A Developer’s Introduction to the Alfresco Platform Part One: Learning Your Way Around Part Two: The Content Model, Rules & Actions Part Three: Web Scripts, Surf, & CMIS Jeff Potts Content Management Practice Lead

Recap In Part One, we looked at the Alfresco platform, in general Lots of ways to get content in and out of the repository Out-of-the-box clients for document management, web content management, and collaboration API’s to enable you to build any custom content-centric front-end application that’s needed

In Part One, we looked at the Alfresco platform, in general

Lots of ways to get content in and out of the repository

Out-of-the-box clients for document management, web content management, and collaboration

API’s to enable you to build any custom content-centric front-end application that’s needed

How Do I Model Custom Metadata? Alfresco’s content model is easily extended Expressed as XML Wired in to Alfresco through Spring configuration The image below shows a simple custom model

Alfresco’s content model is easily extended

Expressed as XML

Wired in to Alfresco through Spring configuration

The image below shows a simple custom model

What Are Actions? Actions are discrete “units of work” that can be executed against one or more objects Move Check-in/Check-out Copy Add Aspect/Remove Aspect Custom Actions can be called from several different places UI Rules Java & JavaScript Workflow steps Custom actions are written in Java Action executer Action handler (for actions that have user-configurable parameters)

Actions are discrete “units of work” that can be executed against one or more objects

Move

Check-in/Check-out

Copy

Add Aspect/Remove Aspect

Custom

Actions can be called from several different places

UI

Rules

Java & JavaScript

Workflow steps

Custom actions are written in Java

Action executer

Action handler (for actions that have user-configurable parameters)

Demo Custom model XML & model context Web client config XML Configure a rule Specialize the content type of HR documents Show a custom action Configure the “Move Replaced” action

Custom model XML & model context

Web client config XML

Configure a rule

Specialize the content type of HR documents

Show a custom action

Configure the “Move Replaced” action

Tools & Tips Models are implemented by writing XML and then telling Alfresco about it through Spring Actions are implemented in Java Nice way to encapsulate reusable content operations Called from rules, the UI, JavaScript, workflow, web scripts, etc. Rules are end-user configurable in the Explorer web client Rules fire regardless of the client Rules can operate on documents as they enter a folder, when they are updated, or as they leave

Models are implemented by writing XML and then telling Alfresco about it through Spring

Actions are implemented in Java

Nice way to encapsulate reusable content operations

Called from rules, the UI, JavaScript, workflow, web scripts, etc.

Rules are end-user configurable in the Explorer web client

Rules fire regardless of the client

Rules can operate on documents as they enter a folder, when they are updated, or as they leave

For More Information… Alfresco Developer Guide http://www.packtpub.com/alfresco-developer-guide/book Alfresco Content Community http://hosted4.alfresco.com/alfresco Alfresco Forums http://forums.alfresco.com Alfresco Wiki http://wiki.alfresco.com Alfresco Blogroll http://blogs.alfresco.com/planet/ ECM Architect http://ecmarchitect.com Optaros Home Page http://www.optaros.com

Alfresco Developer Guide

http://www.packtpub.com/alfresco-developer-guide/book

Alfresco Content Community

http://hosted4.alfresco.com/alfresco

Alfresco Forums

http://forums.alfresco.com

Alfresco Wiki

http://wiki.alfresco.com

Alfresco Blogroll

http://blogs.alfresco.com/planet/

ECM Architect

http://ecmarchitect.com

Optaros Home Page

http://www.optaros.com