How does it work?

Let's dig in a bit deeper to get a better understanding of how Records Management has been integrated into Alfresco Share. To do that, let's look in more detail at how the Records Management dashlet is built.

The Records Management AMP Files

The Alfresco Records Management application is deployed using two AMP files. An AMP file, or an Alfresco Module Package, is a bundled collection of files that together extend the Alfresco platform to provide a new set of related functionality.

Alfresco Records Management functionality is split across two AMP files. One of the AMP files is applied to the Alfresco WAR, extending basic Repository services, and the other AMP file is applied to the Share WAR, defining the Share Records Management site.

AMP files are ZIP files that are packaged and arranged in a folder structure that mirrors the directory structure of the WAR files that they are being deployed into. While we may be adding only Records Management, a single new Alfresco module...