hello Dashlet" description="My Hello Dashlet"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/hello.jsp">
</dashlet>
resulting in :
<config evaluator="string-compare" condition="Dashboards">
<!– Dashboard layouts and available dashlets for the My Alfresco pages –>
<!– see http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/User_Configurable_Dashboards –>
<dashboards>
<layouts>
<!– the mandatory "default" layout - will be used for all users initially –>
<layout id="default" columns="1" column-length="5" image="/images/icons/layout_single_column.gif"
label-id="layout_single_label" description-id="layout_single_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/layouts/single-column.jsp" />
<layout id="narrow-right-2column" columns="2" column-length="4" image="/images/icons/layout_narrow_right_2column.gif"
label-id="layout_narrow_right_label" description-id="layout_narrow_right_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/layouts/narrow-right-2column.jsp" />
<layout id="narrow-left-2column" columns="2" column-length="4" image="/images/icons/layout_narrow_left_2column.gif"
label-id="layout_narrow_left_label" description-id="layout_narrow_left_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/layouts/narrow-left-2column.jsp" />
<layout id="three-column" columns="3" column-length="4" image="/images/icons/layout_three_column.gif"
label-id="layout_three_column_label" description-id="layout_three_column_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/layouts/three-column.jsp" />
</layouts>
<dashlets>
<!– this is the default dashlet shown in the default layout initially –>
<!– the default dashlet must have the id of 'getting-started' –>
<dashlet id="getting-started" label-id="dashlet_gettingstarted_label"
description-id="dashlet_gettingstarted_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/getting-started.jsp" allow-narrow="false" />
<!– this dashlet 'tasks-todo' is also shown by default for all users –>
<dashlet id="tasks-todo" label-id="my_tasks_todo_title" description-id="my_tasks_todo_desc"
jsp="/jsp/workflow/tasks-todo-dashlet.jsp" allow-narrow="false" />
<!– Not enabled by default
<dashlet id="tasks-active" label-id="tasks_active_title" description-id="tasks_active_desc"
jsp="/jsp/workflow/tasks-active-dashlet.jsp" allow-narrow="false" />
–>
<dashlet id="pooled-tasks" label-id="pooled_tasks_title" description-id="pooled_tasks_desc"
jsp="/jsp/workflow/pooled-tasks-todo-dashlet.jsp" allow-narrow="false" />
<dashlet id="tasks-completed" label-id="my_tasks_completed_title" description-id="my_tasks_completed_desc"
jsp="/jsp/workflow/tasks-completed-dashlet.jsp" allow-narrow="false" />
<dashlet id="opensearch" label-id="opensearch" description-id="opensearch_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/opensearch.jsp" />
<dashlet id="doclist-webscript" label-id="doclist-webscript_title" description-id="doclist-webscript_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/doclist-webscript.jsp" />
<dashlet id="myspaces-webscript" label-id="myspaces-webscript_title" description-id="myspaces-webscript_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/myspaces-webscript.jsp" />
<dashlet id="mytasks-webscript" label-id="mytasks-webscript_title" description-id="mytasks-webscript_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/mytasks-webscript.jsp" />
<dashlet id="mywebforms-webscript" label-id="mywebforms-webscript_title" description-id="mywebforms-webscript_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/mywebforms-webscript.jsp" />
<dashlet id="mywebfiles-webscript" label-id="mywebfiles-webscript_title" description-id="mywebfiles-webscript_desc"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/mywebfiles-webscript.jsp" />
<dashlet id="press-releases" label="Press Releases" description="Lists Press Releases with URL"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/press_release.jsp"
allow-narrow="true" />
<dashlet id="hello" label="Hello Dashlet"
description="My Hello Dashlet"
jsp="/jsp/dashboards/dashlets/hello.jsp">
</dashlet>
</dashlets>
<!– configuration of the default dashlets to display when users login for the first time –>
<!– if this config is removed, then no dashlets will be shown by default –>
<!– overides of this config should redefine the entire list, not assume additions to it –>
<default-dashlets>
<dashlet id="getting-started" />
<dashlet id="tasks-todo" />
</default-dashlets>
<!– set true allow the Guest user to configure the dashboard view - false by default –>
<allow-guest-config>false</allow-guest-config>
</dashboards>
</config>
After restarting alfresco the new dashlet doesn't show… What went wrong? I'm using Alfresco 4.0.c.Any help is appreciated. RegardsKris
