Custom type of space

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tyve

How can I create a custom type of space? We want to add some custom properties to a space.

Best regards,
Johannes

jey

You can have a look here :
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Data_Dictionary_Guide

To resume:  you create a file mymodel.xml and a file mymodel-context.xml in your folder extension.

Your file mymodel.xml will contain the type definition…
Here is an example of a type project that extends the type folder (a space), it have a property (listbox due to constraint) and an association with a person.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!– Definition of new Model –>
<model name="custom:customModel"
   xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">

   <!– Imports are required to allow references to definitions in other models –>
   <imports>
      <!– Import Alfresco Dictionary Definitions –>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0"
         prefix="d" />
      <!– Import Alfresco Content Domain Model Definitions –>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0"
         prefix="cm" />
   </imports>

   <!– Introduction of new namespaces defined by this model –>
   <namespaces>
      <namespace uri="extension.custom" prefix="custom" />
   </namespaces>

   <types>

      <!– Definition of new Content Type: Standard Operating Procedure –>
      <type name="customrojectSpace">
         <title>ProjectSpace</title>
         <parent>cm:folder</parent>
         <properties>
            <property name="customolution">
               <type>d:text</type>
               <constraints>
                  <constraint type="LIST">
                     <parameter name="allowedValues">
                        <list>
                           <value>Alfresco</value>
                           <value>Documentum</value>
                        </list>
                     </parameter>
                     <parameter name="caseSensitive">
                        <value>true</value>
                     </parameter>
                  </constraint>
               </constraints>
            </property>
         </properties>
         <associations>
            <association name="customM">
               <target>
                  <class>cmerson</class>
                  <mandatory>false</mandatory>
                  <many>false</many>
               </target>
            </association>
         </associations>
      </type>
   </types>

</model>

In the file mymodel-context.xml you define a bean to load your model.
Example:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>

<beans>

   <bean id="custom.dictionaryBootstrap" parent="dictionaryModelBootstrap" depends-on="dictionaryBootstrap">
      <property name="models">
         <list>
            <value>alfresco/extension/mymodel-custom.xml</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean>

</beans>

Then if you want (I guess you will) display custom properties in the web interface, you must add the following lines to the file web-client-config-custom.xml :

<config evaluator="node-type" condition="customrojectSpace">
      <property-sheet>
         <show-property name="customolution" />
         <show-association name="customM" show-in-edit-mode="true"
            show-in-view-mode="true" />
      </property-sheet>
   </config>

Hope this help !