On Asset deletion, how to get its properties before its deleted.

[nandan123]

Hi,

On deletion of an Asset, I need get a property from the Node.

I created a workflow and also a launcher which is triggered whenever a node is removed. From the workflow payload I need to get asset path from which I can get its properties just before deletion(manually deletion of asset not from the process step)  but how?

thanks

Nandan

[aanchal-sikka · Accepted solution]

@nandan123 : 

Once the asset is deleted, properties are unavailable. 

Few other approaches:

• Create a custom workflows, that fetches properties, use as necessary and then delete asset
• Overlay Delete button or create a new one. It can call a custom servlet, which first fetches necessary info and then deletes asset

[arunpatidar]

I think, you can use event listener as well to read properties before it is deleted

https://github.com/arunpatidar02/aem63app-repo/blob/master/java/TitlePropertyListener.java 

[Mani_kumar_]

You can utilize the event listener to get the properties and if not write custom logic for deletion of the asset, get the properties and then delete the asset.