list of value constraint meta-data in the advanced search

[tfaudot]

Hello,

While looking at the wiki http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Advanced_Search_Custom_Attributes I found this line:

In Alfresco 2.1 list-of-values constraint bound properties are supported and will display as a drop-down list of values for selection.

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How can I define list-of-value constraint properties so that I get drop-down capability instead of the text field?

Thanks!

[xerox]

an example:

<aspect name="xxx:yyyy">
        <properties>
           <property name="xxx:projectType">
              <type>d:text</type>
      <multiple>true</multiple> 
         <constraints>
                 <constraint ref="xxx:projectList" />
              </constraints>
           </property>
        </properties>
      </aspect>

<constraints>
     <constraint name="xxx:projectList" type="LIST">
        <parameter name="allowedValues">
            <list>
               <value>A</value>
               <value>B</value>
               <value>C</value>
             </list>
        </parameter>
     </constraint>
</constraints>   
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Friendly regards,

Nick

[tfaudot]

I just tried that but my model can't be parsed, is this feature really available in 2.1? (I'm using the community one)
When I looked at the modelschema, the <constraint> tag wasn't there… 😞

[xerox]

Yes' It's possible.

Where did you define your constraint?
You should define it in your custommodel.xml.
Maybe you could give an example of your model with constraint?

Friendly regards,

Nick

[tfaudot]

OK I solved it, the thing is that the <constraint> tag cannot be followed by anything… it there is another tag following it in the properties section the model cannot be parsed.

great, it works now! 🙂