DrupalCon Paris 2009: Rule-based Automation

Rules: How to leverage rule-based automation on your sites!

Wolfgang Ziegler (fago), klausi
SESSION: http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/session/rules-how-leverage-rule-based-aut...
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VIDEO: http://www.archive.org/details/RulesHowtoleveragerule-basedautomationony...

• http://drupal.org/project/rules
• More features for triggers in core
• Event – Condition – Action
• Administer → Rules
• Rules debugging in settings
• Import / Export
• Rule Sets
• Scheduling
• Part of Google Summer of Code: Rules Monkey Project
• Rules form support
  • Customize using hook_form_alter
  • Events
    • Form being built
    • Validate
    • Submit
  • Conditions
    • Element has value
  • Actions
    • Hide element
    • Disable element
    • Weight element
    • Redirect
    • form_set_error
• Tutorial: http://drupal.org/node/298482
• Use Cases
  • Act on user inactivity
    • Trigger
    • Rule sets
    • Send email
    • Block user 1 week later
    • Cancel scheduling if log in
  • Editor vs Publisher of content
    • CCK field for state of workflow
      • Draft
      • Published
    • Content permissions
      • Only “publisher” can change value of CCK field
      • Both roles can edit content
    • Include Form Support feature
      • 3rd state of CCK field
        • Ready
    • Hide “publish” from Editors