The Share environment

A good way to first start trying to understand how Records Management works within Alfresco is by getting an understanding of the overall structure and environment that it runs in, Alfresco Share. The Share Records Management site is built in a way that extends and reuses many elements of standard Share site functionality. Because of that, a good understanding of the basics of Alfresco Share can also provide a good foundation for learning how Records Management works.

But while there are similarities between standard Share sites and the Share Records Management site, there are also a number of differences. Compared to standard Share sites, Records Management is quite unique, and we will discuss the differences that exist between standard sites and the Records Management site.

A brief history of Alfresco Share

In early December 2007, Alfresco announced the broadening and repositioning of Alfresco software to include Social computing and collaboration capabilities. The...