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Modifying Out-of-the-box Surf Dashlets

The Share web application has a special page called Dashboard, which contains windows of content called Dashlets. Currently most of these Dashlets are Spring Surf Dashlets, and it is possible to modify the contents on them.
Extension Point Modifying Out-of-the-box Surf Dashlets
Support Status Full Support via Surf Extension Modules
Architecture Information Share Architecture.
Description

The preferred way of modifying Surf dashlets is by using Surf Extension Modules to target the component that should be replaced or hidden. It is also possible to add components to a dashlet this way. The Extension Modules section has all the details.

Deployment - App Server
  • tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/web-extension/site-data/extensions/ (Untouched by re-depolyments and upgrades)
Deployment - SDK Project
  • share-amp/src/main/amp/config/alfresco/web-extension/site-data/extensions/ - Store extension modules here
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