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Content model for a Website

rmuduga

I am trying to build a website using Alfresco WCM. I was wondering if it is best to build a custom content model by extending the content model XML file available or should I use the Xforms approach to capture my meta data?

I would really appreciate a reply as I am new to Alfresco.Thanks

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rdanner

I am trying to build a website using Alfresco WCM. I was wondering if it is best to build a custom content model by extending the content model XML file available or should I use the Xforms approach to capture my meta data?

I would really appreciate a reply as I am new to Alfresco.Thanks

It's hard to say with out knowing much more – but in general you should be able to do a lot with WCM without extending the content model. Can you tell us a little about what you are trying to accomplish?

rmuduga

Thanks for the reply. Here is the situation

I am a Documentum Developer, trying to build a website using Alfresco WCM. The website has basic categories like "Products", "Services", "Customers"…just like the sample website. I am confused whether I have to create a new content model for these categories (Products, Services…). I have read the WCM documentation for the sample website and it uses the XForms approach for the content model (articles, multimedia…)

Should I build the model depending on the content type in XForms (articles, multimedia…) or object types(Products, Services…)?

eyestreet

You do not need to define your own content model when using WCM. Instead, use the xforms to define your content types.

As far a modeling goes, it is usually easier to define types based on content type when they easily map to page types. It can get a little complicated when the information is shared. For example, Product data may have associated Services.

vijay_alfresco

Hi Eyestreet,

I have similar requirement, could you please send few samples, i am not clear yet.

Thanks,
Vijay

eyestreet

Here is a simple xsd to define a product (product name, product image, relased services)

product.xsd:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!–
    Copyright (C) 2007 Eye Street Software Corporation.
–>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    xmlns:alf="http://www.alfresco.org"
    xmlns:sample="http://www.eyestreet.com/sample"
    targetNamespace="http://www.eyestreet.com/sample"
    elementFormDefault="qualified">

    <!–
        call /cms/cms.jsp to build dynamic list of services:
        sample:serviceList

        <xs:include schemaLocation="/cms/cms.jsp"/>

        otherwise, define sample:serviceList locally:
    –>
            <xs:simpleType name="serviceList">
                <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                    <xs:enumeration value="1">
                        <xs:annotation>
                            <xs:appinfo>
                                <alf:label>Onsite Training</alf:label>
                            </xs:appinfo>
                        </xs:annotation>
                    </xs:enumeration>
                    <xs:enumeration value="2">
                        <xs:annotation>
                            <xs:appinfo>
                                <alf:label>Professional Services</alf:label>
                            </xs:appinfo>
                        </xs:annotation>
                    </xs:enumeration>
                </xs:restriction>
            </xs:simpleType>
        

    <!– defines the form for creating a product  –>
    <xs:element name="product">
        <xs:complexType>
            <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element name="name" type="xs:normalizedString"/>
                <xs:element name="image" type="xs:anyURI"/>
                
                <xs:element name="purchase_online" default="1" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                    <xs:simpleType>
                        <xs:restriction base="xs:normalizedString">
                            <xs:enumeration value="1">
                                <xs:annotation>
                                    <xs:appinfo>
                                        <alf:label>Yes</alf:label>
                                    </xs:appinfo>
                                </xs:annotation>
                            </xs:enumeration>
                            <xs:enumeration value="0">
                                <xs:annotation>
                                    <xs:appinfo>
                                        <alf:label>No</alf:label>
                                    </xs:appinfo>
                                </xs:annotation>
                            </xs:enumeration>
                        </xs:restriction>
                    </xs:simpleType>
                </xs:element>
                
                <xs:element name="related-service" type="sample:serviceList" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                    <xs:annotation>
                        <xs:appinfo>
                            <alf:label>Available Services</alf:label>
                            <alf:appearance>minimal</alf:appearance>
                        </xs:appinfo>
                    </xs:annotation>
                </xs:element>

            </xs:sequence>
        </xs:complexType>
    </xs:element>

</xs:schema>
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and an ftl:

<#ftl ns_prefixes={"sample", "http://www.eyestreet.com/sample"}>
<#assign product = .vars["sample:product"]> 
<html>
    <head>
        <style type="text/css">
            body
            {
            font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
            background-color: white;
            font-size: 12px;
            }

            .name 
            {
            color: #003366;
            font-weight: bold;
            margin-right: 10px;
            margin-top: 10px;
            }
        </style>
        <title>${product["sample:name"]}</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div class="name">name: ${product["sample:name"]}</div>
        <img src="${product["sample:image"]}></img>
        <div class="name">purchase_online: ${product["sample:purchase_online"]}</div>
        <div class="name">related-service: ${product["sample:related-service"]}</div>
    </body>
</html>
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The related services list could be built dynamically in a jsp by reading from another template type.