The extension for Alfresco that allows filling Microsoft Office templates (doc, docx, odt) by using OpenOffice server that is installed with Alfresco. Supports FTL syntax inside MS Office documents

1. Alfresco Template Filler
Sergey Palyukh

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Office document templates
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Main goal:
Simplify creation of typical
documents in the company.
Solution:
Add new option to the “Create”
menu.
New option in “Create” menu
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How to add the option
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Show the form
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Supported formats of the template
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UNO
API
UNO
API
WriterWriter
Java
Service
Java
Service
Default port: 8100
OpenOffice integration
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Mapping placeholder
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Agenda items
<#list tst_items as item>
${item}
</#list>
Agenda items
<#list tst_items as item>
${item}
</#list>
tst_items = [Development,
Testing]
tst_items = [Development,
Testing]
Agenda items
Development
Testing
Agenda items
Development
Testing
Freemarket Template language
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Agenda items
<code>
<#list tst_items as item>
${item}
</#list>
</code>
Wrapping FTL code to tags
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Find FTL in the template
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Technical side of implementation
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Injecting OpenOffice connection

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Injecting FreemarketProcessor
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Replacing text by using JavaUNO
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Replacing text by using JavaUNO
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Alfresco Behavior
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 Mandatory aspects
 Associations
 Custom form controls
Limitations of Model Manager
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General Workflow
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1) Planning
2) Development
3) Testing
• Must validate FTL blocks before processing
• Additional efforts are required for using
embedded objects inside FTL blocks
• The styles of processed text are
copied from the first
character of the FTL block
<code>
<#list tst_items as item>
${item}
</#list>
</code>
Negative points
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✔ Easy way to set up a new template for users
✔ No additional libraries/frameworks are required
✔ All power of OpenOffice is under your control
✔ Different formats can be used as template
✔ Template supports FTL syntax
Benefits
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