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Create rule for a simple workflow

samar

Hi

I want to use Alfresco Action Web Service to create a simple workflow.
The steps I perform in GUI on the Alfresco Client portlet are:

- Go to My Alfresco > My folder(space)- Choose More Actions > Manage Content Rules- Choose Create Rule 1- Select Conditions:

Select Condition->'All Items' Click 'Add to List' 2- Select Actions:

Select Action->'Add simple workfolw to item' Click 'Set Values and Add' Set action values: - Approve Flow Name for approve step: 'request Approval' Select 'Move' radio button Select the destination folder -Reject Flow Choose 'No' reject flow 3- Details

Type: 'Update' Tilte: 'test' Description: '' choose 'Apply rule to sub spaces' onlyI need to write Java code to perform the steps above,
my code is something like:

      Rule rule1 = new Rule();
      Action action1 = new Action();
      Condition condition1 = new Condition();
      
      Reference actionReference1; // = ref to My folder
      NamedValue[] parameters1; // = "All Items" 
      
      condition1.setParameters(parameters1);
      action1.setConditions(0, condition1);

      action1.setActionName("request Approval");
      //action1.set choose 'Move item'?
      action1.setActionReference(actionReference1);
      rule1.setRuleTypes(0,"update");
      rule1.setAction(action1);
      //apply rule to subspaces
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I cannot find

how to set the condition to "All items"? how to make the Action to move the item from My folder to destination folder? are rule types defined constants somewhere? how to apply rule to subspaces?Thank you,

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samar

Hi

I found the rule constants in org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.RuleType

My other 3 questions are valid..

Thanks

samar

Hi all,

This is the latest code I could reach:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rule rule1 = new Rule();
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Action action1 = new Action();
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Action action2 = new Action();
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Condition condition1 = new Condition();
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference actionReference1 = new Reference();
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;//set its value to Drafts > Writer_Samar
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference actionReference2 = new Reference();
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;//set its value to Pending Approval > Editor_Samar > Writer_Samar

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NamedValue[] parameters1 = new NamedValue[] { 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Utils.createNamedValue(Constants.PROP_NAME, "All Items") };//check?
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;condition1.setParameters(parameters1);&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;action1.setTitle("simple-workflow");//correct attribute meaning?
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;action1.setConditions(0, condition1);
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;action1.setActionReference(actionReference1);
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;//action2.setDescription('Move item') ? [use CMLMove] ?
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;action2.setTitle("approve-step");
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;action2.setActionName("request Approval");
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;action2.setActionReference(actionReference2);
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;action1.setActions(0, action2);//check?
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rule1.setRuleTypes(0,"update");
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rule1.setAction(action1);
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;//apply rule to subspaces‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

I still cannot find:

how to set the condition to apply to "All Items"?which Action attribute should be set to "simple-workflow"?which Action attribute "Move item to 'Writer_Samar' if 'request Approval' action is taken"?not sure which Action attribute defines the approve flowhow to apply rule to subspaces?Any help would be appreciated,
Thank you

rulo

Hi Samar…did you found any solution?

cbz47a

Is there any java sample (client code) available which can create a simple workflow using Alfresco web service APIs ???

andresaimar

Samar did you get the solution?
I am currently trying to create a rule but I always got a NULL EXCEPTION when trying to save the rule.

Did anyone knows something about it?

By the way, I am doing it by using web services.