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for Users and Administrators
Module 1 : Introduction to Alfresco
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Course Objectives
Understanding of all key concepts and features relevant for end users and administrators– Alfresco Enterprise Version
Proficiency with using Web Client for content management
Introduction to customizing Alfresco for your particular needs
Acquire fundamentals necessary to drill down and learn more– Wikis– Forums
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Course Modules
Introduction to Alfresco
Getting Started with Alfresco
Document Management
User Management
Security Management
Customizing User Interface
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Module 1 : Introduction to Alfresco
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Introduction to Alfresco
Alfresco Overview
Architecture Overview
Alfresco Products
Key Features
Road Map
Demo
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Alfresco Company Background
Founded by a team that has been building Enterprise Content Management Systems for 15 years
Open Source and Commercial visible source– Low-cost and widely available, but professional
Core development team based in UK– Contributors around the world
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What is Alfresco
Centralized repository of content– Documents– Business objects
Services for managing and transforming content
Web-based client application
Microsoft Windows integration
Programmatic interfaces
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Alfresco architecture
Enterprise grade– High performance– Robust– Scalable
Extensible– Pluggable modules– Numerous public interfaces– Customizable content types and aspects
Open– Source code– Standards– Application Programmer Interfaces
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Alfresco Architecture - Detail
Repository Search Behaviour
Services
Pluggable AspectsPluggable ServicesContent Type System
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Web Environment
Embeddable Container (Stand-alone, Application Server, Apache)
RDBMS
Content Service APIs (Java / Script / Web Services)
• Nodes, Links & Hierarchies• Persistence and Storage• Security (User, Access Control)• Versioning• Categories• Events• XML• I18N
• Index• FTS• Query Language• Path• Category• Report• External (Virtual)• Pluggable Index Engine
• Workflow (state, transition)• Actions (Java, script)• Outgoing / Incoming Events• Resource Assignment• Access Control• Audit• Pluggable BPM Engine
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Activiti Open Source Content Management Framework - Features
• Meta Data (repo, search, behaviour)• Implementation• Invocation• Script Integration• Aspects & Services
• File System • Transformation• Composition• Categorisation• Web Navigation
• Version• Translate• Approve• Effective• Dublin Core
• Summary• Archive• Thumbnail• Lockable• …
• E-mail• RSS• …
Content Management Web Client
JSR
-170
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JSR-223
Other Environments
CIF
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•Portlet•Standalone
•JSF Components•No plug-ins or ActiveX
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Two editions
Open Source / Community Network– Comprehensive feature set
Enterprise Network– Adds distributed high availability, – Clustering, and– Single sign-on support
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Key Features
Smart Spaces
Desktop File Access
Auditable Content
Workflow
Categories
Advanced Search
Administration
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Key Features (Release 1.2)
Administration – LDAP Support, Document Level Permissions exposed in web client, Upgrade Administration, Export/Import Permission support, Guest Access
Standards Support – JSR 170 Level 2, RSS
Customization – Web Services Starter-Kit
Content Contribution – CIFS URL to access web client
Team Collaboration – Forums/Threaded Discussions on a document or a space
Advanced Search – Multiple Category and Object Type support. Saved Searches.
Other – JBoss portal 2.2 and Firefox 1.5 support
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Administration
LDAP Support
Document Level Permissions – Expose the ability of the server to support document level permissions through the web client interface
Upgrade Administration – The ability to externalize customizations and enable automatic migration
Export/Import – Support permissions
Guest Access – Allow access to public areas with no username or password
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Standards Support
JSR 170 Support– Write Support– Locking– XML Import– Versioning– JCR SQL- like query language
Web Services Starter- kit– JAVA,PHP, .Net Remote Access support
RSS– Template - driven
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Customization
Web Services Start-Kit – Simple jar file for easy-to-use Web Service development. Extension of Web Services API to support Rules, Actions, Access Control and Administration
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Content Contribution
CIFS – Access to URL for advanced functionality in web client. Access to extended attributes and other actions
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Advanced Search
Support for more Advanced Searches – Multiple category and object type support. Searches can be saved
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Team Collaboration
Forum Support – Nested discussions available on a document or a space available as a drop-down menu
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Road Map
Open Version– Web Content Management – Collaboration Tools – Wiki – Image Management – Scripting – Extended Portlet Architecture – Personalization – Extended Workflow Capabilities – Extended Rules – Content Stores
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Road Map
Enterprise Version – Extended Federated Search – BPEL Integration – Master-Master Replication
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Summary
Alfresco Overview
Architecture Overview
Alfresco Products
Key Features
Road Map
Demo