How to list and check your custom content models in Alfresco
In many situations, when developing or migrating Alfresco, you need
information and details about a bootstrap content model in
your Alfresco installation. How to get this info without having access
to the installation or deployed AMP or JAR packages ? Let’s give some possibilities.
1) Data Dictionary Service and webscript
Dictionary service may help providing a large JSON with all your
content models:
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/api/dictionary
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/api/defclasses
Besides, you may have other helpers, such as the following
webscripts (in case you know your content type or aspect, for example
the claim example content model).
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/api/classes/clex_claimDocument (type)
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/api/classes/clex_claimFolder (aspect)
If you install a JSON plugin for your browser like JSONView
(available for Firefox and Chrome) you will find this infor easier to
read (as above).
2) CMIS Workbench (in this case, even without admin credentials):
CMIS Workbench is a java desktop CMIS repository browser that is able
(between other interesting features) to list and check your content
models (from CMIS point of view).
3) Alfresco Bulk Import Module v2.x (for Alfresco admin users only)
Content migrations using metadata is a typical situation when you
need to know the content model. This essential addon provides an HTML
webscript describing your deployed models.
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/bulk/import/datadictionary
For this you need to install:
https://github.com/pmonks/alfresco-bulk-import
4) Alfresco Model and Messages Console (for Alfresco admin
users only)
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/admin/admin-repoconsole
Finally, the Model and Messages console in Alfresco Administration
Console should give you the content model too.
> help > show file-list alfresco/extension/*Model.xml > show file alfresco/extension/zkLinkModel.xml
It is tested for Alfresco 5, but it may work in Alfresco earlier versions.
