Space templates - need a copy not a reference

[rhowlett]

I am using JavaScript to dynamically include space templates, but am getting a reference to the space template and not a copy. In other words when I add content into the copied space, the item also appears in the template space.

templateProject is a Space Template in the Data Dictionary
destinationSpace is the folder where I want the template copied to

//Copy the template project into the destination space
var newProjectSpace = templateProject.copy(destinationSpace);

Any ideas?

[kevinr]

Are you saying that the 'newProjectSpace' variable references the original templates spaces not the newly created space?

[rhowlett]

Yes. However I noticed this happens when I copy a space template into a  space that itself was created as a copy of a space template.
Example:

Data Dictionary
…Space Templates
……Vehicle Space
………Automobile Space
…………Ford (problem: it appears here though created in a copied space)
     
Company Home
…Vehicle Space
……Automobile Space
…………Ford (content item)

[kevinr]

I will see if i can reproduce this issue - and raise a bug for it as required.

Thanks,

Kevin

[rhowlett]

Ok thanks. BTW the configuration looks more like this:

Data Dictionary
…Space Templates
……Vehicle Space
……Truck Space
……Automobile Space
……..Ford (problem: it appears here though created in a copied space)

Company Home
…Vehicle Space
……Automobile Space
…………Ford (content item)

The Vehicle space gets copied, then depending on circumstances a Truck or Automobile space is created beneath the Vehicle space. If content items are created in Company Home/Vehicle Space, they do not appear in the Data Dictionary. The 'copy by reference' problem appears with the reused Automobile (or Truck) spaces.

[kevinr]

Can you post a few more details? I'm still not quite sure of the exact sequence of steps and the exact folder structure. You could post the script/rules that you are using?

Thanks,

Kevin

[rhowlett]

Here is a script I am using to setup a client.

//============================================
// Name: setupCompany.js
// Description: Sets up a client space
//============================================

//Get a reference to the space where clients reside
var spaceName = "Extranet/Clients";
var clientsSpaces = companyhome.childByNamePath(spaceName);

//Get a reference to the company space template
var templateName = "Data Dictionary/Space Templates/Company";
var templateCompany = companyhome.childByNamePath(templateName);

//Copy the company template into the clients space
var newClientSpace = templateCompany.copy(clientsSpaces);

//Rename the current item
document.properties.name = "Company Profile";
document.save();

//Name the client space
newClientSpace.properties.name = document.properties.title;
newClientSpace.save();

//More the current item into the new space
document.move(newClientSpace);