Set the properties VALIDFROM / VALIDTO programatically

Question

Hi all,
I need to upload a document into KM from a WD with the lifetime properties.
I have the following code:
java.text.Format fo = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss");
PropertyName propertyName =     new PropertyName("http://sapportals.com/xmlns/cm/tbp" , "VALIDFROM");
IProperty property = new Property(propertyName, fo.format(wdContext.currentContextElement().getDataInici()));
The document is correctly uploaded in my repository, but the property "VALIDFROM" and "VALIDTO" is always the date and hour where document has been uploaded.
Is a problem of format of the value I give to the property?
Time-dependent publishing has been enable for the folder where I store the documents.
Any hint?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi,
I had provided solution to the similar requirement for one of our customers. Here is the code.
Step 1: You have to create a Portal component of type Repository Framework type.
Step2: Write the following code:
public void received(IEvent event) {
          try {
               IResource createdResource = (IResource) event.getParameter();
               if (createdResource == null)
                    return;
               location.infoT(category,"TBPEventHandler.received():created resource");
               ITimebasedPublishServiceManager tpbService =
                    (ITimebasedPublishServiceManager) ResourceFactory
                         .getInstance()
                         .getServiceFactory()
                         .getRepositoryService(
                              createdResource.getRepositoryManager(),
                              IWcmConst.TIMEBASED_PUBLISH_SERVICE);
               if (tpbService != null
                    && event.getType() == ResourceEvent.CREATE_CHILD) {
               location.infoT(category,"TBPEventHandler.received():tbpservice() not null");
                    // set properties
                    //IResource createdResource = (IResource) event.getParameter();
                    IProperty validFromPropertyName =
                         createdResource.getProperty(
                              new PropertyName(
                                   "http://sapportals.com/xmlns/cm/tbp",
                                   "VALIDFROM"));
                    IProperty validToPropertyName =
                         createdResource.getProperty(
                              new PropertyName(
                                   "http://sapportals.com/xmlns/cm/tbp",
                                   "VALIDTO"));
                    IProperty documentClassPropertyName =
                         createdResource.getProperty(
                              new PropertyName(
                                   "http://ocs.co.uk",
                                   "document_class"));
                    IMutableProperty mutablevalidToPropertyName =
                         (validToPropertyName != null
                              ? validToPropertyName.getMutable()
                              : new Property(
                                   new PropertyName(
                                        "http://sapportals.com/xmlns/cm/tbp",
                                        "VALIDTO"),
                                   new Date())
                                   .getMutable());
                         location.infoT(category,"TBPEventHandler.received():created mutable propertyname VALIDTO");
                         String documentClassAtt =
                         (String) documentClassPropertyName.getValue();
Date validFromAtt = new Date();
                              if (validFromPropertyName != null)
                                   validFromAtt = validFromPropertyName.getDateValue();
                              String validityPeriod = ResourceBundles.getBundle(TBPEventHandler.class.getName()).getString("report.validity");
                              int validityYear = Integer.parseInt(validityPeriod);
                              Calendar fromCal = Calendar.getInstance();
                              fromCal.setTime(validFromAtt);
                              fromCal.add(
                              Calendar.YEAR, validityYear);
                              java.util.Date toDate = fromCal.getTime();
                              mutablevalidToPropertyName.setDateValue(toDate);
                              createdResource.setProperty(mutablevalidToPropertyName);
                              tpbService.saveInvalidDate(createdResource, toDate);
Note: You need to modify the code here and there.
Step 3: Deploy this portal service in Global Services in KM, once deployed select this service for the folders which you want to apply this service.
step 4: Re-start the portal server (without restarting the service will not work)