Get Ready for
Alfresco 4

Paul Hampton
• Features that make Alfresco easier to use

• Features that provide Social Content
 Management support

• Features that make Alfresco easier to
 deploy and manage
Usability
Question?


• How do you make it easier to…
        add content
        find content
        and use content?
Uploading Content


• Support drag and drop
  upload
  o   Drag from desktop
  o   Drop on to folders
• Improved parallel upload
• Support drag and drop
  move
  o   Drag files to the folder tree,     Get D&D move
      folders or the breadcrumb        screen shot off Paul
                                               HH
• HTML5 enabled browsers
Finding Content


•   Sort folder view
    o   By name, type,
        rating…
•   Inline edit of
    properties
    o   Name
    o   Tags
Viewing Content


•   Redesigned UI
    o   More room for preview
    o   Toggle actions,
        properties, tags, etc.
•   Support more formats
    o   Preview Video and
        Audio
    o   Support for Apple
        iWorks files
Site Administration


•   Drag and drop setup
    of components
•   Rename components
•   Brand sites
•   Improved help
    o   Default text
    o   Help bubbles
Other Enhancements


•   Improved calendar
•   Create from template
•   TinyMCE link to page
•   Geotag linked to
    Google maps
•   Google Docs
Social Content Management
Social Features – Followers


•   Follow influential
    people
•   Use search to find
    people to follow
•   Activities – what are
    they doing
•   Private following list
•   Find out who is
    following you
Social Features – Ratings and Commenting


•   Ability to ‘like’
    content
•   Sort content by
    ratings
    o   Find highly rated
        content
•   Comment counts
•   Rewind version tree
Social Features – Notifications


• Proactive notifications
   o   Uses HTML templates
       (localized)
   o   Can be customized (in
       repo)
   o   Activity feed, following and
       WF tasks
• Personal preferences
   o   Op-in/out
• New activity dashlet
   o   Multiple options
   o   New filers
Social Features – Publishing


•   Support two types
    o   Content
    o   Status updates
•   Support for
    o   Facebook, Twitter,      Publish
        YouTube, and Flickr
    o   Can be extended
•   Define ‘Channels’
    o   Multiple channels for
        each service
Social Publishing


•   Administration            •   User
    o   Define the channels       o   Select content
    o   Define credentials        o   New action ‘Publish’
•   Java API to build             o   Select channel(s)
    automation                    o   View publishing history
Administration
Web Administration


•   Admin console
    o   Tag and category
        managers
    o   Channels and Workflow
        management


                                   Community


                                Enterprise
New Alfresco Index Server


•   Replace Lucene
•   More scalable
    solution
•   Separate Solr index
    server
    o   Remove load from
        Alfresco servers
•   Solr index used for
    search
Lucene vrs. Solr




 I        I    I   I   I




                           DB   FS   SOLR
     DB       FS
Solr Support


•   Customer can choose        •   ‘Eventually Consistent’
    either Lucene or Solr      •   Client support
•   Typical upgrade                o   Alfresco Explorer
    process                        o   Alfresco Share
    o   Install Alfresco 4.0       o   WebDAV
    o   Configure SOLR             o   FTP
    o   Run Solr index             o   MS SharePoint
    o   Switch off Lucene          o   CIFS
•   Fine grain control over    •   RM will follow 4.0
    what gets indexed
Activiti Workflow


•   Designed by Tom
    Baeyens (founder of
    the open source BPM
    engine jBPM)
•   Option to use Activiti,
    jBPM or both
•   Apache licensed with
    support for BPMN 2.0
    standard
•   Designer for Enterprise
Activiti Admin


• Deploy
Processes
WCM


•   Web Quick Start              •   Multilingual web site
    o   Publish to file system       support
    o   Also DM to file system       o   Mark an asset / section as
                                         translatable
                                     o   Edit the locales available
                                         on a particular website
                                     o   See the translations of a
                                         given asset / section
                                     o   Create a new translation of
                                         a translatable asset /
                                         section
                                     o   Edit a translation of a
                                         translatable asset / section
Availability


• End September 2011
  o   Alfresco Community 4.0.a – Available for download
• November
  o   Alfresco Enterprise 4 Beta –
                                 http://svy.mk/Beta4Alfresco
• Mid December 2011
  o   Alfresco Enterprise 4
  o   Alfresco Team 4
• Q1 2012
  o   Alfresco Records Management 4
Alfresco 4


• Easier to Use

• Supports Social Content Management

• Easier to manage and deploy
Mobile
Mobile Features


• Find content
    o   Browse sites and folders
    o   Search
• View content
    o   View file information
• Download to device
    o   Open in app
•   Favorites
•   Send content to others
•   Comment
•   Upload content
    (WebDAV)
Questions?



Paul Hampton
Paul.Hampton@Alfresco.Com
Alfresco DevCon 2011




 San Diego, 26-27 Oct & London, 9-10 Nov

           Use ‘DevCon11Web’
           Save $50 (€36 or £31)
       on conference registration at
 http://www.alfresco.com/about/events/devcon
The open platform for
social content management.

Alfresco Template Feb 2011

  • 1.
    Get Ready for Alfresco4 Paul Hampton
  • 2.
    • Features thatmake Alfresco easier to use • Features that provide Social Content Management support • Features that make Alfresco easier to deploy and manage
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Question? • How doyou make it easier to… add content find content and use content?
  • 5.
    Uploading Content • Supportdrag and drop upload o Drag from desktop o Drop on to folders • Improved parallel upload • Support drag and drop move o Drag files to the folder tree, Get D&D move folders or the breadcrumb screen shot off Paul HH • HTML5 enabled browsers
  • 6.
    Finding Content • Sort folder view o By name, type, rating… • Inline edit of properties o Name o Tags
  • 7.
    Viewing Content • Redesigned UI o More room for preview o Toggle actions, properties, tags, etc. • Support more formats o Preview Video and Audio o Support for Apple iWorks files
  • 8.
    Site Administration • Drag and drop setup of components • Rename components • Brand sites • Improved help o Default text o Help bubbles
  • 9.
    Other Enhancements • Improved calendar • Create from template • TinyMCE link to page • Geotag linked to Google maps • Google Docs
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Social Features –Followers • Follow influential people • Use search to find people to follow • Activities – what are they doing • Private following list • Find out who is following you
  • 12.
    Social Features –Ratings and Commenting • Ability to ‘like’ content • Sort content by ratings o Find highly rated content • Comment counts • Rewind version tree
  • 13.
    Social Features –Notifications • Proactive notifications o Uses HTML templates (localized) o Can be customized (in repo) o Activity feed, following and WF tasks • Personal preferences o Op-in/out • New activity dashlet o Multiple options o New filers
  • 14.
    Social Features –Publishing • Support two types o Content o Status updates • Support for o Facebook, Twitter, Publish YouTube, and Flickr o Can be extended • Define ‘Channels’ o Multiple channels for each service
  • 15.
    Social Publishing • Administration • User o Define the channels o Select content o Define credentials o New action ‘Publish’ • Java API to build o Select channel(s) automation o View publishing history
  • 16.
  • 17.
    Web Administration • Admin console o Tag and category managers o Channels and Workflow management Community Enterprise
  • 18.
    New Alfresco IndexServer • Replace Lucene • More scalable solution • Separate Solr index server o Remove load from Alfresco servers • Solr index used for search
  • 19.
    Lucene vrs. Solr I I I I I DB FS SOLR DB FS
  • 20.
    Solr Support • Customer can choose • ‘Eventually Consistent’ either Lucene or Solr • Client support • Typical upgrade o Alfresco Explorer process o Alfresco Share o Install Alfresco 4.0 o WebDAV o Configure SOLR o FTP o Run Solr index o MS SharePoint o Switch off Lucene o CIFS • Fine grain control over • RM will follow 4.0 what gets indexed
  • 21.
    Activiti Workflow • Designed by Tom Baeyens (founder of the open source BPM engine jBPM) • Option to use Activiti, jBPM or both • Apache licensed with support for BPMN 2.0 standard • Designer for Enterprise
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 24.
    WCM • Web Quick Start • Multilingual web site o Publish to file system support o Also DM to file system o Mark an asset / section as translatable o Edit the locales available on a particular website o See the translations of a given asset / section o Create a new translation of a translatable asset / section o Edit a translation of a translatable asset / section
  • 25.
    Availability • End September2011 o Alfresco Community 4.0.a – Available for download • November o Alfresco Enterprise 4 Beta – http://svy.mk/Beta4Alfresco • Mid December 2011 o Alfresco Enterprise 4 o Alfresco Team 4 • Q1 2012 o Alfresco Records Management 4
  • 26.
    Alfresco 4 • Easierto Use • Supports Social Content Management • Easier to manage and deploy
  • 27.
  • 28.
    Mobile Features • Findcontent o Browse sites and folders o Search • View content o View file information • Download to device o Open in app • Favorites • Send content to others • Comment • Upload content (WebDAV)
  • 29.
  • 30.
    Alfresco DevCon 2011 San Diego, 26-27 Oct & London, 9-10 Nov Use ‘DevCon11Web’ Save $50 (€36 or £31) on conference registration at http://www.alfresco.com/about/events/devcon
  • 31.
    The open platformfor social content management.