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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>
+ 
+<beans>
+
+    <!-- Registration of new models -->	
+    <bean id="extension.dictionaryBootstrap" parent="dictionaryModelBootstrap" depends-on="dictionaryBootstrap">
+        <property name="models">
+            <list>
+                <value>alfresco/extension/customModel.xml</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+          
+</beans>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/extension/customModel.xml.sample b/config/alfresco/extension/customModel.xml.sample
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!-- Custom Model -->
+
+<!-- Note: This model is pre-configured to load at startup of the Repository.  So, all custom -->
+<!--       types and aspects added here will automatically be registered -->
+
+<model name="custom:customModel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
+
+   <!-- Optional meta-data about the model -->   
+   <description>Custom Model</description>
+   <author></author>
+   <version>1.0</version>
+
+   <imports>
+   	  <!-- Import Alfresco Dictionary Definitions -->
+      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
+      <!-- Import Alfresco Content Domain Model Definitions -->
+      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
+   </imports>
+
+   <!-- Introduction of new namespaces defined by this model -->
+   <!-- NOTE: The following namespace custom.model should be changed to reflect your own namespace -->
+   <namespaces>
+      <namespace uri="custom.model" prefix="custom"/>
+   </namespaces>
+      
+</model>
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diff --git a/config/alfresco/extension/example-model-context.xml.sample b/config/alfresco/extension/example-model-context.xml.sample
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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>
+ 
+<beans>
+
+    <!-- Registration of new models -->	
+    <bean id="extension.dictionaryBootstrap" parent="dictionaryModelBootstrap" depends-on="dictionaryBootstrap">
+        <property name="models">
+            <list>
+                <value>alfresco/extension/exampleModel.xml</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+          
+</beans>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/extension/exampleModel.xml.sample b/config/alfresco/extension/exampleModel.xml.sample
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!-- Definition of new Model -->
+
+<!-- The important part here is the name - Note: the use of the my: namespace
+     which is defined further on in the document -->
+<model name="my:mynewmodel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
+
+   <!-- Optional meta-data about the model -->   
+   <description>Example custom Model</description>
+   <author></author>
+   <version>1.0</version>
+
+   <!-- Imports are required to allow references to definitions in other models -->   
+   <imports>
+   	  <!-- Import Alfresco Dictionary Definitions -->
+      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
+      <!-- Import Alfresco Content Domain Model Definitions -->
+      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
+   </imports>
+
+   <!-- Introduction of new namespaces defined by this model -->
+   <!-- NOTE: The following namespace my.new.model should be changed to reflect your own namespace -->
+   <namespaces>
+      <namespace uri="my.new.model" prefix="my"/>
+   </namespaces>
+   
+   <types>
+   
+      <!-- Definition of new Content Type: Standard Operating Procedure -->
+      <type name="my:sop">
+         <title>Standard Operating Procedure</title>
+         <parent>cm:content</parent>
+         <properties>
+            <property name="my:publishedDate">
+               <type>d:datetime</type>
+            </property>
+            <property name="my:authorisedBy">
+               <type>d:text</type>
+            </property>
+         </properties>
+         <associations>
+            <association name="my:signOff">
+               <target>
+                  <class>cm:content</class>
+                  <mandatory>false</mandatory>
+                  <many>false</many>
+               </target>
+            </association>
+            <child-association name="my:processSteps">
+               <target>
+                  <class>cm:content</class>
+                  <mandatory>false</mandatory>
+                  <many>true</many>
+               </target>
+			</child-association>            
+         </associations>
+      </type>
+      
+    </types>
+    
+    <aspects>
+      
+      <!-- Definition of new Content Aspect: Image Classification -->
+      <aspect name="my:imageClassification">
+         <title>Image Classfication</title>
+         <properties>
+            <property name="my:width">
+               <type>d:int</type>
+            </property>
+            <property name="my:height">
+               <type>d:int</type>
+            </property>
+            <property name="my:resolution">
+               <type>d:int</type>
+            </property>
+         </properties>
+      </aspect>
+      
+   </aspects>
+   
+</model>
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