New Features in Alfresco Ver.4.2a

In
the second week of October 2012, Alfresco launched
the new Alfresco
Community Edition, Alfresco 4.2a. Some
new features
available in Alfresco 4.2a, which are:



1.
Multi-File zip file processing and quick sharing

This
feature will help the user use “share”
command and sharing their file which are being preview. In this
process, this feature will create a short link to sharing files
automatically. The users are also used multiple selection of their file
to process downloading. This process also supported by single zipped
package.



2.
Enhancing in Share Dashlets

Some
new features in this facility are improvement in liquid layouts which
are more attractive, illustration of selection file address in image
subcategory, and improvement in lightbox facility layout.

A
New Dashlets Tasks:

A
new task in dashlets “filter all” previously, now in Alfresco 4.2a,
this tasks is dived into two categories, “active” and “completed”
category. Additional task is adding the number of page.



Editing
the content:

Instead
of filtering task, there is dashlet conversion feature. These features
will split loading process, in order to increase displaying speed of
dashboard initial process.



3.
Better integration to google docs

Now
the user in Alfresco 4.2a are able to create and edit their google docs
document in google docs service, easier and better integrated. The user
will used directly this system in real time and user activity in google
docs will be recorded.



4.
Springsurf 1.2

This
feature will help the user clearing their internet cache. The user no
needs to clear their recorded activity after they have internet
browsing (using “clear internet cache”). Alfresco 4.2a users directly
get this feature when they have installed this new Alfresco edition.
Therefore, the user no needs to busy clearing internet temporary cache
regularly.



In
addition, this feature is also help the user saving their drive
resources more capacity in their hardware. Some files are recorded as
temporary files in their hardware when they perform browsing the
internet, a great way of saving resources reducing.



Furthermore,
having RemoteClient feature configuration, some complete configuration
are able to perform. Some of these complete configurations are:
timeouts, buffer sizes, setting on http proxy, tcp configuration,
setting on white/black list of unsecure HTML when editing wiki page,
and inline preview of html. 



5.
The new dashboard dashlets

Site
searching:

This
site searching feature of dashlets allows the user to find fts-Alfersco
search and directly can see a previewing page in the result of site
searching. The users are also able to configure previewing only related
sites. The picture below is a preview of the result site searching
features

Search
collection:

This
feature is similar to site search, however query in this features of
saved search previously only addressed to site manager. Only site
manager is able to access this dashlet control panel. Where, filtering
process which only able performs by site manager, support in report
organizing. Therefore, fts-alfresco search syntax is fully supported
the user, especially to site manager. Dashlets title is also changed
into specific title from control panel, and then the user will easily
recognize what dashlet is reporting on.

My
Discussion:

Dashlet
dashboard is also able to display recent posting in the forum.
Consequently, the user will able to discuss, create, and reply the
posting quickly. 

6.
More variations in media galley or document library

The
earlier version of image preview for gallery view features, now
available in document preview for document library. This new feature is
more interesting and attractive. This new view is support standard
feature for document library, such as multi file selection, uploading
process by drag and drop technique, and also additional new feature,
which is setting on document size view directly, thus the view is
dynamically view, especially in image size changing view in document
library. 

7.
Desktop dropbox synchronization or your enterprises

Alfresco
is not only release their new feature for community user, but also
release Desktop Sync Client
in Alfresco
Community 4.2a, Alfresco
Enterprise or Alfresco cloud. Configuration in dropbox
service will be easily recognized by Alfresco user, mainly the new
feature of Alfresco Desktop Sync.