Alfresco Content Services

Certified Engineer

Exam Study Guide

January 2019
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Content
1 Summary.................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 Purpose ...................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Recommended Study ............................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Alfresco University ..................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Alfresco Community................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Alfresco Documentation ............................................................................................................ 5
2.3.1 Architectural Core .................................................................................................................................5
2.3.2 Repository Customization .....................................................................................................................6
2.3.3 User Interface Customization ...............................................................................................................7
2.3.4 Alfresco API Interface ............................................................................................................................7
2.3.5 Web Scripts ............................................................................................................................................8
2.4 Practical Experience ................................................................................................................... 8

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1 Summary
1.1 Purpose
The document provides information and guidelines that may be useful in your preparation prior to
attempting the Alfresco Content Services Certified Engineer (ACSCE) exam.

• Recommended Preparation
o Alfresco University
o Alfresco Community
o Alfresco Documentation
o Practical Experience

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2 Recommended Study
2.1 Alfresco University
Alfresco University provides several training courses targeted at the Developer role for Alfresco
Content Services.

For further information please visit:

https://university.alfresco.com/

2.2 Alfresco Community

The Alfresco Community is also a useful source of information for Alfresco Content Services.
https://community.alfresco.com

2.3 Alfresco Documentation

The following list contains links to the Alfresco documentation which covers the various topics in the
exam.

Some of the links refer to specific articles in the documentation whilst others are more generic with
the implication that the entire section may be of use.

2.3.1 Architectural Core

Database
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/auth-subsystem-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-services.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/schema-diff-tool-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/zeroday-database.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/content-repo-about.html

Repository
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-repository-concepts.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/search-fts-config.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/rm-searchsyntax-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/aspect-about.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/sf-folder.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/smart-video-02.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/sf-best-practice.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-extension-points-actions.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/sf-config-examples.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/pra/1/concepts/cmis-1.1-item-support.html

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Security & Authentication
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/secur-acl.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/auth-subsystem-types.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/auth-subsystem-chain-config.html

Solr
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/solr-event-consistency.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/solrsecurity-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/solr-overview.html

Subsystems
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/email-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/at-adminconsole.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/email-inboundsmtp-props.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/subsystem-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/subsystem-categories.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-extension-points-custom-subsystem.html

2.3.2 Repository Customization

Content Modelling
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/dev-extensions-content-models-tutorials-deploy-model.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-extension-points-content-model-define-and-
deploy.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/content-model-preconfigured.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/admintools-cmm-intro.html

Extension Classpath
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/twelve-tips.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/reuse/conv-syspaths.html

Packaging Extensions
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-extensions-packaging-techniques-amps.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-extensions-modules-management-tool.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/sdk-archetypes-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/sdk-getting-started.html

Event Model (Behaviours, Policies)

https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-extension-points-content-model-define-and-
deploy.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-extension-points-behaviors.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/library-folder-rules.html

Rules & Actions

https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/library-folder-rules.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/audit-overview.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-JS-rootscoped.html

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Transformations & Extractions
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-extension-points-custom-metadata-extractor.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-extension-points-mimetypes.html

https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/managing-transformations.html

Embedded Workflows
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/wf-process-def.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/wf-process-def-gateways-exclusive.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/wf-process-def-listeners.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/wf-process-def-listeners-execution.html

2.3.3 User Interface Customization

Aikau
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-extensions-share-aikau-widgets.html

Share Configuration
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/forms-config.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/controlling_search_results.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/share-configuration-files.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/smart-video-02.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/doclib-web-tier.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/dev-extensions-share-tutorials-add-action-doclib.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/dev-extensions-content-models-tutorials-add-aspect.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/admintools-ct-properties-delete.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-extensions-share-extension-points-introduction.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-extensions-share-evaluators.html

Share Customization
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/configure-ssl-prod.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/ws-custom-client-authentication.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-extensions-share-architecture-extension-points.html

2.3.4 Alfresco API Interface

REST API
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/pra/1/concepts/pra-request.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/arch-api-remote.html

Foundation Services API

https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-api-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-extension-points-javascript-root-objects.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/ws-and-Java.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/topics/wf-deploy-taskmodel.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-extension-points-behaviors.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-JS-createNode.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-services-node.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-services-dictionary.html

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Freemarker Template API
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-FreeMarker-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-FreeMarker-Workflow.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-FreeMarker-defaultmodel.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-FreeMarker-TemplateNode.html

JavaScript API
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/API-JS-intro.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-JS-rootscoped.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-JS-ScriptNode.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-JS-ModifyCreate.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/pra/1/concepts/pra-people.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/dev-reference-guide.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/tasks/ws-uri-parse.html

CMIS
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/pra/1/topics/cmis-welcome.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/pra/1/concepts/cmis-query.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/pra/1/concepts/cmis-objects.html

2.3.5 Web Scripts

Web Scripts Framework
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/ws-components.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/ws-component-name.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/ws-component-place.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/concepts/surf-webscripts.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/api-wsdl-url.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/api-wsdl-authentication.html
https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/api-wsdl-transaction.html

2.4 Practical Experience

We would also recommend practical, hands-on experience of developing extensions to both Alfresco
Content Services and Share to fully prepare for the exam.

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