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Adding metadata to an existing folder

msmith

Hello,

If I have many existing folders (of the plain cm:folder type) and I want to add meta-data to them later on, is there anyway I can do that without recreating the folders as a custom type that has the metadata fields?

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jm_pascal

Hello,
Maybe You can add aspect. http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Aspect

You can automatize adding aspect with Alfresco Javascript API. http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/JavaScript_API

Example :
Add Aspects

Adding several aspects to a document:

var props = new Array(1);
props["cm:template"] = document.nodeRef;
document.addAspect("cm:templatable", props);

props = new Array(1);
props["cm:lockIsDeep"] = true;
document.addAspect("cm:lockable", props);

props = new Array(1);
props["cm:hits"] = 1;
document.addAspect("cm:countable", props);‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Hope it helps you

msmith

Hi JM,

Is it possible to add an aspect to a folder? I was under the impression that you could not.

jm_pascal

Hey,

You can add what you want where you want if you have the right to modify the node.

Example :

var testingFolder = companyhome.childByNamePath("Test");

props = new Array(1);
props["cm:lockIsDeep"] = true;
testingFolder.addAspect("cm:lockable", props);

props = new Array(1);
props["cm:hits"] = 1;
testingFolder.addAspect("cm:countable", props);‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

This code add 2 properties (cm:lockIsDeep and cm:hits) to the cm:folder Test
BUT
you can't see this modification except in NodeBrowser!

Example

Node Identifier
Primary Path:   /{http://www.alfresco.org/model/application/1.0}company_home/{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}Test
Reference:   workspace://SpacesStore/b7ecc8b1-5edb-11dd-afdd-79a008cbb404
Type:   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder
Parent:    workspace://SpacesStore/4cdcf19f-6fee-11dc-8621-f597096320a0

Properties
Name   Value   Property Type   Value Type   Residual
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}description   
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}mltext   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/application/1.0}icon   
space-icon-default
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}text   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}node-uuid   
b7ecc8b1-5edb-11dd-afdd-79a008cbb404
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}text   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}node-dbid   
577
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}long   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}title   
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}mltext   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}lockIsDeep   
true
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}boolean   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}created   
Thu Jul 31 10:36:06 CEST 2008
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}datetime   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}modifier   
admin
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}text   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}modified   
Thu Jul 31 10:41:26 CEST 2008
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}datetime   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}creator   
admin
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}text   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}hits   
1
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}int   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}store-protocol   
workspace
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}text   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}name   
Test
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}text   
   false
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}store-identifier   
SpacesStore
   {http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0}text   
   false

Aspects
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}lockable
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}auditable
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/application/1.0}uifacets
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}referenceable
{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}countable‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

You have to modify the screen if you want to look this new properties.
For more information : http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Displaying_Custom_Metadata