Alfresco Workflow Upload Form

Alfresco Activiti workflow form control override with upload functionality that makes use of the following concepts:

• [Custom Action Executer] 1
• [Space Templates] 2
• [Modified / Extended Server side javascript webscript] 3
• OnBootstrap Initializer
• Surf widget extension
• Surf components override
• Surf components widget reuse
• Alfresco Form Controls

Dependencies

• Alfresco Enterprise 4.2.2
• Maven 3.x
• JDK 7.x

Installation

git clone [git-repo-url] alfresco-workflow-upload
cd alfresco-workflow-upload
mvn install -Prun

Usage

• Log into Alfresco Share with username admin:admin
• Start a new workflow under My Tasks
• Select [New Task] from the dropdown
• Fill in appropriate fields
• Upload a file
• Start Workflow

Additional Information

• Files uploaded directly from the workflow form, will be uploaded into /Shared/Workflow/Uploads/[username]-Date
• When the uploaded file is moved out of the uploaded folder, into another another location, the tmp folder will be deleted
• While workflow is active, the associated files need to be in a directory that is accessible to the user assigned to the workflow. Otherwise they won't see the file.

Known Issues

• OnBootstrap functionality does not work well with Solr.