When node A is deleted, automatically delete node B too

[nicolasraoul]

Hello all,

My project has two spaces: originals and published.
When file3.doc is deleted in originals, then I want Alfresco to automatically delete file3.pdf in published.

It is my code that transforms file3.doc into file3.pdf in the first place, so I create a child association between the two. But when the father is removed, the child remains 😞

How can I do this?
Is the child association the way to go?
Or can content rules be triggered by a deletion?

Thanks a lot!
Nicolas

[neilm]

Hi Nicolas,

If you have a look at this wiki page http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Data_Dictionary_Guide, you'll get some good background information.

You need to distinguish between primary and non-primary child-associations. The former cascade the delete from the parent node to its children whilst the latter do not.
The former are what you get from e.g. nodeService.createNode() and the latter are what you get from e.g. nodeService.addChild()

Hope that helps!

Cheers,
Neil.