openCMIS: Renditions

What is rendition?

Rendition is an alternative representation of a document. Not all the repositories support renditions.

Where can I use rendition?

Rendtions can be used while previewing a document, without downloading the actual content of a document.

RepositoryCapabilities interface provides 'getRenditionsCapability' method to get the rendition capabilities of the repository.

Following table summarizes valid values of rendition capability.

Value	Description
none	The repository does not expose renditions at all.
read	Renditions are provided by the repository and readable by the client.

I covered about this clearly in other post 'Rendition support of the repository'.

Can a folder have renditions?

Yes, a CMIS repository may expose zero or more renditions for a document or folder.

Can a document have more than one renditions?

Yes

Are renditions are specific to version of the document?

Yes, Renditions are specific to the version of the document or folder and may differ between document versions.

Can I create (or) update the renditions using CMIS client?
No, CMIS provides no capability to create or update renditions accessed through the rendition services.

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