Customize a share folder/sub-folder structure based on an imported xml file descibing the file structure and its properties.

[rjazmin]

Hello. I have a collection of clinical trials organized into differnt case files. Each case files have a different or unique folder structure that is described in a xml file specific for that case. I am using the latest Alfresco Community Edition 2018.

What I want to do is to auto generate each case folder structure using its unique xml file as it is being imported into our SHARE respository. Since I am still new to using Alfresco, is there a way or tool that can autogenerate a unique folder structure for each case in SHARE? Please let me know. Thank youj.

[krutik_jayswal]

You can use any api to read the xml file and create the folder structure as per the xml file.For creating folder/files from xml.

Folder/Files are called nodes in alfresco.For each node there is a type associated with it, for example folder,content(file),invoice document or salary slip document etc...

To create any of above you can use javascript/java api.

Javascript : JavaScript API | Alfresco Documentation 

If you are using java you can use nodeService to create nodes.

You need to create one webscript/custom actions.This webscript will read the xml and generate the folders/files as per the xml.For how to creat webscript you can read below article.

Repository webscript in alfresco | Krutik Jayswal 

[douglascrp]

Just to add to your answer, the following addon can provide some really useful ideas:

GitHub - alu-ixxus/alfresco-nested-folder: Allow user to create nested folder(s) by typing path like...