[CPS-devel] Re: CPSDefault profiles??

[Georges Racinet]

On Jul 20, 2006, at 12:48 PM, Alpha Dia wrote:

> Thanks a lot, MyProject is very interesting even though i do not
> understand everything inside yet :(
> Correct me if i am wrong:
> 1. when i want to create a product that use the features of CPS, it's
> better to create an extension, rather than writing codes directly in
> CPSDefault?
> 2. But to create such an extension, i can use an instance of CPS  
> Default
> site to build easily new document type, then export the xml files into
> my new product?

Yes, you can either export your full configuration as a base profile  
or extract your specifics and make an extension profile out of them.
Making a snapshot and compare it to the CPSDefault base profile or a  
previous snapshot (check comparison tab in portal_setup) can be quite  
useful, too.

>
> 3. other question : what are python files getCustomDocumentXXX.py in
> CPSDocument/skins/cps_document for? can they be used to create new
> document types for a new product? if yes do you recommend it?

These are leftovers from the installer system used in CPS < 3.4.0.  
Just ignore them.

>
> Sorry for bothering and thank you for answering.
>
> Olivier Grisel a écrit :
>> Alpha Dia a écrit :
>>
>>> Thanks for these answers!
>>> If i create new document types (type,layout,schema), and i export  
>>> them
>>> as XML files and put them to right place in profiles directory,  
>>> will i
>>> have these type of document if i instanciate a new cps site?
>>>
>>
>> Yes if the "right place" is registered as a profile directory in the
>> __init__.py file of your product.
>>
>> You can have a look at the sample configuration product MyProject  
>> for a
>> example on how to build your own profile in you own integration  
>> product.
>>
>> It is available through svn (no package yet cause it's not  
>> complete yet):
>>
>> $ cd Products
>> $ svn co https://svn.nuxeo.org/pub/CPS3/examples/MyProject/trunk  
>> MyProject
>>
>> Do not forget to start by reading this:
>>
>> http://svn.nuxeo.org/trac/pub/browser/CPS3/examples/MyProject/ 
>> trunk/README.txt
>>
>>
>
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