ContCentric IT Services Pvt Ltd.

@ContCentric, we strive to give you control of your content, so that you can convert content challenges into business advantages and profitable outcomes. To serve enterprise content management (ECM) challenges we use Alfresco as platform. Website: www.contcentric.com

[contcentric]

How to Add Document Rating Functionality in Alfresco - ContCentric

We have developed a custom page in Alfresco to list specific types of documents and to rate each of the listed documents. The page displays the metadata of each of the documents along with the options to rate the document as shown below. The pop-up will appear once the user clicks on the option given for rating. The user can rate that particular document from the popup. The user will be asked for the confirmation before a rating is done. Once the confirmation is done, the rating of that document will be visible to the same page. Alfresco development Related blog: Create Folders and Sub-folders on Uploading a CSV File in Alfresco The reference code for the same is given below for the Alfresco developers. 1 /** Code Description: Creating drop-down with a list of ratings. The user can choose one rating from the drop-down. */ function displayDropdown(nodeRef, name, type, value, id) { var data ='' +'Select' +'1' +'2' +'3' +'4' +'5'; return data; }; 2 /** Code Description: This popup is required to get input from the user before submitting a rating. […]

We have developed a custom page in Alfresco to list specific types of documents and to rate each of the listed documents. The pop-up will appear once the user clicks on the option given for rating. The user can rate that particular document from the popup. The user will be asked for the confirmation before a rating is done.

[contcentric]

A typical Document Management System use case in Alfresco would require creating multiple folders while implementing for the first time or any time in future as well. Those folders can be for each employee, branch or project in the organization. Creating them manually is a mundane, time-consuming and prone-to-error task. How if you can create these folders with a mere upload of a CSV file? Sounds interesting? In this blog, we have provided you a code using which Alfresco developers would be able to set a mechanism for the users who would get the following functionality. We need to have two folders, one in which we would upload the CSV and the other where the folders will be residing after auto-generation, let’s name it as target folder. We have considered that the auto-generated folder will be renamed as columnAvalue_comunBvalue (by using values in the adjoining columns in the same row of CSV). So, the CSV we upload in this case should have one row for each folder with two columns to be placed as folder names. The sub-folders will be fixed for any auto-generated folder (In this case we have named them child1…child6). You may amend the code as per […]

We have developed an Asset Records Management System (ARMS) using Alfresco- a leading Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Management software platform. It is important for a business to be able to manage its assets and use them to get the maximum possible returns.

[contcentric]

Alfresco QCAD Integration for CAD Files Preview - ContCentric

Alfresco is a widely used Document Management System across the manufacturing and EPC (Engineer, Procurement, Construction) industry. One of the key document types in this segment is 2D and 3D CAD files which are generated through AutoCAD and other such CAD software. Alfresco default document previewer doesn’t support these files, so the users can’t view the documents within Alfresco. However, we can integrate QCAD software with Alfresco to enable users to view these CAD files within Alfresco document viewer. Integration Related blog: Alfresco Integration with Chronoscan In this blog, we have provided QCAD – Alfresco integration steps in the Linux environment for the developers. Install QCAD using the following steps. (Linux) 1. Download following file https://www.dropbox.com/s/kwwolj6kzckysvf/qcad-3.17.3-trial-linux-x86_64.run 2. Install QCAD using the following command Go to the path where the above file is copied. ./qcad-3.17.3-trial-linux-x86_64.run press enter 3. Copy and paste the following lines at the starting of alfresco.sh file located at /opt/alfresco-community/ (These are the environment variables which are need to be set before starting QCAD) export QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE="" export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen export DISPLAY="" export QT_QPA_FONTDIR="/usr/local/share/fonts/type1" 4. Place the following files at alfresco-community/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/ https://www.dropbox.com/s/vhvp4ka1doym675/dwg2swf-transform-context.xml https://www.dropbox.com/s/ns2rdh8vpl1nmhb/dxf2swf-transform-context.xml https://www.dropbox.com/s/xaeiag05898z5pc/web-preview.get.config.xml 5. Add following in alfresco-community/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/mimetype/mimetyps-extension-map.xml dxf .dxf […]

We can integrate QCAD software with Alfresco to enable users to view these CAD files within Alfresco document viewer. Here QCAD - Alfresco integration steps in the Linux environment.

[contcentric]

Create A Custom Post Login Action in Liferay DXP 7.1

While working in the Liferay DXP 7.1 environment, we often need to perform a certain action when a user logs in to the Liferay server. To achieve this, we need to programmatically perform some action when a user logs in. I have put together the steps which would help a Liferay practitioner perform that action and save the development time.

To give you a small example, suppose, we want to send an email notification to the admin when a user logs in to the Liferay server. By implementing the steps mentioned in this blog, the same can be achieved.

Click this and read more about Liferay development services

Prerequisites:

1) Java 1.8

It can be downloaded from https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

2) Liferay DXP 7.1 bundled with tomcat.

It can be downloaded from https://www.liferay.com/products/dxp/trial-download

3) Eclipse/Liferay Developer Studio (For reference here I am using eclipse toolbar)

Proceed with the following step-by-step procedure to create your Liferay DXP 7.1 CustomLoginAction action.

1) Once you are done with the above-mentioned prerequisites and have completed the basic Liferay Environment Setup, your screen should look like the below-mentioned image.

Original source here with the related screenshot: Create A Custom Post Login Action in Liferay DXP 7.1

[contcentric]

How Alfresco Document Management System is Useful for Education Sector

This blog has taken up for how the document and their management can play a significant role in Education. The work environments of various parts have turned out to be topographically scattered. This implies even information is scattered over various topographical areas and now more individuals from other places approach basic records. So perfect process and coordination are required.

Even in the education area, it includes a great deal of documentation – directly from assignments to tests to various questions to student and faculty records. Everything and anything in the education system spins around documentation.

Related blog: Asset Record Management System

How Alfresco prove to be a help?

Alfresco document management system is extremely solid in terms of storage and retrieval of the documents in a scientific way. It helps in total information and it can likewise be modified to set the requirements of an institution.

In conclusion, the Alfresco document management system turns out to be an incredible help in appropriate document management independent of the domains in which it is being actualized. It helps in isolating every document legitimately and has the arrangement of keeping an appropriate track just as keeping up a record which rearranges the document management procedure as well as expands the effectiveness and speed of work. It guarantees exactness in less time range accordingly helping in ideal time use. What’s more, given the huge scope of the training area internationally, it appears there is a great deal Alfresco can offer. For more information feel free to contact us.

[contcentric]

Alfresco Integration with Chronoscan - ContCentric

Chronoscan Introduction: Chronoscan is a complete suite for document scanning and indexing. It allows to scan and index large sets of documents from SMEs to large enterprises. Alfresco: Alfresco is a web-based Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Management platform which is adopted by the enterprises world-over to capture, store, manage, retrieve and publish the documents. We at ContCentric are expert in Alfresco with all the team members with Certification from the OEM. Integration Mechanism in Alfresco Alfresco allows third-party applications to communicate with it using CMIS (Content Management Interoperability System)/ RESTAPIs. Chronoscan uses CMIS to communicate with Alfresco. CMIS uses user’s credential in order to access the Alfresco repository. To know more about CMIS visit this. The use case in this blog: We have taken invoice as a document type to explain the scenario. Let us say we want to extract some information (like Vendor name, Invoice No, Total due amount, date) from the scanned invoices and retain them as metadata to respective documents. Once the batch of documents is ready we want to push (export) them to Alfresco repository at a specified path. So, Alfresco will have the documents with the metadata attached to it. The document library […]

Chronoscan is a complete suit for document scanning and indexing. It allows to scan and index large sets of documents from SMEs to large enterprises. ContCentric team have Certification from the OEM.

[contcentric]

How to Add Document Rating Functionality in Alfresco

We have developed a custom page in Alfresco to list specific types of documents and to rate each of the listed documents.

The page displays the metadata of each of the documents along with the options to rate the document as shown below.

The pop-up will appear once the user clicks on the option given for rating. The user can rate that particular document from the popup.

The user will be asked for the confirmation before a rating is done.

Once the confirmation is done, the rating of that document will be visible to the same page.

Alfresco development Related blog: Create Folders and Sub-folders on Uploading a CSV File in Alfresco

The reference code for the same is given below for the Alfresco developers.

1 /** Code Description: Creating drop-down with a list of ratings. The user can choose one rating from the drop-down. */

function displayDropdown(nodeRef, name, type, value, id) { var data ='<select id="'+type+'" name="'+type+'"     onchange="showPopup(\''+nodeRef+'\', \''+name+'\', \''+type+'\',this.value, \''+id+'\');">' +'<option value="" selected>Select</option>' +'<option value="1" '+((value==1)?('selected=\'selected\''):(''))+'>1</option>' +'<option value="2" '+((value==2)?('selected=\'selected\''):(''))+'>2</option>' +'<option value="3" '+((value==3)?('selected=\'selected\''):(''))+'>3</option>' +'<option value="4" '+((value==4)?('selected=\'selected\''):(''))+'>4</option>' +'<option value="5" '+((value==5)?('selected=\'selected\''):(''))+'>5</option>'; return data; };

2  /** Code Description: This popup is required to get input from the user before submitting a rating. It prevents user to submit the rating by mistake. */

// showPopup() method

function showPopup(nodeRef, name, type, value, id){ var disable = false; Alfresco.util.PopupManager.displayPrompt( { title: "Rating Confirmation", text: "Are you sure, you want to submit Rating?", buttons: [ { text: "Submit", handler: function close_screen() { storeValue(nodeRef, name, type, value, id); console.log("After Submit"); this.destroy(); } }, { text: "Cancel", handler: function close_cancel() { document.getElementById(type).value = ""; console.log("Cancel button clicked"); this.destroy(); }, isDefault: true }] }); }

3 /** Code Description: This method will invoke Web script to save the rating in the back-end. */

function storeValue(nodeRef, name, type, value, id){ var statusParam = { "type" : type, "nodeRef" : nodeRef, "rating": value, "contentName" : name }; Alfresco.util.Ajax.request({ url : Alfresco.constants.PROXY_URI+ "/trams/changeRating", method : Alfresco.util.Ajax.POST, dataObj : statusParam, requestContentType : Alfresco.util.Ajax.JSON, successCallback : { fn : function(res) { console.log(res); displayResults(id); }, scope : this }, failureCallback : { fn : function(res) { }, scope : this } }); }

4 Web-script Controller

/** Code Description: This method will extract the values from a JSON object and save the rating in the back-end. */

//change-rating.post.js

function main() { var rating = json.get('rating'); var nodeRef = json.get('nodeRef'); var type = json.get('type'); var contentName = json.get('contentName'); var nodeObject = search.findNode(nodeRef); if(type == contentName+'-manager'){ nodeObject.properties['pc:managersRating'] = rating; } else if(type == contentName+'-editor'){ nodeObject.properties['pc:editorsRating'] = rating; } nodeObject.save(); } main();

If you find any challenge in implementing the same, feel free to contact us.

[contcentric]

How to Add Barcode to Documents in Alfresco - ContCentric

When the world is heading towards digitization, a barcode is no longer a new term for the enterprises. Tracking and storing information about goods, from individual items to large stocks of millions of items, barcode has provided ease and relief to the system. Barcode allows you to accurately track large stocks and also look up any single piece of merchandise in a matter of second. There are many other cases where the barcode is applied to the documents. We, at ContCentric, have come up with the solution to add the barcode to the document stored in the Alfresco system. Here is the technical approach on how to generate a barcode in Alfresco. If you want to explore the QR code, then please visit this link. Java action – To allow users to generate and decide where to place barcode in the document Evaluator – To show action only on PDF documents (share side class) A Java PDF library (iText) – Provides classes and functions to edit PDF documents Related blog: Step-by-Step Guide to Add QR Code to Document in Alfresco 1.Java Action Create a Java class with following code at alfresco/src/main/java public class BarcodePdfActionExecuter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase { private static Log […]

There are many other cases where the barcode is applied on the documents. We, at ContCentric, have come up with the solution to add the barcode to the document stored in the Alfresco system.

[contcentric]

Edit Documents Online (ONLYOFFICE Integration) - ContCentric

Alfresco, the leading open source technology serving plenitude of large enterprises, helping them to manage their large chunk of documents in a structured and easily accessible system. Being an open source technology, Alfresco has vast possibilities of customization within it. Thinking from the end-users’ angle gives birth to the idea of new customization. We, at ContCentric, are always eager to provide useful tools to bridge the requirement gaps. We have been providing such customizations to Alfresco fraternity across the globe since inception. Current Document Editing Feature: When it comes to editing text-based documents (MS Word files at large), Out-of-The-Box Alfresco ECM provides a facility to edit the document in two ways. Either go through ‘Edit Offline’ route to check-out the documents for offline editing on the local machine, or user the ‘Edit using Google Docs’ way. What’s New with Online Editor? We have come up with an alternative to this in which user doesn’t need to download the document or check-out to Google Docs. The module will enable users to edit the document online and after closing it, changes will be directly reflected the document as a new version! Sounds good? Read blog: Top 8 Reasons Why You Need Alfresco […]

Alfresco, the leading open source technology serving plenitude of large enterprises, helping them to manage their large chunk of documents in a structured and easily accessible system.

[contcentric]

Asset Record Management System

Keeping track of the assets of the organization is an important activity that can save organizations money and time. Businesses have a wide range of assets that include fixed and liquid assets. It is important for a business to be able to manage its assets and use them to get the maximum possible returns.

We have developed an Asset Records Management System (ARMS) using Alfresco- a leading Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Management software platform.

ARMS helps enterprises create, allocate, deallocate the asset. It provides a complete log of the asset transactions. The key features of ARMS are described as under.

Related Blog: Publishing Management Solution Using Enterprise Content Management Tools

Key Features of ARMS

1) Add Assets into System

2) User Configurable Asset Name

3) Dedicated Folder for Asset Documents

4) Allocation and Deallocation

5) Reports

Click here for : Top 7 reasons why Asset Record Management System is important.

If your enterprise is missing a simple yet robust asset management system, do contact us. We would be glad to help you out with this solution.

Original Source here: Asset Record Management System

[contcentric]

Dynamic Workflow Creation in Alfresco - ContCentric

Alfresco – one of the most robust Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Management systems have been used by a plenitude of enterprises over the years. List of features and add-ons available for Alfresco has been increased exponentially over the years. We, at ContCentric, have always been contributing the best content to the Alfresco Community in the utmost possible ways. Workflows are one of the most used functionalities of Alfresco. Almost every enterprise need workflow in their ECM System. Alfresco does provide few out-of-the-box workflows which are primitive and need manual actions in initiating the same. That is the reason why enterprises need to get the automated workflows developed by programming. Developing a workflow takes a certain time and, of course, the cost of Alfresco development resources need to be hired. With the help of our Alfresco Certified Developers, we, at ContCentric, have developed one such exceptional functionality which will allow the enterprises to assign the workflow to the documents dynamically. If our module is deployed in Alfresco, an authorized user-group can configure a linear workflow step on any folder. The reviewing and approving users are to be mapped in the order in which they want the document approval process […]

List of features and add-ons available for Alfresco has been increased exponentially over the years. We, at ContCentric, have always been contributing the best content to the Alfresco Community in the utmost possible ways.

[contcentric]

Create Folders and Sub-folders on Uploading a CSV File in Alfresco

A typical Document Management System use case in Alfresco would require creating multiple folders while implementing for the first time or any time in the future as well. Those folders can be for each employee, branch, or project in the organization. Creating them manually is a mundane, time-consuming, and prone-to-error task. How if you can create these folders with a mere upload of a CSV file? Sounds interesting?

In this blog, we have provided you a code using which Alfresco developers would be able to set a mechanism for the users who would get the following functionality.

Alfresco development related blog: Alfresco QCAD Integration for CAD Files Preview

Here are the steps to follow:

Step 1: For creating folders and sub-folders we need to write the script.

Step 2: Create a folder (Csv Upload) in your site and go to the action “Manage Rules”.

If you find any challenge in implementing the same, feel free to contact us.

Original source here: Create Folders and Sub-folders on Uploading a CSV File in Alfresco

C

[contcentric]

In the fast-evolving digital age, the day to day activities of the publisher is surely beyond all orthodox processes. The publishing industry is heavily being disrupted by digital media and high user expectations. Technology has evolved beyond imagination in the last decade. The increasingly digital channels have resulted in content publishing into multiple formats. There is now a demand for real-time, cross-platform content. Consumers expect content to be more engaging, personalized, and accessible than ever before. This necessitates modern content and process technology that is scalable, flexible and easy to work with. All this should also be in sync with the authoring processes. Here are the highlights of a publishing management software that can change the way. Storage and Retrieval of Content: The organizations have diverse teams from different geographies working on the same publishing project. The stored content should be accessible to all of them irrespective of the locations with the same experience. In addition, the content may be in any of the file formats viz. doc, PDF, video, audio or image. The system should support them all. Our solution has the ability to design content libraries for each class or the segment. The users do not have to […]

Here are the highlights of the publishing management solution that can change the way. We would be glad to be approached to discuss the avenues of your benefit deriving from investing in a publishing solution!

[contcentric]

Alfresco QCAD Integration for CAD Files Preview

Alfresco is a widely used Document Management System across the manufacturing and EPC (Engineer, Procurement, Construction) industry. One of the key document types in this segment is 2D and 3D CAD files which are generated through AutoCAD and other such CAD software. Alfresco default document previewer doesn’t support these files, so the users can’t view the documents within Alfresco. However, we can integrate QCAD software with Alfresco to enable users to view these CAD files within Alfresco document viewer.

Integration Related blog: Alfresco Integration with Chronoscan

In this blog, we have provided QCAD – Alfresco integration steps in the Linux environment for the developers.

Install QCAD using the following steps. (Linux)

1. Download the following file

As an Alfresco ECM & BPM expert, ContCentric team has been associated with several clients where Alfresco was deployed to store, govern and retrieve the CAD files. It is not essential to do the Alfresco AutoCAD integration, but the previewer would suffice. The rest of the functionality would be leveraged from the Alfresco Enterprise Content Management platform. Do contact us for a case study on this topic.

Original source: Alfresco QCAD Integration for CAD Files Preview

[contcentric]

Alfresco Integration with Chronoscan

Chronoscan Introduction:

Chronoscan is a complete suite for document scanning and indexing. It allows to scan and index large sets of documents from SMEs to large enterprises.

Alfresco:

Alfresco is a web-based Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Management platform which is adopted by the enterprises world-over to capture, store, manage, retrieve and publish the documents. We at ContCentric are expert in Alfresco with all the team members with Certification from the OEM.

Integration Mechanism in Alfresco

Alfresco allows third-party applications to communicate with it using CMIS (Content Management Interoperability System)/ RESTAPIs.

Chronoscan uses CMIS to communicate with Alfresco. CMIS uses user’s credential in order to access the Alfresco repository. To know more about CMIS visit this.

The use case in this blog:

We have taken invoice as a document type to explain the scenario. Let us say we want to extract some information (like Vendor Name, Invoice No, Total due amount, date) from the scanned invoices and retain them as metadata to respective documents. Once the batch of documents is ready we want to push (export) them to Alfresco repository at a specified path. So, Alfresco will have the documents with the metadata attached to it. The document library creation can be automized from the values that are extracted from the documents.

Alfresco Integration Related blog: Edit Documents Online (ONLYOFFICE Integration)

We would be happy to discuss your requirements for digitizing the documents with proper indexing and storage in Alfresco. Do contact us for further information.

[contcentric]

Many employers can relate to having few staff members who are overflowing with corporate knowledge. But what happens when they go on holiday, leave or retire? One great way to make sure all staff have unlimited access to corporate knowledge is by creating and maintaining an up-to-date knowledge management system. Knowledge management systems can be anything from your already established intranet to a collaborative online workspace. To make sure your knowledge management system is current and can provide your staff with the tools and resources they need, here are four ways to improve your system. Related Blog: Knowledge Management System-Importance for Business 1. Invest in search functionality. As content is king, the search is the ruler of knowledge management systems. An effective search function will allow your employees to quickly and easily find and share information from your system and will also improve productivity. In simple terms, the staff won’t use your knowledge management system unless it has an excellent search function. After all, when using tools like these, there’s nothing worse than not being able to find what you’re looking for. A few easy ways to improve your KM systems search function is to: Introduce an advanced search option […]

Knowledge management system is An effective search function will allow your employees to quickly and easily find and share information from your system and improve productivity.

[contcentric]

How to Integrate Alfresco Login API With Standalone Native Android Application - ContCentric

Alfresco is a popular Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Business Process Management (BPM) tool, widely used as a web application. With the increasing involvement of mobile devices in business use cases, the dependency of mobile devices in daily work has also been increased. As, we may be aware of the Alfresco Content Service Android Application available on the playstore, but sometimes client requirement leads us to develop a standalone application for the specific purpose like scanning barcodes from the mobile device and storing it to the Alfresco Repository or some other specific requirement. Alfresco is based on RESTful APIs and can be communicated with other platforms via REST APIs easily. We can use Alfresco login REST API to integrate it with Android Application. This blog is a step-by-step guide to integrate Alfresco login API with Android. Alfresco development services Related blog: Edit Documents Online (ONLYOFFICE Integration) Create one New Project in Android Studio and follow below steps. Step 1: Add the following code inside activity_main.xml […]

Alfresco is a popular Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Business Process Management (BPM) tool, widely used as a web application. With the increasing involvement of mobile devices in business use cases, the dependency of mobile devices in daily work has also been increased.