how to configure datalist elements in share

[zhasik92]

Hello, Alfresco community!

Please, help me.

I've  created custom datalist and put it to repository.

Now i'm trying to tune share view to manipulate(create/modify/delete) with it.

So, after creating datalist i'm trying to add new elements to it. I want to choose type of element(for ex: catalogBase or catalogElement), but i can't choose. Share makes item catalogBase by default.

I'm using alfresco repo amp archetype, and alfresco share amp archetype.

This is my customModel.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Definition of new Model -->
<model name="scr:somecoratingsmodel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
   <!-- Optional meta-data about the model -->
   <description>Someco Ratings Model</description>
   <author>Jeff Potts</author>
   <version>1.0</version>
   <!-- Imports are required to allow references to definitions in other models -->
   <imports>
   <!-- Import Alfresco Dictionary Definitions -->
   <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d" />
   <!-- Import Alfresco Content Domain Model Definitions -->
   <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm" />
   <!-- Import Alfresco Data List Model Definitions -->
   <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/datalist/1.0"  prefix="dl" />
   <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0" prefix="sys" />
   </imports>
   <!-- Introduction of new namespaces defined by this model -->
   <namespaces>
   <namespace uri="http://www.someco.com/model/ratings/1.0" prefix="scr" />
   </namespaces>
   <types>
   <type name="scr:catalogBase">
   <title>Catalog Base</title>
   <parent>dl:dataListItem</parent>
   <associations>
   <association name="scr:catalogElements">
   <title>childAssociation</title>
   <target>
   <class>scr:catalogBase</class>
   <mandatory>false</mandatory>
   <many>true</many>
   </target>
   </association>
   </associations>
   </type>
   <type name="scr:catalogElement">
   <title>Catalog Element</title>
   <!--<parent>cm:content</parent>-->
   <parent>dl:dataListItem</parent>
   <properties>
   <property name="scr:title">
   <type>d:text</type>
   <mandatory>true</mandatory>
   </property>
   <property name="scr:odering">
   <type>d:int</type>
   <mandatory>true</mandatory>
   </property>
   <property name="scr:isLeaf">
   <type>d:boolean</type>
   <mandatory>true</mandatory>
   </property>
   </properties>
   <associations>
   <association name="scr:catalogNodes">
   <title>childAssociation</title>
   <target>
   <class>scr:catalogElement</class>
   <mandatory>false</mandatory>
   <many>true</many>
   </target>
   </association>
   </associations>
   </type>
   </types>
</model>

this is my share-config-custom.xml

<alfresco-config>
   <!-- Document Library config section -->
   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="DocumentLibrary">
   <types>
   <!--<type name="cm:content">-->
   <type name="dl:dataListItem">
   <subtype name="scr:catalogBase" />
   <subtype name="scr:catalogElement" />
   </type>
   <type name="scr:catalogBase">
   <subtype name="scr:catalogElement" />
   </type>
   </types>
   </config>
   <!-- sc:whitepaper type (existing nodes) -->
   <config evaluator="node-type" condition="scr:catalogBase">
   <forms>
   <!-- Default form configuration for the sc:whitepaper type -->
   <form>
   <field-visibility>
   <show id="scr:title" force="true" />
   </field-visibility>
   <appearance>
   <field id="scr:title">
   <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textfield.ftl" />
   </field>
   </appearance>
   </form>
   <!-- Document Library pop-up Edit Metadata form -->
   <form id="doclib-simple-metadata">
   <field-visibility>
   <!-- <show id="cm:name" />-->
   <show id="scr:title" force="true" />
   </field-visibility>
   <edit-form template="../documentlibrary/forms/doclib-simple-metadata.ftl" />
   <appearance>
   <field id="scr:title">
   <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textfield.ftl" />
   </field>
   </appearance>
   </form>
   <!-- Document Library Inline Edit form -->
   <form id="doclib-inline-edit">
   <field-visibility>
   <show id="scr:title" force="true" />
   </field-visibility>
   <appearance>
   <field id="scr:title">
   <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textfield.ftl" />
   </field>
   </appearance>
   </form>
   </forms>
   </config>
</alfresco-config>

Sorry for my english

[jpotts · Accepted solution]

I see a form configured for existing model-type nodes (evaluator="node-type") but I do not see a form configured for new nodes (evaluator="model-type"). Can you add a model-type definition and see if that fixes it?

Also, a small side-note: You are defining your types in the "scr" namespace, which you do not own. Instead of:

<namespace uri="http://www.someco.com/model/ratings/1.0" prefix="scr" />

You should replace that uri with something that you own and then change the prefix. If you put your types in other people's namespace you run the risk of a collision.

[binduwavell]

Jeff Potts I wonder if you know how many folks have someco namespaces stuff in their production environments? Your tutorials are awesome, thank you for helping so many people!

[jpotts]

Thanks for that, Bindu, it's my pleasure. I see "Someco" and "Optaros" and

"Jeff Potts" in production models a lot which is simultaneously flattering

and confounding!