Getting Started

How-To Index

Updated: October 1, 2024

Title Excerpt Topics Level
Ajax Forms and Actions Learn the tips and tricks when working with Ajax forms or actions. JSF, Ajax Advanced
Ajax4jsf Best Practices Learn the best practices of Ajax4JSF to ensure correct rendering, HTML and testing. JSF, Ajax Advanced
Branding Learn how to create a custom login page. Themes Beginner
Deploy and Publish Learn how to package, publish, deploy and hotreload a project. Development, Deployment Intermediate
Develop Your Own Java Code Learn how to start working with Nuxeo CLI. Development, Deployment Intermediate
Double Click Shield Learn how to use the "Double Click Shield" feature. JSF, Ajax, jQuery Advanced
HOWTO: Activate UI Development Mode - JSF UI Learn how to activate the UI development mode to get details about elements in the UI. JSF UI Beginner
HOWTO: Add Complex Fields on Your Document Type Learn how to add complex fields on a document type. Doctype Beginner
HOWTO: Add Field Validation - JSF UI Learn how to create a validator on a field with Nuxeo Studio and Nuxeo IDE. Layout, JSF, Validation Advanced
HOWTO: Add New Fields to the User or Group Schema This page provides a turnkey solution to add new fields to the user or group schema. UsersAndGroups, Doctype Intermediate
HOWTO: Add New Relation Types Learn how to customize the relations predicates and add new types of relations. Vocabularies Beginner
HOWTO: Add a "Save Work in Progress" Option on a Task Learn how to implement a "save work in progress" option without completing a workflow task. Workflow, Tasks Intermediate
HOWTO: Add a Button - JSF UI Learn how to add new buttons at different locations in the JSF UI using user actions and automation (in a document contextual tools or on a document Edit form for instance). Automation, Extension, Tab, User action, JSF UI Beginner
HOWTO: Add a Header and a Footer to Web UI Learn how to customize Web UI interface by adding an external header and footer. Theming Beginner
HOWTO: Add a JSF Form Validation Learn how to add a JSF form validation to a JSF component to validate a field. Layout, JSF UI, Validation Advanced
HOWTO: Add a New Action Category on a Document Tab - JSF UI This page explains how to create new actions categories to add links or buttons on the custom tab of documents, using Nuxeo Studio. Document type, Tab, User action, Widget Beginner
HOWTO: Add a New Virtual Navigation Entry Learn how to configure a virtual navigation view with Nuxeo Studio. Content View, Virtual Navigation, Vocabulary Intermediate
HOWTO: Add a New Vocabulary Learn how to create a vocabulary using Nuxeo Studio. Vocabularies Beginner
HOWTO: Add a New Widget to the Default Summary Layout - JSF UI Learn how to insert a new widget to the default Summary layout so that's displayed on all document Summary pages. Layout, JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Assign a Task to the User Manager This page provides the instructions to assign a task according to the task performer properties. LDAP, Workflow Intermediate
HOWTO: Automatically Convert a Document to PDF Learn how to convert automatically a document into PDF using Nuxeo Studio. Document type, Automation, Conversion Intermediate
HOWTO: Bubble Errors from the Core Layer - JSF UI Learn how to bubble errors from the core layer in the  UI. JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Change Context Path The Nuxeo Platform offers the capability to change the context path, i.e. /nuxeo in the URL of your application. ServerConfiguration, URL Intermediate
HOWTO: Clean Up Content Explains what options are available to clean up your orphaned content, which one(s) you should pick based on your situation and how to apply them. garbage collector, log purge, orphaned binaries, cleanup Intermediate
HOWTO: Collaborate on a Studio Project Learn how to use the advanced branch management feature of Nuxeo Studio to collaborate on a Studio project. SourceControlManagement Intermediate
HOWTO: Complete a Workflow Task Programmatically Learn how to complete a workflow task programmatically. Workflow, Task Advanced
HOWTO: Configure Searches Learn how to create a new search screen with Studio Designer. Searches Intermediate
HOWTO: Configure Web UI Global Settings Learn how to configure global Web UI settings. ServerConfiguration, Contributions Advanced
HOWTO: Configure a New Default Search Form in the Search Tab Learn how to add a new search search Content View, Elasticsearch, Query Beginner
HOWTO: Configure a New Directory Cache Learn how to define a new directory cache and use it in your directoy. Vocabularies, XMLExtensions Intermediate
HOWTO: Configure a Search Filter With Facets and Other Aggregates Learn how to use the Elasticsearch aggregate widgets. Content View, Elasticsearch, Query, Widget Intermediate
HOWTO: Contribute Picture Conversion Learn how to contribute new picture conversions. Automation, XMLExtensions, Layouts, Conversion Advanced
HOWTO: Contribute Video Conversion Learn how to contribute a new video conversion to convert a video to WebM format. Automation, XMLExtensions, Layouts, Conversion Advanced
HOWTO: Contribute a Command Line Converter Learn how to contribute a new command line converter. XMLExtensions, Conversion Advanced
HOWTO: Contribute to an Extension Learn how to create an XML extension in Nuxeo Studio, with the Nuxeo CLI and how to override a Nuxeo contribution. XMLExtensions Intermediate
HOWTO: Contribute to the REST API Learn how to contribute to the REST API. RESTAPI Advanced
HOWTO: Control the Display Mode of a Widget - JSF UI Learn how to be able to control the display mode of a widget. Nuxeo Studio enables you to implement your requirements using an expression when you configure your widget. Widget Advanced
HOWTO: Create Custom Buttons Learn how to execute UI functions after business logic execution Automation, UIElement Advanced
HOWTO: Create Custom Dashboard Entries Learn the basics of a Nuxeo module and is IDE agnostic. UIElements Advanced
HOWTO: Create Themes Learn how to customize themes in Nuxeo Studio. Themes Beginner
HOWTO: Create a Bulk Action Using Nuxeo Studio Learn how to create an action executing logic in bulk using Nuxeo Studio Designer Web UI, Studio Designer, UIElements, Bulk Intermediate
HOWTO: Create a Bulk Edit Form Using Nuxeo Studio Learn how to create a bulk edit form using Nuxeo Studio Designer Web UI, Studio Designer, UIElements, Bulk Intermediate
HOWTO: Create a N-Level Select Widget - JSF UI Learn how to create a selection widget with 3 levels by contributing a "template widget" in Studio. Widget Advanced
HOWTO: Create a Service Learn how to create a service and define your own extension points Extension point Intermediate
HOWTO: Create an Actions Menu Learn how to create an actions menu. UIElements Advanced
HOWTO: Create an Automation Chain This how-to explains the different steps to create and configure an automation chain using Nuxeo Studio. Automation, Events, UIElements Beginner
HOWTO: Create an Empty Bundle Learn the basics of a Nuxeo module raw creation. Development, Bundle Advanced
HOWTO: Create and Reuse a Custom Element Learn how to create and reuse a custom element in Studio Designer. UIElements, Layouts Advanced
HOWTO: Create and Use Document Facets Learn How to Create and Reuse Document Facets in Nuxeo Studio Doctype Intermediate
HOWTO: Customize Dashboard Learn how to customize the Web UI dashboard UIElements Advanced
HOWTO: Customize Default Rendition in Web UI Learn how to customize the default rendition used in Web UI. Conversion, XMLExtensions Advanced
HOWTO: Customize Document Layouts Learn how to use document layouts with Web UI and Studio Designer Layouts, Doctype Intermediate
HOWTO: Customize Document Validation Leans how to customize the document validation error messages and how to add new references validation on document types. Development, Doctype, Translations Advanced
HOWTO: Customize Email Templates Learn how to create new alert email or override existing alert emails with Nuxeo Studio. Templates Beginner
HOWTO: Customize Slots Learn how to use Nuxeo Slots with Web UI. UIElements Advanced
HOWTO: Customize Startup Redirection - JSF UI Learn how to customize startup redirection so users are displayed the default Nuxeo dashboard. JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Customize Theme Learn how to customize themes in Nuxeo Web UI. Themes Advanced
HOWTO: Customize Workflow Tasks Learn how to configure your workflow tasks Workflow Advanced
HOWTO: Customize the Bulk Edit Form - JSF UI Learn how to customize the bulk edit form using Nuxeo Studio. Bulk edit, JSF UI Intermediate
HOWTO: Customize the Bulk Import Form - JSF UI Learn how to customize the bulk import form using Nuxeo Studio. Bulk import, JSF UI Intermediate
HOWTO: Customize the Creation Form Learn how to configure the creation form to display long document type titles Layouts Intermediate
HOWTO: Customize the Dashboard - JSF UI Learn how to customize the dashboard by adding new entries or completely override the default dashboard. JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Customize the Default Content and Trash Listings - JSF UI Learn how to customize the default content and trash listings using Nuxeo Studio. Content View Intermediate
HOWTO: Customize the Default Document View Learn how to update the default Nuxeo document view. UIElements, Automation Advanced
HOWTO: Customize the Error Pages - JSF UI Learn how to customize the error pages. Theme, JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Customize the HTML5 Drag and Drop Import with Metadata Form - JSF UI Learn how to customize the drag and drop HTML5 import with metadata form. Drag and Drop, Layout Beginner
HOWTO: Customize the Info-View Pop-Up - JSF UI Learn how to customize the info-view pop-up using an XML extension or Nuxeo Studio. Info-view, JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Customize the Login Page - JSF UI Learn how to customize the login page using an XML extension. Theme, JSF UI Beginner
HOWTO: Customize the Versioning and Comment Widget on Document Edit Form - JSF UI Learn how to customize the versioning and comment widget using XML extensions. These examples can be contributed in Nuxeo Studio (Advanced Settings > XML Extensions) or with Nuxeo CLI. Layout, Versioning, JSF UI, Widget Intermediate
HOWTO: Debug Slow Page Rendering - JSF UI Learn how to debug slow page rendering. JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Declare the CSS and JavaScript Resources Used in Your Templates - JSF UI Learn how to declare and add the CSS and JavaScript resources in your templates. Theme Advanced
HOWTO: Define a Document Type Learn how to create a new document type using Nuxeo Studio. Doctype, Layouts Beginner
HOWTO: Define a New Content View - JSF UI Learn how to configure a new content view with Nuxeo Studio. Content View Beginner
HOWTO: Define a Runtime XMap Object Learn how to annotate a POJO class as a Runtime Contribution Development, Runtime Advanced
HOWTO: Deploy Web UI Within a Nuxeo Server Learn how to deploy Web UI within a Nuxeo server. Deployment Advanced
HOWTO: Deploy Your Project in Dev Mode Learn How to Deploy a Nuxeo Studio release Deployment Beginner
HOWTO: Develop Faster with Git and Your Nuxeo Studio Project Learn how to synchronize your Studio sources with a local instance and to make the development process of custom elements DevTools, Deployment Advanced
HOWTO: Develop with Angular2 Learn how to develop with Angular2. RESTAPI Advanced
HOWTO: Disable Trash Actions, Tab and Search Learn how to disable trash and set up hard delete UIElements Intermediate
HOWTO: Disable by Coverage and by Subjects Virtual Navigations Learn how to disable the existing By Coverage and By Subjects virtual navigations with Nuxeo Studio. Content View, Virtual Navigation Advanced
HOWTO: Display Non-Folderish Documents (Files, Note, ...) in the Left Tree - JSF UI Learn how to display non-folderish documents in the left tree with Nuxeo Studio. Content View Advanced
HOWTO: Display User Information Learn how to display user information on Web UI UIElements Intermediate
HOWTO: Display a Button/a Tab Only When a Workflow Is Started Learn how to display a tab or a button when a workflow is started. Workflow Intermediate
HOWTO: Display a Children Documents Listing Learn how to create a listing displaying custom properties of the documents contained in a given space. Searches Intermediate
HOWTO: Enable Addons Features on Custom Document Type Learn how to apply features provided by addons on your document type. Document type Intermediate
HOWTO: Enable Drag and Drop and New Button on a Custom Content View - JSF UI Make a custom content view look like the default Content tab. Content view, Tab, JSF UI, UI Beginner
HOWTO: Enable Package Specific Features in Studio for DAM or Virtual Navigation? Learn how to Enable Package Specific Features in Studio for DAM or Virtual Navigation. Application Definition Beginner
HOWTO: Export Data Using Document Template and Automation Learn how to generate a CSV file listing all the documents of your Nuxeo Platform repository. Automation, Templates Beginner
HOWTO: Export a Studio Project in Eclipse Learn how to import Studio files in Eclipse Deployment Advanced
HOWTO: Expose Elasticsearch Hint as Extension Point Learn how to expose Elasticsearch hints as extention points. ElasticsearchConfiguration Advanced
HOWTO: Fetch Documents with a Query on Date Parameters Learn how to make it possible to process documents depending on a date parameter. Automation, Content view Intermediate
HOWTO: Fetch a Document by Its ID or Path Learn how to use the operation Document.Fetch to get a document by its ID or its path. Automation Intermediate
HOWTO: Filter Data in Suggestions Learn how to Filter the data in a nuxeo-directory-suggestion element. UIElements, Vocabularies Intermediate
HOWTO: Follow a Transition If User Is Member of a Group Learn how to follow a transition if the user is member of a particular group. Workflow, Transition, UsersAndGroups Advanced
HOWTO: Force Locale - JSF UI Learn how to force the locale by removing other locales support Localization Advanced
HOWTO: Grant the Edit Permission without the Remove Permission Learn how to override the default Edit permission so it does not include Remove by default, and set a new ReadWriteAndRemove permission. Permissions, XMLExtensions Intermediate
HOWTO: Hide a Tab, a Link or a Button for a Group or a User - JSF UI Learn how to hide an action for a group or a user. Filter, User action, JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Impact Another JSF Component from a Command or Select Learn how to impact another JSF component from a Command or Select. Layout, JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Implement Features Using Branches Learn how to use the advanced branch management features of Nuxeo Studio to get a production and a feature branch. SourceControlManagement, Studio Tags Intermediate
HOWTO: Implement Local Groups or Roles Using Computed Groups Learn how to let managers of a workspace determine who is part of locally defined groups (local to the workspace). Permissions, Authentication, XMLExtensions, UsersAndGroups Advanced
HOWTO: Inherit Metadata from a Parent Document In this how-to, we will implement an event handler that will listen to the creation of documents. When the created document matches some predefined criteria, the listener will execute a content automation chain. The chain will copy the "source" metadata value from the workspace to the created document. Automation, Event handler Beginner
HOWTO: Insert a Button Learn how to insert a new user action using the Studio Designer Web UI, Studio Designer, UIElements Intermediate
HOWTO: Insert a New Search Tab Learn how to insert a new tab on your custom document type Searches Intermediate
HOWTO: Install the Studio JAR Manually Learn How to Install the Studio JAR Manually Deployment Intermediate
HOWTO: Make JSF UI the Default UI Learn how to make JSF UI the default UI instead of Web UI. Web UI, JSF UI Beginner
HOWTO: Make a Page Provider or Content View Query Elasticsearch Index Learn how to make a content view query Elasticsearch instead of the Core API. Content view, Elasticsearch, Query Beginner
HOWTO: Make a Selection Based on the Value of Another Value in a Layout - JSF UI Use the extensibility features of the Select2 widget to make a selector which can suggest values based on a different widget's value Layout Intermediate
HOWTO: Make a Simple Task Assignment to One or Many Users Learn how to create a task and assign it to one or many users. Workflow, Automation, Task Intermediate
HOWTO: Make the New Button Appear on a Custom Folderish Document - JSF UI This page explains how to add the New button on the default Content tab and on a custom tab. Document type, Tab, User action Beginner
HOWTO: Manage Relations on a Document Learn how to display relations on a document. Automation Intermediate
HOWTO: Manage Translations Learn how to manage translations in Nuxeo Web UI. Translations Beginner
HOWTO: Modify a Workflow Variable outside of Workflow Context Learn how to modify a workflow outside of the workflow context. Workflow, Event, Listener Advanced
HOWTO: Override Existing Contributions Learn how to override Web UI Default contributions with Nuxeo Studio UIElements Intermediate
HOWTO: Override Existing Document Types Learn how to override an existing document type in Nuxeo Studio. Doctype Beginner
HOWTO: Override a Default Style - JSF UI Learn how to override a default style. Here's an how-to taking as example the override of the "feedback message" styling. Theme, Style Advanced
HOWTO: Override a Seam Component - JSF UI Learn how to override a seam component. JSF UI, Seam JSF Webapp Advanced
HOWTO: Override a Template - JSF UI Learn how to override a Nuxeo template. JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Override the Login Page - JSF UI Learn how to override the login page. Theme, JSF UI Advanced
HOWTO: Populate a Directory With a CSV File Learn how to populate a directory with a CSV file. Directory, Vocabularies Beginner
HOWTO: Prepopulate Metadata at Creation Learn how to prepopulate metadata in the document creation layout Automation, Events Beginner
HOWTO: Programmatically test a workflow Learn how to programmatically test a workflow. Workflow, Tasks, Test Advanced
HOWTO: Query Workflow Objects Learn how to query workflow objects using NXQL. Workflow, NXQL, Query, Searches Advanced
HOWTO: Quickly Generate a PDF Using Document Template Learn how to get a PDF printable version of the data stored on your document as properties using Nuxeo Studio. Automation, Conversion, Templates Beginner
HOWTO: Reference an External Document Type Learn how to reference another document type Registries, Doctype Intermediate
HOWTO: Reference an External Operation Learn how to reference an external operation Automation, Registries Intermediate
HOWTO: Refresh the Task Widget on the Summary Tab Learn how to refresh the task widget on the Summary tab. Workflows, Widget Advanced
HOWTO: Register a JSF Tag Library Learn how to use the JSF tag library registration. JSF Advanced
HOWTO: Review Nuxeo Studio Configuration Learn how to use the branch management features of Nuxeo Studio to set up a configuration process review. SourceControlManagement Intermediate
HOWTO: Set Up a Tasks Dashboard Learn how to manage a tasks dashboard. Workflow, Dashboard Advanced
HOWTO: Set a Default Date on a Field at Document Creation - JSF UI Learn how to set a default date on a field at document creation using Nuxeo Studio's event handlers and automation chains. Layout, Event Advanced
HOWTO: Set a Default Value on a Date Field of a Task Form Learn how to set a value by default on a date field. Workflow Advanced
HOWTO: Tag or Release Your Nuxeo Studio Project Learn how to use the tags and releases features of Nuxeo Studio. SourceControlManagement, Studio Tags Intermediate
HOWTO: Translate a Vocabulary Learn how to translate an existing vocabulary. Vocabularies, Translations Beginner
HOWTO: Translate the Nuxeo Platform Learn how to translate the Nuxeo Platform Labels, Localization, Translations Advanced
HOWTO: Trigger an Automation From a Dialog Learn how to trigger an automation chain or an automation scripting from a Web UI Dialog. Automation, UIElements Intermediate
HOWTO: Unit Test a Studio Bundle Learn how to unit test a Studio Bundle Development, Nuxeo Studio, Unit test, Deployment Advanced
HOWTO: Upload Labels Translations in Nuxeo Studio (i18n) Learn how to upload your own translation of labels in Nuxeo Studio Modeler. Labels, Localization, Translations Advanced
HOWTO: Upload a File in Nuxeo Using REST API Learn how to import a file using the Batch processing endpoint of the REST API. Import, RESTAPI Advanced
HOWTO: Use PDF conversion operations with Nuxeo Studio Learn how to use all operations that offers PDF tools operations from Nuxeo Studio: Watermarks, page numbers, document merging... Doctype, Automation, Conversion Intermediate
HOWTO: Use Plug-Ins in TinyMCE Editor - JSF UI Learn how to customize TinyMCE by adding new plug-ins. We will use the textcolor plug-in as an example. Plug-ins, TinyMCE, JSF UI Intermediate
HOWTO: Use Web UI Internal Events Learn how to use Web UI internal events. UIElements, Events Advanced
HOWTO: Use a Generic Widget in Layouts - JSF UI Learn how to use a generic widget in Studio. Layout, Widget Advanced
HOWTO: Use the Rich Text Editor (RTE) for Article Publishing Learn how to leverage the rich text editor to make Nuxeo an articles content repository Web UI, Studio Designer, UIElements Intermediate
HOWTO: Use the Runtime Java API Learn how to use the Runtime Java API. Development, Runtime Advanced
HOWTO: Use the Trash Feature Learn how to use the trash feature in Nuxeo Platform. Development, RESTAPI Advanced
HOWTO: Validate a Layout Content Learn how to validate a document type layout. UIElements Advanced
HOWTO: Work with Maintenance Branches Learn how to use the advanced branch management feature of Nuxeo Studio to get a production and a maintenance branch. SourceControlManagement, Studio Tags Intermediate
HOWTO: Work with Maven Integration Learn how to integrate your Studio project with Maven DevTools, Deployment Advanced
HOWTO: Write Reusable Automation Chains Learn how to factorize similar automation chains. Automation Intermediate
HOWTO: Write a Bundle Manifest Learn how to write a Bundle Manifest. Development, Runtime Advanced
How to Add Custom LDAP Fields to the UI Learn how to add a custom LDAP fields to the User interface using XML extensions. UserManagement, Authentication, LDAP Advanced
How to Configure a Multidirectory for Users and Groups This page provides a turnkey solution to configure a multidirectory. UserManagement, LDAP, Multidirectory Intermediate
How to Contribute a New "User Registration Request" Document Type Learn how to contribute new request types to the addon. UserManagement, User registration Intermediate
How to Define Public Pages (Viewable by Anonymous Users) Learn how to make some pages visible by anonymous users. UserManagement, Access rights, Authentication Advanced
How to Enable CSV Import on a Custom Document Type If you installed the Nuxeo CSV addon from the Nuxeo Marketplace, you'll probably want to enable CSV import on the document types you defined. Here is how to do that. Doctype, Nuxeo CSV, XMLExtensions Beginner
How to Enable Quotas on Document Types Learn how to enable Nuxeo Quota features on document types other than domains and workspaces. UserManagement, Doctype, Nuxeo Quota, Statistics, XMLExtensions Beginner
How to Estimate Volume Usage Get some guidelines to estimate the required size for disk and database. ServerConfiguration, Database Intermediate
JSF and JavaScript Learn how to get a tag client using DOM. JSF, JavaScript Advanced
JSF troubleshoot Discover the troubleshooting issues that can be encountered with JSF. JSF Advanced
Query Endpoint (Deprecated) This how-to provides an example of how to use the REST API to query the Nuxeo repository. Query, RESTAPI Advanced
Search Resource Endpoints This how-to provides some examples of how to use the REST API to query the Nuxeo repository, as well as to save these queries and later reproduce them. Query, REST API Advanced
Using CMISQL from Java Learn how to make CMISQL queries from Java code inside a Nuxeo bundle. CMIS, Query Advanced
Web UI Customization Tutorial Learn how to customize Web UI and deploy your customization. UIElements Advanced
Web UI Translations Learn how translations are managed technically in Nuxeo Web UI. Translations Advanced
Workflow and Task Resource Endpoints This how-to provides an example of how to use the workflow REST API. Worklow, REST API Advanced