How to create custom properties on a document

[horia]

Hi,

I'm using Alfresco extension to OpenCMIS libs and it seems to be working fine for adding and retrieving predefined aspects to/from documents.
However, I'm in no man's land when it comes to adding custom aspects (eg, "myroperty").

How should such aspects be created? Can I do it through Alfresco OpenCMIS Extension or should I do some xml config first to support the addition of the custom properties?

Thanks

[fcorti]

Hi Horia,

To manage a custom aspect using CMIS (and all the other supported ways) you have to:

1) Define a new custom model configuring Alfresco. To do this I suggest you <a href="http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Step-By-Step:_Creating_A_Custom_Model">http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Step-By-Step:_Creating_A_Custom_Model</a>.

2) Add the custom aspect to the document you upload or create in Alfresco. Using CMIS I suggest you <a href="http://docs.alfresco.com/4.1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.alfresco.enterprise.doc%2Fconcepts%2Fopencmis-ex...">http://docs.alfresco.com/4.1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.alfresco.enterprise.doc%2Fconcepts%2Fopencmis-ex...</a>.

3) Set the custom property in the way you probably know using CMIS.

Hope this is what you need.

[horia]

Thanks Francesco, your links were of great help