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kgautron
kgautron

Reputation: 8263

Alfresco: manually change the value of a node property

I'm new to alfresco, and despite some research, I did not find how to do this basic thing : change the value of a property of a node.

It can be either via the interface or through a webscript. It is for test purposes (I display message X if node property Y has value Z), so to test I need to be able to quickly modify the property's value manually.

How do you normally do that?

Thanks a lot for any help!

EDIT : I went for the OpenCMIS workbench solution suggested by skuro. However when I modify a property with it, I get the following exception :

Exception thrown

org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.exceptions.CmisRuntimeException: Internal Server Error

    at org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.bindings.spi.atompub.AbstractAtomPubService.convertStatusCode(AbstractAtomPubService.java:450)

    at org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.bindings.spi.atompub.AbstractAtomPubService.read(AbstractAtomPubService.java:552)

    at org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.bindings.spi.atompub.AbstractAtomPubService.getObjectInternal(AbstractAtomPubService.java:776)

at org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.bindings.spi.atompub.ObjectServiceImpl.getObject(ObjectServiceImpl.java:471)

at org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.runtime.SessionImpl.getObject(SessionImpl.java:393)

at org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.runtime.SessionImpl.getObject(SessionImpl.java:371)

at org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api.Session$getObject.call(Unknown Source)

at ConsoleScript0.run(ConsoleScript0:7)

Any idea what causes it?

EDIT 2 : The server logs (apparently the noderef is not correctly transmitted) :

14:07:47,391  ERROR [extensions.webscripts.AbstractRuntime] Exception from executeScript - redirecting to status template error: NodeRef may not be null for calls to NodeService.  Check client code.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: NodeRef may not be null for calls to NodeService.  Check client code.
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.MLPropertyInterceptor.getPivotNodeRef(MLPropertyInterceptor.java:319)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.MLPropertyInterceptor.invoke(MLPropertyInterceptor.java:161)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.invoke(NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.java:198)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.invoke(NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.java:198)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
        at $Proxy7.getProperty(Unknown Source)
        at fr.jouve.alfresco.selex.service.cmr.impl.SelexServiceImpl.generatePlacard(SelexServiceImpl.java:514)
        at fr.jouve.alfresco.selex.repo.action.executer.selex.SelexArticleCreateUpdate.executeImpl(SelexArticleCreateUpdate.java:24)
        at org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.ActionExecuterAbstractBase.execute(ActionExecuterAbstractBase.java:196)
        at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.directActionExecution(ActionServiceImpl.java:780)
        at org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.CompositeActionExecuter.executeImpl(CompositeActionExecuter.java:66)
        at org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.ActionExecuterAbstractBase.execute(ActionExecuterAbstractBase.java:196)
        at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.directActionExecution(ActionServiceImpl.java:780)
        at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.executeActionImpl(ActionServiceImpl.java:700)
        at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.executeAction(ActionServiceImpl.java:538)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:307)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.invoke(AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.java:34)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:44)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:146)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
        at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:107)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
        at $Proxy34.executeAction(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executeRule(RuleServiceImpl.java:1208)
        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executePendingRule(RuleServiceImpl.java:1176)
        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executePendingRulesImpl(RuleServiceImpl.java:1127)
        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executePendingRules(RuleServiceImpl.java:1100)
        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleTransactionListener.beforeCommit(RuleTransactionListener.java:57)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport$TransactionSynchronizationImpl.doBeforeCommit(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:747)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport$TransactionSynchronizationImpl.doBeforeCommit(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:727)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport$TransactionSynchronizationImpl.beforeCommit(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:687)
        at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationUtils.triggerBeforeCommit(TransactionSynchronizationUtils.java:95)
        at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.triggerBeforeCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:927)
        at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:737)
        at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:723)
        at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:394)
        at org.alfresco.util.transaction.SpringAwareUserTransaction.commit(SpringAwareUserTransaction.java:472)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:403)
        at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecute(RepositoryContainer.java:436)
        at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecuteAs(RepositoryContainer.java:466)
        at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.executeScript(RepositoryContainer.java:304)
        at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:351)
        at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:188)
        at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.servlet.WebScriptServlet.service(WebScriptServlet.java:118)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.GlobalLocalizationFilter.doFilter(GlobalLocalizationFilter.java:58)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:857)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:588)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6513

Answers (2)

skuro
skuro

Reputation: 13514

There are a number of ways to accomplish the task. I'll show you here the ways I'd do that, which should provide some degrees of flexibility.

Javascript + Script Command Processor

Put the following Javascript file in /Company Home/Data Dictionary/Scripts/testupdate.js:

document.properties["my:property"] = "qwerty";
document.save();

Call the script command processor by invoking the following url:

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/command/script/execute?scriptPath=/Company%20Home/Data%20Dictionary/Scripts/testupdate.js&contextPath=/Company%20Home/path/to/file.txt

Make sure you change URL and the context path query parameter accordingly.

CMIS Workbench

Download and open the OpenCMIS workbench, connect to alfresco (e.g. http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/cmis). Then in the menu click on the Console -> - Basic Template - item to open a groovy console. Fill in the following script (update the nodeRef to be the one of the node you want to update), then click on the "Execute Groovy Script" button:

import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.*
import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.data.*
import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.enums.*
import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api.*

// def cmis = new scripts.CMIS(session)
// println session.repositoryInfo.name
// cmis.printObjectSummary "/"
def node = session.getObject("workspace://SpacesStore/38dee96f-e028-4bed-821f-0ed25cc2ba07");
def newProps = ["cmis:name" : "qwerty"]
def oldVal = node.getProperty("cmis:name").getValue();
node.updateProperties(newProps);
def newVal = node.getProperty("cmis:name").getValue();

println oldVal + " -> " + newVal;

Upvotes: 4

Andrea Girardi
Andrea Girardi

Reputation: 4427

To be able to do that on Alfresco Explorer, you need to add the aspect that contains the properties. After that you'll find the properties textbox also on Alfresco Share.

Upvotes: 0

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