Create custom dashlet in alfresco share.

Creating Custom Dashlet

creating custom dashlet is easy in alfresco share. Most common required file(s) are as below:

1. descriptor file (.desc.xml)
2. main html template file (.html.ftl)
3. js file (having logic for calling local or remote script) [optional]
4. properties file [optional]
5. head file [optional]
   Let we will create sample dashlet which will display current user name who logged in.

For the starting point lets create these files in Out-of-box path :

alfresco\tomcat\webapps\share\WEB-INF\classes\alfresco\site-webscripts\org\alfresco\components\dashlets

• loggeduser.get.desc.xml

This file is descriptor file and define a webscript url through which it will be called and display appropriate template.

<webscript>
<shortname>Username Display Dashlet</shortname>
<description>Demo dashlet for username display</description>
<family>site-dashlet</family>
<url>/components/dashlets/loggeduser</url>
</webscript>

• loggeduser.get.html.ftl

This file is html template or display area of the script. Content would be displayed here.

<div class="dashlet">
<div class="title">Demo</div>
 <h3> Logged user : ${user.name}</h3>
</div>

Now check with your site dashboard area and click “customize dashboard” button and select dashlet Username Display Dashlet.

Click “OK”

done...!!!