----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Davis" <davis@arc.ab.ca> To: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 2:03 PM Subject: [Zope] Create a product or just copy?

I have created a folder called TestProject that contains a number of other folders including one which contains a bug tracking database front end. I would like to have users (managers) be able to create a new Project which would basically entail copying over the TestProject hierarchy, setting some properties and setting up user lists. Can this be down by making this TestProject a 'Product'? If so, how should I proceed?

Basically, if you have a whole bunch of pieces in your TestProject that would be the same for everyone, then it is good to make this a Product. You should take a look at the ZClasses tutorial information on the zope site. The basic process is that you'll move all of the parts that will be the same for each instance into your ZClass. You'll make the ZClass _add method (the constructor) create the user folders or whatever needs to be changeable for each instance. You can also set up your ZClass with properties that are customized for each instance.

Simpler for me, but more hassle for the user would be to maintain a clean Project hierarchy that could simply be copied and renamed.

I guess the part of this that can get messy is if you find a bug in one of your methods and you fix it... then, that method needs to be recopied to every Folder... Kevin