Configurable value assistance module for Alfresco Share that allows picklists to be managed using datalists.
Solution presented at Alfresco Summit 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcYswC0S7To
It starts at 19:00 minutes
This project was first described here http://blog.tsgrp.com/2013/07/10/alfresco-data-list-driven-value-assistance/
It was when I got the source code and changed it to Alfresco SDK project format.
This project tries to reimplement (at least part of) the functionalities shown on this post http://blog.tsgrp.com/2014/12/17/harnessing-the-power-of-alfresco-data-lists-for-cascading-value-assistance/
At the moment, only 2 level dependency is working.
Create the properties you need. Ex: property1 and property2
<property name="custom:property1">
<title>Property 1</title>
<type>d:text</type>
<mandatory>true</mandatory>
</property>
<property name="custom:property2">
<title>Property 2</title>
<type>d:text</type>
<mandatory>true</mandatory>
</property>
Into the share-config-custom.xml file, configure your custom type to something like this:
<!-- customProperties -->
<show id="custom:property1" />
<show id="custom:property2" />
</field-visibility>
<appearance>
<field id="custom:property1">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 1 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">1</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
<field id="custom:property2">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 2 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">2</control-param>
<control-param name="dependsOn">prop_custom_property1
</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
</appearance>
</form>
<!-- Document Library pop-up Edit Metadata form -->
<form id="doclib-simple-metadata">
<field-visibility>
<show id="cm:name" />
<!-- customProperties -->
<show id="custom:property1" />
<show id="custom:property2" />
</field-visibility>
<appearance>
<field id="custom:property1">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 1 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">1</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
<field id="custom:property2">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 2 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">2</control-param>
<control-param name="dependsOn">prop_custom_property1
</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
</appearance>
</form>
<!-- Document Library Inline Edit form -->
<form id="doclib-inline-edit">
<field-visibility>
<show id="cm:name" />
<!-- customProperties -->
<show id="custom:property1" />
<show id="custom:property2" />
</field-visibility>
<appearance>
<field id="custom:property1">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 1 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">1</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
<field id="custom:property2">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 2 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">2</control-param>
<control-param name="dependsOn">prop_custom_property1
</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
</appearance>
</form>
</forms>
<!-- customProperties -->
<show id="custom:property1" force="true" />
<show id="custom:property1" force="true" />
</field-visibility>
<appearance>
<field id="custom:property1">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 1 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">1</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
<field id="custom:property2">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 2 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">2</control-param>
<control-param name="dependsOn">prop_custom_property1</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
</appearance>
</form>
<!-- New documents -->
<form>
<field-visibility>
<show id="cm:name" />
<!-- customProperties -->
<show id="custom:property1" />
<show id="custom:property2" />
</field-visibility>
<appearance>
<field id="custom:property1">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 1 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">1</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
<field id="custom:property2">
<control template="/form-controls/dynamic-dropdown.ftl">
<control-param name="picklistName">Property 2 Datalist</control-param>
<control-param name="level">2</control-param>
<control-param name="dependsOn">prop_custom_property1</control-param>
<control-param name="loadLabel">true</control-param>
</control>
</field>
</appearance>
</form>
</forms>
The value used in the picklistName parameter must be the same as the datalist's name. If you create a datalist called "Property 1 Datalist", that's the text you should use as the picklistName parameter.
When creating the datalists, it's required to use of of the types defined by this addon: 1 Level Value Assistance List - for the first level of dependency 2 Level Cascading Value Assistance List - for the second level of dependency