File Plan container metadata

Like any content within Alfresco, the File Plan containers, that is, the Series, Categories, and Folders are associated with metadata. We saw when looking at the Records Management Content Model that the content types for these containers correspond to dod:recordSeries, dod:recordCategory, and rma:recordFolder. All of these content types inherit from the base content type of cm:folder and they also contain metadata specific to their function within the File Plan.

Note

Recall that we discussed metadata and document and record properties in the context of the Content Model in the last chapter. Metadata is structured data that describes other data. The metadata for a record tracks information about its content, context, and lifecycle. Metadata is used to help locate and manage records, and also to better understand the content of records. Metadata can include information like the record name, description, author, access permissions, and information about when the...