Alfresco Share Customization Made Easy With Side Labs

SIDE-Labs for Alfrescohttp://www.side-labs.org 1

SIDE-Labs Open Source Project● http://www.side-labs.org● http://www.side-labs.org/wiki/● http://www.side-labs.org/forums/

http://www.side-labs.org/

http://www.side-labs.org/wiki/

http://www.side-labs.org/forums/


BlueXML

SIDE-Labs

SustainableSoftware

Development

For AlfrescoJean-Christophe Kermagoret ([email protected])Community Leader


Introduction

SIDE-Labs Open source project founded by BlueXML

– Sustainable IDE– Sustainable Server Extensions– Sustainable Application Repository– About... Sustainable Software and Alfresco

Contribute– Take responsabilities– Blue Summer of Code


Introduction

Blue Summer Of Code Same idea than GSOC from Google BlueXML sponsors a set of internships:

– For motivated students– With high technical skills– To adapt SIDE-Labs to other technologies– To create new models and applications– To build a sustainable model & application library

Come on SIDE-Labs forums


Introduction


Introduction

●Today, SIDE-Labs focuses on Alfresco:● Alfresco 3.2r2 Labs

●BlueXML focuses on:● Alfresco 3.2.0 E

●Previous versions focused on:● Alfresco 3.0 Labs● Alfresco 2.9B Community


What is SIDE-Labs?

SIDE-Labs implements MDA Models Driven Architecture Graphical tools Automatic generation of:

– Plumbing– Technical elements required by Alfresco– Nice user interfaces required by users

Extension mechanisms– Customize generated default behavior


SIDE-Labs Software

SIDE-Labs is composed of:− SIDE/Build, a graphical IDE based on Eclipse− SIDE/Run, a set of open source components

which extend Alfresco feature set− SAR (Sustainable Archive or Sustainable

Application Repository), a set of usable applications you can use or start from to not reinvent the wheel


SIDE-Labs Benefits

User benefits Sustainable Software Applications Information System Focus Information System Capitalization


SIDE-Labs Benefits

Technical benefits Easy integration Extension mechanisms Sustainable Application Repository (GPL) Industrialization


BlueXML Offer

BlueXML provides support on SIDE-Labs Application certification and qualification Model library Industrialized process ++

– More Productivity, More Agility, More Quality– => More Sustainability

Training Service


To Remember

SIDE (Sustainable IDE) :● Graphical tools● For Alfresco consultants and developers● Who want to integrate standard features● In Alfresco Share● To save time to focus on Real Added Value

●SIDE provides:● Productivity, Agility, Quality, Relevancy● => Sustainability


BlueXML

SIDE-Labs In Action


MISS Methodology

Methodology Is Simple and … Sustainable●Input : Data & Form●Process : Workflow●Navigate : View & Portal


Integration

SIDE-Labs Generators produce components, which can be integrated

●Directly in Alfresco Share●On your own, according your specific needs,

through:● Java API● Rest API


Input/Data

Data Model● Defines storage on Alfresco Repository

●Modelization/Generation● Content types, Aspects● Meta data, Associations, Enumerations● Webscripts

●Deployment/Integration● Alfresco controller● Java API, Rest API


Input/Data/Modeler


Input/Form

●Forms

● Normal, to input data and upload content● Workflow, to input specific data, related to tasks

●Modelization/Generation● Multiple forms for the same content type● Advanced search forms (QBE like)● May be used in conjunction with workflows

●Deployment/Integration● Alfresco Share● Java API, Rest API


Input/Form/Model(er)


Input/FormInput/Form/Edit

Edit Form:Alfresco Share Integration


Input/FormInput/Form/Advanced Search

Search Form:Alfresco Share Integration


Input/FormInput/Form/Advanced Search

Form:Rest API Integration


Navigate/View

Views

● Based on CMIS● Could be based on SIDE-Labs SQL module for

Alfresco (to execute joins :-)●Modelization/Generation

● Document/Data List & Details● Various views available (list, facet maps, table)

●Deployment/Integration● Alfresco Share natively● Java API, Rest API


Navigate/View/Model(er)


Workflow/Workflow

●Workflow● Document workflow● Complex paperless application

●Modelization/Generation● Complete generation (model, forms, ...)● Form tasks are designed through Form modeler

like any normal form●Deployment/Integration

● Alfresco Share (Workflow integration in dashlets)● Java API, Rest API (to launch, stop and manage)


Workflow/Workflow/Model


Navigate/Portal/Modeler

●Portal● EIM Application and Portal

●Modelization/Generation:● Layout, Pages, Portlets

●Deployment/Integration● Alfresco Share ● Liferay● Java API, Rest API


Navigate/Portal/Model(er)


Navigate/Portal/Share

Portal:Alfresco Share Integration


Form in Liferay

PortalLiferay Integration


BlueXML

Conclusion


To Remember

SIDE (Sustainable IDE) :● Graphical tools● For Alfresco consultants and developers● Who want to integrate standard features● In Alfresco Share● To save time to focus on Real Added Value

●SIDE provides:● Productivity, Agility, Quality, Relevancy● => Sustainability

Technology

Alfresco Share Customization Made Easy With Side Labs