Disabling checkout option for particulate type of file

As we transition to the new Hyland Community, some post links may be temporarily disrupted as we finalize redirects. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to resolve this as quickly as possible. Details.

kirit

I need to disable the checkout option or icon for a particular type of file.
lets say, for any pdf file I do not want to provide checkout functionality for all the users.

So where do I need to make the changes in alfresco configuration or do I need to add some customized code?

kirit

Hey!! I got the solution for this.
There is a evaluator (e.g CheckoutDocEvaluator.java) for each of the options/buttons,
so we can extend the same and add our custom code!! don't forget to make your new class entry in web-client-config-custom.xml file.
If anybody has any other trick let us know.

Extending the class…

public class ExtCheckoutEvaluator extends CheckoutDocEvaluator
{
   @Override
   public boolean evaluate(Node node) 
   {
      boolean status = false;
      //……
      // add your custom logic here…
      //……
      return status;
   }
}
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Entry in web-client-config-custom.xml file

<action id="checkout_doc">
    <evaluator>com.alfrescoexploration.customAction.ExtCheckoutEvaluator</evaluator>
    <label-id>checkout</label-id>
    <image>/images/icons/CheckOut_icon.gif</image>
    <action-listener>#{CheckinCheckoutBean.setupContentAction}</action-listener>
    <action>dialog:checkoutFile</action>
    <params>
       <param name="id">#{actionContext.id}</param>
    </params>
</action>
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍