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file attributes for the Document Handling System

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BJørnar Trondsen

Thursday 06 July 2006 11:08:29 am

I have deployed eZ as an intranet / Document Management System for a Silicon Valley based biometric company. I would like to attach several file attributes to each document, amongst them what kind of Non-Disclosure Agreement required, the author department, date, product and so forth. Furthermore, I'd like to be able to search for documents, given attributes, and get a return with all the documents matching the search attributes.

Is this possible to do with eZ and if so, how do I do it? Is it possible to attach user-specific attributes to all the documents in the Document Management System?

Kristof Coomans

Friday 07 July 2006 1:14:05 am

Hello BJørnar

You can modify the file content class and add any attributes you want ( http://ez.no/doc/ez_publish/technical_manual/3_8/concepts_and_basics/content_management/class_attributes ). Searching on specific attributes is possible through the advancedsearch view ( http://ez.no/doc/ez_publish/technical_manual/3_8/features/search_engine ).

Also take a look at:
http://ez.no/doc/ez_publish/technical_manual/3_8/reference/modules/content/fetch_functions/search
http://ez.no/products/ez_publish/documentation/customization/components/search/custom_search_box
http://ez.no/products/ez_publish/documentation/customization/components/search/templates

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BJørnar Trondsen

Friday 07 July 2006 2:20:41 pm

Thanks! This is great! To take it a little further, I'd like to display these attributes' values to my users when they log in to the intranet.

I added a checkbox attribute to the class File, and ticked the box in the admin_panel. But that attribute's value doesn't appear in the document listing in the intranet.

How do I display files' attributes to users?

Kristof Coomans

Tuesday 18 July 2006 4:13:34 am

You'll need to modify the line view template for the file class.

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BJørnar Trondsen

Monday 24 July 2006 5:07:14 pm

Where do I find the line view template for the file class and what do I put into it and where?