Liferay Document Management System Workflow

Question

I am creating a DMS in Liferay. So far I could upload documents in Liferay in document library. And also I can see documents in document and media portlet. The problem is though status for the document is in pending state, the workflow is not started. Below is my code.

                Folder folder = null;
//  getting folder
                try {

                folder =    DLAppLocalServiceUtil.getFolder(10181, 0, folderName);
                System.out.println("getting folder");
                } catch(NoSuchFolderException e)
                {
//                  creating folder
                    System.out.println("creating folder");
                    try {
                        folder = DLAppLocalServiceUtil.addFolder(userId, 10181, 0, folderName, description, serviceContext);

                    } catch (PortalException e3) {
                        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                        e3.printStackTrace();
                    } catch (SystemException e3) {
                        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                        e3.printStackTrace();
                    }

                }

                catch (PortalException e4) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                    e4.printStackTrace();
                } catch (SystemException e4) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                    e4.printStackTrace();
                }


//                  adding file

                    try {
                        System.out.println("New File");

fileEntry = DLAppLocalServiceUtil.addFileEntry(userId,
                                10181, folder.getFolderId(), sourceFileName,
                                mimeType, title, "testing description",
                                "changeLog", sampleChapter, serviceContext);

Map<String, Serializable> workflowContext = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
workflowContext.put("event",DLSyncConstants.EVENT_CHECK_IN);

DLFileEntryLocalServiceUtil.updateStatus(userId, fileEntry.getFileVersion().getFileVersionId(), WorkflowConstants.ACTION_PUBLISH, workflowContext, serviceContext);
System.out.println("after entry"+ fileEntry.getFileEntryId());

                    } catch (DuplicateFileException e) {

                            } catch (PortalException e1) {
                                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                                e1.printStackTrace();
                            } catch (SystemException e1) {
                                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                                e1.printStackTrace();
                            }
                        } catch (PortalException e) {
                            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        } catch (SystemException e) {
                            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        }

                    }

            return fileEntry.getFileEntryId();

    } 

I have even used WorkflowHandlerRegistryUtil.startWorkflowInstance(companyId, userId, fileEntry.getClass().getName(), fileEntry.getClassPK, fileEntry, serviceContext); But still i have the same problem

Answer 1

If you are working on DMS service for upload document and media in Liferay Dxp. By default status of the document will be draft.You can use below code,

         DLFileEntry dlFileEntry = null;
         String fileName = null;
         long PARENT_FOLDER_ID = DLFolderConstants.DEFAULT_PARENT_FOLDER_ID;
         DLFolder folder = DLFolderLocalServiceUtil.getFolder(group.getGroupId(), PARENT_FOLDER_ID,
                        "SirswaPartnerDocuments");
                long groupId = folder.getGroupId();
                long repositoryId = folder.getRepositoryId();
                long folderId = folder.getFolderId();
                String sourceFileName = "dummy";
                String mimeType = MimeTypesUtil.getContentType(file);
                String title = file.getName();
                String extension = "Caption";
                fileName = file.getName();

            String uniqueTitle = DLFileEntryLocalServiceUtil.getUniqueTitle(groupId, folderId,
                    folder.getDefaultFileEntryTypeId(), title, extension);

            String changeLog = "SirswaChangeLog";
            String description = folder.getDescription();
            long defaultFileEntryTypeId = folder.getDefaultFileEntryTypeId();
        try
         {
            dlFileEntry = DLFileEntryLocalServiceUtil.addFileEntry(folder.getUserId(), groupId,
            repositoryId, folder.getFolderId(), sourceFileName, MimeTypesUtil.getContentType(file),
            uniqueTitle, description, changeLog, folder.getDefaultFileEntryTypeId(),
            ddmFormValuesMap, file, is, size, serviceContext);

        } 
        catch (Exception e) 
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }  

Now if you want to change the status of document and media draft to Approved programmatically.

Use below code It will work as expected

 int workFlowStatus = WorkflowConstants.STATUS_APPROVED;

                        dlFileEntry = DLFileEntryLocalServiceUtil.updateStatus(folder.getUserId(),dlFileEntry.getFileVersion().getFileVersionId(),workFlowStatus, serviceContext,new HashMap<String, Serializable>());

Answer 2

This is a piece of code that insert correctly fileentry into document library. Take care the serviceContext settings.

                    ServiceContext serviceContext = new ServiceContext();
                    serviceContext.setAddGroupPermissions(true);
                    serviceContext.setUserId(userDest.getUserId());
                    serviceContext.setScopeGroupId(userDest.getGroupId());
                    serviceContext.setWorkflowAction(WorkflowConstants.ACTION_PUBLISH);

                    FileEntry newfile =
                        DLAppLocalServiceUtil.addFileEntry(
                            userDest.getUserId(),
                            userDest.getGroupId(),
                            folder.getFolderId(),
                            item.getFileName(),
                            MimeTypesUtil.getContentType(item.getFileName()),
                            item.getFileName(), null, null, bytes,
                            serviceContext);