Implementing “DocFlip” for FSRs
In my previous post I discussed how File System Receivers (FSRs) implement deployment transactions on top of non-transactional filesystems. As discussed in that post, there is a window of time in...
View ArticleWeb CMS’s Dissected
It’s no secret that Content Management Systems (CMS) are a pretty heterogeneous bunch of technologies, covering everything from paper document imaging systems through to portal servers through to...
View ArticleCode Movement vs Content Movement
Seth Gottlieb has written a great post entitled “Code moves forward. Content moves backward.” that, by strange coincidence, echoes an Alfresco KB item authored by Alfresco’s very own Ben Hagan last...
View ArticleIncluding a Static XSD in a Web Form
Since their inception, Alfresco WCM Web Forms have supported an inclusion mechanism based on the standard XML Schema include and import constructs. Originally this mechanism read the included assets...
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The Future of CMS Technologies
Julian Wraith recently started a discussion entitled “The future of content management” that has kicked off quite a few interesting responses. Of those, the one that really grabbed my attention was...
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“Little Bits of History Repeating”
(with apologies to the Propeller Heads and Shirley Bassey) Laurence Hart recently posted some reminisces regarding his formative years in content management, and it got me feeling a little nostalgic...
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The Case for Killing “WCM”
As if the gaudy Christmas lights, crass inflatable Santas and disturbing illuminated mechanical deer weren’t enough, CMS Watch have loudly proclaimed the start of the silly season with their annual...
View ArticleTimed Deployment
While Alfresco WCM contains a sophisticated deployment engine, the options for initiating deployment are rather more limited, comprising the manual “Deploy Snapshot” function in the Explorer UI, and...
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Disabling “Configure Workflow”
By default, the Alfresco WCM UI allows an author to select a different workflow and even reconfigure it at submission time, as shown in the following screenshot: Screenshot: Configure Workflow at...
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Alfresco and Groovy, Baby!
For quite a few years now I’ve been a fan of scripted languages that run on the JVM, initially experimenting with the venerable BeanShell, then tinkering with Javascript (via Rhino), JRuby and finally...
View ArticleImplementing “DocFlip” for FSRs
In my previous post I discussed how File System Receivers (FSRs) implement deployment transactions on top of non-transactional filesystems. As discussed in that post, there is a window of time in...
View ArticleWeb CMS’s Dissected
It’s no secret that Content Management Systems (CMS) are a pretty heterogeneous bunch of technologies, covering everything from paper document imaging systems through to portal servers through to...
View ArticleCode Movement vs Content Movement
Seth Gottlieb has written a great post entitled “Code moves forward. Content moves backward.” that, by strange coincidence, echoes an Alfresco KB item authored by Alfresco’s very own Ben Hagan last...
View ArticleIncluding a Static XSD in a Web Form
Since their inception, Alfresco WCM Web Forms have supported an inclusion mechanism based on the standard XML Schema include and import constructs. Originally this mechanism read the included assets...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Future of CMS Technologies
Julian Wraith recently started a discussion entitled “The future of content management” that has kicked off quite a few interesting responses. Of those, the one that really grabbed my attention was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Little Bits of History Repeating”
(with apologies to the Propeller Heads and Shirley Bassey) Laurence Hart recently posted some reminisces regarding his formative years in content management, and it got me feeling a little nostalgic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Case for Killing “WCM”
As if the gaudy Christmas lights, crass inflatable Santas and disturbing illuminated mechanical deer weren’t enough, CMS Watch have loudly proclaimed the start of the silly season with their annual...
View ArticleTimed Deployment
While Alfresco WCM contains a sophisticated deployment engine, the options for initiating deployment are rather more limited, comprising the manual “Deploy Snapshot” function in the Explorer UI, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Disabling “Configure Workflow”
By default, the Alfresco WCM UI allows an author to select a different workflow and even reconfigure it at submission time, as shown in the following screenshot: Screenshot: Configure Workflow at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alfresco and Groovy, Baby!
For quite a few years now I’ve been a fan of scripted languages that run on the JVM, initially experimenting with the venerable BeanShell, then tinkering with Javascript (via Rhino), JRuby and finally...
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