tech talk live 106 - introduction to the alfresco digital business platform - content & search

Introducing the Alfresco Digital Business Platform

1. Content & Search

Tech Talk Live #106

Where to start?

http://community.alfresco.com

http://chat.alfresco.com

http://docs.alfresco.com

http://university.alfresco.com

https://www.alfresco.com/platform


https://www.alfresco.com/platform/content-services-ecm

Storage layer

Application layer

Client layer

Metadata, Users,

Groups, Permits,

Audits, ...

Content in files

organized in the alf_data folder



Storage layer

Application layer

Client layer

Database File system

Apache Tomcat

alfresco.war



Clients for

supported

protocols

Storage layer

Application layer

Client layer


Spring Framework

Authentication Access Control ...

Audit Log SSO

Behaviour/Policies Rules/Actions Content Model

Alfresco Public Java API JavaScript API

MobileCustom

Clients...

REST, WebDav, CMIS, CIFS, FTP, SPP, IMAP, SMTP, ...

alfresco.war



Storage layer

Application layer

Client layer


Spring Framework


Audit Log SSO



Alfresco Share share.war

Alfresco ADF


alfresco.war


Alfresco Content Services

A practical approach to protocols, services and configuration


Storage layer

Application layer

Client layer


Spring Framework


Audit Log SSO




alfresco.war




Spring Framework


Audit Log SSO




# Content store (file system)

dir.root=/usr/local/alfresco/alf_data

# Database

db.username=alfresco

db.password=alfresco

db.driver=org.postgresql.Driver

db.url=jdbc:postgresql://db:5432/alfresco

# Alfresco Content Service

alfresco.context=alfresco

alfresco.host=${localname}

alfresco.port=8080

alfresco.protocol=http

# FTP Server

ftp.enabled=true

# IMAP Server

imap.server.enabled=true

# SMTP Server

email.server.enabled=true

alfresco-global.propertiesalfresco.war



version: '2'

services:

alfresco:

build: ./alfresco

ports:

- "8080:8080"

- "2121:21"

- "2525:25"

- "1143:143"

- "1139:139"

- "1445:445"

user: root

privileged: true

db:

build: ./postgres

network_mode: service:alfresco

environment:

- POSTGRES_DB=alfresco

- POSTGRES_USER=alfresco

- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=alfresco

Docker Compose

https://github.com/keensoft/alfresco-ttl-106/tree/master/docker



Protocols

HTTPhttp://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/sites

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/cmis/versions/1.1/browser/root/Sites

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/webdav/Sites

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/aos/Sites

FTP$ ftp localhost 2121

CIFS$ smb://localhost:1445/alfresco

IMAP$ telnet localhost 1143


http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/sites

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/cmis/versions/1.1/browser/root/Sites

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/webdav/Sites

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/aos/Sites


Protocols

SMTP$ telnet

telnet> open localhost 2525

220 alfresco.com ESMTP SubEthaSMTP 3.1.7

helo me

250 alfresco.com

mail from:[email protected]

250 Ok

rcpt to:[email protected]

250 Ok

Data

354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>

Subject:test

Testing inbound email!

.



Services• Files & folders

– http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/nodes

• Versioning– http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/versions

• Lock & Unlock– http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/nodes

• People– http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/people


https://github.com/keensoft/alfresco-ttl-106/tree/master/postman 5.2 +Postman

http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/nodes

http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/versions

http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/nodes

http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/people


https://github.com/keensoft/alfresco-ttl-106/tree/master/postman

Services• Audit

– http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/audit• Groups

– http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/groups• Dictionary

– http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/dictionary– http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/defclasses

4.0 +


http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/audit

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/groups

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/dictionary

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/defclasses


Services

• Rules & actions– http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/node

• Metadata extraction

– http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/admin/admin-nodebrowser

4.0 +


http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/node

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/node

http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/admin/admin-nodebrowser


Services

• Search Service– http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/search

{"query": {

"query": "TYPE:\"cm:content\""}

}

{

"query": {

"query": "lorem"

}

}

5.2 +


!

http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#/search


Alfresco Search Services

Many different syntax languages to search them all


Spring Framework

Authentication ... Search

Audit Log SSO




alfresco.war

solr6.war

File system

powered by

Searching

Indexing

Search Services https://www.alfresco.com/platform/content-services-ecm


# SOLR 6 conf (solr.in.sh)

data.dir.root=/opt/solr6/solrhome

alfresco.host=alfresco

alfresco.port=8080

# Alfresco Search Service

index.subsystem.name=solr6

solr.host=solr6

solr.port=8983

solr.secureComms=none



Spring Framework

Authentication ... Search

Audit Log SSO




alfresco.war

solr6.war

File system

powered by

alfresco-global.properties

solr.in.sh

Search Services


version: '2'

services:

alfresco:

build: ./alfresco

links:

- solr6

solr6:

image: keensoft/alfresco-

solr6:201701-GA

ports:

- 8983:8983


Docker Compose


Search Services



AFTS{

"query": {

"query": "lorem AND TYPE:\"cm:content\"",

"language": "afts"

}

}

Lucene{

"query": {

"query": "+lorem +TYPE:\"cm:content\"",

"language": "lucene"

}

}

5.2 +

https://www.alfresco.com/platform/content-services-ecmSearch Services


CMIS{

"query": {

"query": "select * from cmis:document WHERE CONTAINS('lorem')",

"language": "cmis"

}

}

5.2 +


http://chemistry.apache.org/java/developing/tools/dev-tools-workbench.html

Search Services


http://chemistry.apache.org/java/developing/tools/dev-tools-workbench.html

Alfresco Content ServicesRenditions

What changes when nothing seems to change

# Alfresco Transformation Service

ooo.exe=/opt/LibreOffice/soffice

ooo.enabled=true

ooo.host=libreoffice

ooo.port=8100

# GhostScript

img.gslib=/usr/lib

# ImageMagick

img.exe=/usr/bin/convert



Spring Framework


Audit Log SSO




alfresco.war LibreOffice server


version: '2'

services:

alfresco:

build: ./alfresco

links:

- solr6

- libreoffice

libreoffice:

image: xcgd/libreoffice

EXPOSE 8997


Docker Compose




Services

• Thumbnailing service

• Transformation service

– http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#!/renditions/listRenditions

5.2 +


http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#!/renditions/listRenditions


Selected references

Where to go from now

CONTENT SERVICESGetting startedhttps://community.alfresco.com/community/ecm/pages/get-started

REST APIPostman

https://community.alfresco.com/community/ecm/blog/2017/05/02/v1-rest-api-10-things-you-should-know

Java Client

https://community.alfresco.com/community/ecm/blog/2016/11/17/alfresco-java-client-sdk

SEARCH SERVICESIntroducing SOLR 6

https://community.alfresco.com/community/ecm/blog/2016/12/22/introducing-solr-63-and-alfresco-search-services

References

https://community.alfresco.com/community/ecm/pages/get-started

https://community.alfresco.com/community/ecm/blog/2017/05/02/v1-rest-api-10-things-you-should-know

https://community.alfresco.com/community/ecm/blog/2016/11/17/alfresco-java-client-sdk

https://community.alfresco.com/community/ecm/blog/2016/12/22/introducing-solr-63-and-alfresco-search-services

Introducing the Alfresco Digital Business Platform

1. Content & Search

Tech Talk Live #106

tech talk live 106 - introduction to the alfresco digital business platform - content & search

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