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Document description in a mail template

carlos_gonzalez

Hi,
I'm trying send by email the document description property. If i use document.properties["description"] in a Presentation Template works ok but not in email templates. any idea?

thanks

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kbonnet

Shouldnt you be using document.properties["cm:description"]?

Koen

carlos_gonzalez

It doesn't works. I'll try with document.properties.description too, but nothing happens.

jayjayecl

could you describe how you're sending the email (which page you browse, which button you click etc …)?

carlos_gonzalez

I'm sending the message when i upload a document into a folder (the email predefined action when you defined a rule with the rules assistant). I only change the email template

thestorm

can u attach the ftl template for the email?

carlos_gonzalez

It is this:

A new document '${document.properties.description}', is available in the '${space.name}' space, it was added by '${person.properties.firstName}<#if person.properties.lastName?exists> ${person.properties.lastName}</#if>'.

You can view it through this link:
http://yourserver:8080/alfresco${document.url}

Or through the Alfresco client:
<#assign ref=space.nodeRef>
<#assign workspace=ref[0..ref?index_of("://")-1]>
<#assign storenode=ref[ref?index_of("://")+3..]>
http://yourserver:8080/alfresco/navigate/browse/${workspace}/${storenode}

Regards

Alfresco

thestorm

how is the email looking that u get?

carlos_gonzalez

alfresco does not send any mail, it fails because don´t find this property.

thestorm

do u get emails with the standard template?

if so please show the error log (guess its in catalina.out)

carlos_gonzalez

Maybe this can be a clue.

I have this ftl template:

<b>Name:</b> ${document.name}<br>
<b><#if document.properties.description?exists>${document.properties.description}</#if><br>

<b>Ref:</b> ${document.nodeRef}<br>
<b>Type:</b> ${document.type}<br>
<b>Content URL:</b> <a href="/alfresco${document.url}">/alfresco${document.url}</a><br>
<b>Locked:</b> <#if document.isLocked>Yes<#else>No</#if><br>
<b>Aspects:</b>
<table>
<#list document.aspects as aspect>
    <tr><td>${aspect}</td></tr>
</#list>
</table>

<table>
<#– Get a list of all the property names for the document –>
<#assign props = document.properties?keys>
<#list props as t>
    <#– If the property exists –>
    <#if document.properties[t]?exists>
       <#– If it is a date, format it accordingly–>
       <#if document.properties[t]?is_date>
       <tr><td>${t} = ${document.properties[t]?date}</td></tr>

       <#– If it is a boolean, format it accordingly–>
       <#elseif document.properties[t]?is_boolean>
       <tr><td>${t} = ${document.properties[t]?string("yes", "no")}</td></tr>

       <#– Otherwise treat it as a string –>
       <#else>
       <tr><td>${t} = ${document.properties[t]}</td></tr>
       </#if>
    </#if>
</#list>
</table>

and i get this result:

<b>Name:</b> BSO3222.txt<br>
<b><br>

<b>Ref:</b> workspace://SpacesStore/33464553-2023-4e5f-ade9-0578ba487e2d<br>
<b>Type:</b> {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}content<br>
<b>Content URL:</b> <a href="/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/33464553-2023-4e5f-ade9-0578ba487e2d/BSO3222.txt">/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/33464553-2023-4e5f-ade9-0578ba487e2d/BSO3222.txt</a><br>
<b>Locked:</b> No<br>
<b>Aspects:</b>
<table>
    <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}auditable</td></tr>
    <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}referenceable</td></tr>
    <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}titled</td></tr>
    <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}author</td></tr>
    <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/application/1.0}inlineeditable</td></tr>
</table>

<table>
       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}name = BSO3222.txt</td></tr>
       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}modified = 29-jul-2009</td></tr>

       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}creator = admin</td></tr>
       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}store-protocol = workspace</td></tr>
       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}store-identifier = SpacesStore</td></tr>
       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}created = 29-jul-2009</td></tr>

       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/application/1.0}editInline = yes</td></tr>

       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}node-dbid = 2.671</td></tr>
       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}content = org.alfresco.repo.template.BaseContentNode$TemplateContentData@6824edb3</td></tr>
       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}title = BSO.txt</td></tr>
       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}node-uuid = 33464553-2023-4e5f-ade9-0578ba487e2d</td></tr>
       <tr><td>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}modifier = admin</td></tr>
</table>

You can see that the description property doesn´t appear there.

carlos_gonzalez

This is the log message

freemarker.template.TemplateException: Expected extended hash. document

thestorm

ahhhhh why didnt i see that before reference it like this:

document.properties["description"]‍

had the same problem already but forgot it.

Properties are stored in an array and u can access them with the name of the propertie as string.

regards Sebastian

kbonnet

Another hint:

In your template you use ${document.properties.description}, besides the tip of The Storm above (but mind the typo), you might also need to use ${document.properties["cm:description"]!}, with the exclamation mark. Freemarker is very picky about variables not having a value. With the exclamation mark you can state an alternative value, like ${document.properties["cm:description"]!"No description available"}. If you dont append the last string, it gets replaced with nothing.

Hope this helps too.

Koen