Database Interface

[rchapman]

I'm trying to see if it's possible to set up a project in Alfresco that will provide a basic UI for Database manipulation. Searches for 'database interface management' tell me the words are too common in the alfresco forums, and the only real search result I get is for one of the partners 'Ingres', but that might be far to advanced for the simple needs I have.

Has anyone tried this, or knows of a simple way to access a mysql database on localhost from within alfresco?

ross

[jbarmash]

Sure, you can add new UI pages to Alfresco that could connect to the DB and manage it, but without knowing your specific use case, I don't really see why you'd want to do that.  

Alfresco manages content, and there are plenty of good DB management tools, as I am sure you know. 

For accessing MySQL database, I use MySQL tools, which allows me to view and manage it.

[rchapman]

The specific use case isn't really specific. And it's not that I want to add UI pages TO alfresco… I want to use the alfresco UI itself. You can add pages in 'web projects', but is there such thing as a 'database' project? Basically 'mysql tools' within the Alfresco UI.

Mostly, I want to go easy on our users and only give them one login/password. They can log into Alfresco and access their data OR their web pages and documents.

[jbarmash]

I see.  No, there is no such thing as a database project, nor are there any db management facilities in Alfresco.

[rchapman]

Drag. Oh well. Thanks for the mysql tools suggestion, though!

cheers,

Ross