[maven-release-plugin][skip ci] prepare release 25.3.0.56

MNT-24776 adding if-else conditionals to avoid null values

.secrets.baseline

@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@
         "filename": "repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties",
         "hashed_secret": "1459a56410378e4d3ab470eff570e5eae1742762",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 312,
+        "line_number": 314,
         "is_secret": false
       },
       {
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@
         "filename": "repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties",
         "hashed_secret": "84551ae5442affc9f1a2d3b4c86ae8b24860149d",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 771,
+        "line_number": 773,
         "is_secret": false
       }
     ],
@@ -1845,5 +1845,5 @@
       }
     ]
   },
-  "generated_at": "2025-06-09T16:43:14Z"
+  "generated_at": "2025-07-23T08:25:11Z"
 }

amps/ags/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-amps</artifactId>
-      <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+      <version>25.3.0.56</version>
    </parent>
 
    <modules>

amps/ags/rm-automation/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-community-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+      <version>25.3.0.56</version>
    </parent>
 
    <modules>

amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-automation-community-repo</artifactId>
-      <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+      <version>25.3.0.56</version>
    </parent>
 
    <build>

amps/ags/rm-community/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-community-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+      <version>25.3.0.56</version>
    </parent>
 
    <modules>

amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/query/rm-common-SqlMap.xml

@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
       <parameter property="end" jdbcType="BIGINT" javaType="java.lang.Long"/>
    </parameterMap>
 
+   <parameterMap id="parameter_NodeIdsWhichReferenceContentUrl" type="map">
+      <parameter property="contentUrlShort" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+      <parameter property="contentUrlCrc" jdbcType="BIGINT" javaType="java.lang.Long"/>
+      <parameter property="localName" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+      <parameter property="uri" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+   </parameterMap>
+
    <resultMap id="result_NodeRefEntity" type="org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.query.NodeRefEntity">
       <result property="row" column="row" jdbcType="BIGINT" javaType="java.lang.Long"/>
       <result property="protocol" column="protocol" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
@@ -55,18 +62,21 @@
 
    <!-- Get list of node ids which reference given content url -->
    <select id="select_NodeIdsWhichReferenceContentUrl"
-           parameterType="ContentUrl"
+           parameterMap="parameter_NodeIdsWhichReferenceContentUrl"
            resultMap="result_NodeIds">
       select
          p.node_id
       from
          alf_content_url cu
-      LEFT OUTER JOIN alf_content_data cd ON (cd.content_url_id = cu.id)
-      LEFT OUTER JOIN alf_node_properties p ON (p.long_value = cd.id)
-      WHERE
-         content_url_short = #{contentUrlShort} and
-         content_url_crc = #{contentUrlCrc}
-
+         left outer join alf_content_data cd ON (cd.content_url_id = cu.id)
+         left outer join alf_node_properties p ON (p.long_value = cd.id)
+         left outer join alf_qname q ON (q.id = p.qname_id)
+         left outer join alf_namespace n ON (n.id = q.ns_id)
+      where
+         cu.content_url_short = ? and
+         cu.content_url_crc = ? and
+         q.local_name = ? and
+         n.uri = ?
    </select>
 
    <select id="select_RecordFoldersWithSchedules"

amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-community-repo-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+      <version>25.3.0.56</version>
    </parent>
 
    <properties>

amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/query/RecordsManagementQueryDAOImpl.java

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.mybatis.spring.SqlSessionTemplate;
 
+import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.model.RecordsManagementModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.contentdata.ContentUrlEntity;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeDAO;
@@ -191,13 +192,19 @@ public class RecordsManagementQueryDAOImpl implements RecordsManagementQueryDAO,
         ContentUrlEntity contentUrlEntity = new ContentUrlEntity();
         contentUrlEntity.setContentUrl(contentUrl.toLowerCase());
 
+        Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>(4);
+        params.put("contentUrlShort", contentUrlEntity.getContentUrlShort());
+        params.put("contentUrlCrc", contentUrlEntity.getContentUrlCrc());
+        params.put("localName", ContentModel.PROP_CONTENT.getLocalName());
+        params.put("uri", ContentModel.PROP_CONTENT.getNamespaceURI());
+
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
         {
             logger.debug("Executing query " + SELECT_NODE_IDS_WHICH_REFERENCE_CONTENT_URL);
         }
 
         // Get all the node ids which reference the given content url
-        List<Long> nodeIds = template.selectList(SELECT_NODE_IDS_WHICH_REFERENCE_CONTENT_URL, contentUrlEntity);
+        List<Long> nodeIds = template.selectList(SELECT_NODE_IDS_WHICH_REFERENCE_CONTENT_URL, params);
 
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
         {

amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-rest-api-explorer/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-community-repo-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>

amps/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>

amps/share-services/pom.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-amps</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>

amps/share-services/src/main/resources/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary-v2/doclist.lib.js

@@ -134,6 +134,25 @@ function doclist_main()
       logger.log("doclist.lib.js - NodeRef: " + parsedArgs.nodeRef + " Query: " + query);
 
    favourites = sanitizeJunkFavouriteKeys(favourites);
+   if(query === null)
+   {
+      return {
+         luceneQuery: "",
+         paging: {
+            totalRecords: 0,
+            startIndex: 0
+         },
+         container: parsedArgs.rootNode,
+         parent: null,
+         onlineEditing: utils.moduleInstalled("org.alfresco.module.vti"),
+         itemCount: {
+            folders: 0,
+            documents: 0
+         },
+         items: [],
+         customJSON: slingshotDocLib.getJSON()
+      };
+   }
 
    if(Object.keys(favourites).length === 0 && query === null)
    {

amps/share-services/src/main/resources/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary-v2/filters.lib.js

@@ -233,15 +233,15 @@ var Filters =
             filterParams.query = "+ID:\"" + parsedArgs.nodeRef + "\"";
             break;
 
-         case "tag":
-            // Remove any trailing "/" character
-            if (filterData.charAt(filterData.length - 1) == "/")
-            {
-               filterData = filterData.slice(0, -1);
-            }
-            filterQuery = this.constructPathQuery(parsedArgs);
-            filterParams.query = filterQuery + " +PATH:\"/cm:taggable/cm:" + search.ISO9075Encode(filterData) + "/member\"";
-            break;
+          case "tag":
+              // Remove any trailing "/" character
+              if (filterData.charAt(filterData.length - 1) == "/")
+              {
+                  filterData = filterData.slice(0, -1);
+              }
+              filterQuery = this.constructPathQuery(parsedArgs);
+              filterParams.query = filterQuery + " +TAG:\"" + search.ISO9075Encode(filterData) + "\"";
+              break;
 
          case "category":
             // Remove any trailing "/" character
@@ -249,8 +249,15 @@ var Filters =
             {
                filterData = filterData.slice(0, -1);
             }
-            filterQuery = this.constructPathQuery(parsedArgs);
-            filterParams.query = filterQuery + " +PATH:\"/cm:categoryRoot/cm:generalclassifiable" + Filters.iso9075EncodePath(filterData) + "/member\"";
+
+            var categoryNodeRef = this.getCategoryNodeRef(filterData);
+
+            if (categoryNodeRef && search.findNode(categoryNodeRef) != null) {
+               filterParams.query = filterQuery + ' +@cm\\:categories:"' + categoryNodeRef + '"';
+            } else {
+               logger.warn("category filter: skipping invalid category node : " + categoryNodeRef);
+            }
+            filterParams.language = "fts-alfresco";
             break;
 
          case "aspect":
@@ -271,11 +278,24 @@ var Filters =
       {
          filterParams.query += " " + (Filters.TYPE_MAP[parsedArgs.type] || "");
       }
-
+      logger.warn("Final Query : " + filterParams.query);
       return filterParams;
    },
-   
-   constructPathQuery: function constructPathQuery(parsedArgs)
+
+    getCategoryNodeRef: function(categoryName) {
+        var results = search.luceneSearch(
+            'PATH:"/cm:categoryRoot/cm:generalclassifiable//*" AND @cm\\:name:"' + categoryName + '"'
+        );
+
+        if (results && results.length > 0) {
+            return results[0].nodeRef.toString();
+        }
+
+        logger.warn("Category not found: " + categoryName);
+        return null;
+    },
+
+   constructPathQuery: function(parsedArgs)
    {
       var pathQuery = "";
       if (parsedArgs.libraryRoot != companyhome || parsedArgs.nodeRef != "alfresco://company/home")

core/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-      <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+      <version>25.3.0.56</version>
    </parent>
 
    <dependencies>

data-model/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>

mmt/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>

packaging/distribution/pom.xml

@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-packaging</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 </project>

packaging/docker-alfresco/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-packaging</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>

packaging/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>

packaging/tests/pom.xml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-packaging</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>

packaging/tests/tas-cmis/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <organization>

packaging/tests/tas-email/pom.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <developers>

packaging/tests/tas-integration/pom.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <developers>

packaging/tests/tas-restapi/pom.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>

packaging/tests/tas-webdav/pom.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <developers>

packaging/war/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-packaging</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>

pom.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-    <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+    <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Alfresco Community Repo Parent</name>
 
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@
         <dependency.alfresco-server-root.version>7.0.2</dependency.alfresco-server-root.version>
         <dependency.activiti-engine.version>5.23.0</dependency.activiti-engine.version>
         <dependency.activiti.version>5.23.0</dependency.activiti.version>
-        <dependency.alfresco-transform-core.version>5.2.1</dependency.alfresco-transform-core.version>
-        <dependency.alfresco-transform-service.version>4.2.1</dependency.alfresco-transform-service.version>
+        <dependency.alfresco-transform-core.version>5.2.2</dependency.alfresco-transform-core.version>
+        <dependency.alfresco-transform-service.version>4.2.2</dependency.alfresco-transform-service.version>
         <dependency.alfresco-greenmail.version>7.1</dependency.alfresco-greenmail.version>
-        <dependency.acs-event-model.version>1.0.5</dependency.acs-event-model.version>
+        <dependency.acs-event-model.version>1.0.11</dependency.acs-event-model.version>
 
         <dependency.aspectj.version>1.9.22.1</dependency.aspectj.version>
-        <dependency.spring.version>6.2.8</dependency.spring.version>
-        <dependency.spring-security.version>6.3.9</dependency.spring-security.version>
+        <dependency.spring.version>6.2.11</dependency.spring.version>
+        <dependency.spring-security.version>6.4.11</dependency.spring-security.version>
         <dependency.antlr.version>3.5.3</dependency.antlr.version>
         <dependency.jackson.version>2.17.2</dependency.jackson.version>
         <dependency.cxf.version>4.1.2</dependency.cxf.version>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency.slf4j.version>2.0.16</dependency.slf4j.version>
         <dependency.log4j.version>2.25.1</dependency.log4j.version>
         <dependency.groovy.version>3.0.25</dependency.groovy.version>
-        <dependency.tika.version>2.9.2</dependency.tika.version>
+        <dependency.tika.version>3.2.3</dependency.tika.version>
         <dependency.truezip.version>7.7.10</dependency.truezip.version>
         <dependency.poi.version>5.4.0</dependency.poi.version>
         <dependency.jboss.logging.version>3.5.0.Final</dependency.jboss.logging.version>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         <dependency.jakarta-json-path.version>2.9.0</dependency.jakarta-json-path.version>
         <dependency.json-smart.version>2.5.2</dependency.json-smart.version>
         <alfresco.googledrive.version>4.1.0</alfresco.googledrive.version>
-        <alfresco.aos-module.version>3.3.0</alfresco.aos-module.version>
+        <alfresco.aos-module.version>3.4.0</alfresco.aos-module.version>
         <alfresco.api-explorer.version>25.2.0</alfresco.api-explorer.version> <!-- Also in alfresco-enterprise-share -->
 
         <alfresco.maven-plugin.version>2.2.0</alfresco.maven-plugin.version>
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-community-repo.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-community-repo.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-community-repo</url>
-        <tag>25.3.0.35</tag>
+        <tag>25.3.0.56</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@
 
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
+            <!-- v1.10 has 0BSD license it must be consulted with Legal -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.tukaani</groupId>
+                <artifactId>xz</artifactId>
+                <version>1.9</version>
+            </dependency>
             <!-- Jakarta... -->
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>jakarta.xml.bind</groupId>
@@ -1125,16 +1131,10 @@
                                             <exclude>jakarta.xml.soap:jakarta.xml.soap-api:(, 2.0.1)</exclude>
                                             <exclude>jakarta.jws:jakarta.jws-api:(, 3.0.0)</exclude>
 <!--                                            Enforce ban bouncycastle dependencies other than specified under <includes> section-->
-                                            <exclude>org.bouncycastle</exclude>
+                                            <exclude>org.bouncycastle:(,1.81)</exclude>
 <!--                                            Enforce one version of Jaxb-->
                                             <exclude>com.sun.xml.bind</exclude>
                                         </excludes>
-                                        <includes>
-                                            <include>org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:[1.78.1,)</include>
-                                            <include>org.bouncycastle:bcmail-jdk18on:[1.78.1,)</include>
-                                            <include>org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:[1.78.1,)</include>
-                                            <include>org.bouncycastle:bcutil-jdk18on:[1.78.1,)</include>
-                                        </includes>
                                     </bannedDependencies>
                                 </rules>
                                 <fail>true</fail>

remote-api/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>

remote-api/src/main/resources/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/forms/form.post.json.js

@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ function main()
         }
     }
 
+    var contentChanged = false;
+    if (itemKind === "node") {
+        contentChanged = metadataExtractAction.isContentChanged(itemId,repoFormData);
+    }
+    if(logger.isLoggingEnabled() && contentChanged) {
+        logger.log("Content has been changed");
+    }
+
     var persistedObject = null;
     try
     {
@@ -83,9 +91,50 @@ function main()
        
         return;
     }
+    if (itemKind === "node") {
+        checkAndExtractNodeMetadata(persistedObject, itemId, contentChanged);
+    }
     
     model.persistedObject = persistedObject.toString();
     model.message = "Successfully persisted form for item [" + itemKind + "]" + itemId;
 }
 
+function checkAndExtractNodeMetadata(persistedObject, itemId, isContentChanged) {
+    var nodeRefStr = toNodeRefString(persistedObject, itemId);
+    var node = search.findNode(nodeRefStr);
+
+    if (node == null) {
+        if (logger.isLoggingEnabled()) {
+            logger.log("Node not found: " + nodeRefStr);
+        }
+    } else if(isContentChanged) {
+        extractMetadata(node, isContentChanged);
+    } else {
+        if (logger.isLoggingEnabled()) {
+            logger.log("Content not changed, skipping metadata extraction for node: " + nodeRefStr);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+function extractMetadata(file, isContentChanged) {
+    var emAction = metadataExtractAction.create(isContentChanged);
+    if (emAction) {
+        // readOnly=false, newTransaction=false
+        emAction.execute(file, false, false);
+    }
+}
+
+function toNodeRefString(persistedObject, itemId) {
+    // Prefer the NodeRef returned by saveForm (when kind=node).
+    if (persistedObject instanceof Packages.org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef) {
+        return persistedObject.toString();
+    }
+    // If the client passed a full noderef, keep it.
+    if (itemId && itemId.indexOf("://") !== -1) {
+        return itemId;
+    }
+    // Otherwise assume SpacesStore UUID.
+    return "workspace://SpacesStore/" + itemId;
+}
 main();

remote-api/src/main/resources/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/forms/pickerresults.lib.ftl

@@ -1,85 +1,92 @@
-<#macro renderParent node indent="   ">
-	<#escape x as jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)>
-	${indent}"parent":
-	${indent}{
-	<#if (node != rootNode) && node.parent??>
-		<@renderParent node.parent indent+"   " />
-	</#if>
-		${indent}"type": "${node.typeShort}",
-		${indent}"isContainer": ${node.isContainer?string},
-		${indent}"name": "${node.properties.name!""}",
-		${indent}"title": "${node.properties.title!""}",
-		${indent}"description": "${node.properties.description!""}",
-		<#if node.properties.modified??>${indent}"modified": "${xmldate(node.properties.modified)}",</#if>
-		<#if node.properties.modifier??>${indent}"modifier": "${node.properties.modifier}",</#if>
-		${indent}"displayPath": "${node.displayPath!""}",
-		${indent}"qnamePath": "${node.qnamePath!""}",
-		<#if node.aspects??>
-        ${indent}"aspects": 
-        ${indent}[
-           <#list node.aspects as aspect>
-                 "${shortQName(aspect)}"
-              <#if aspect_has_next>,</#if>
-           </#list>
-        
-           ${indent}],
-       </#if>
-		${indent}"nodeRef": "${node.nodeRef}"
-	${indent}},
-	</#escape>
-</#macro>
-
-<#macro pickerResultsJSON results>
-	<#escape x as jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)>
-{
-	"data":
-	{
-<#if parent??>
-	<@renderParent parent />
-</#if>
-		"items":
-		[
-		<#list results as row>
-			<#if row.item.hasPermission("Read")>
-			{
-				"type": "${row.item.typeShort}",
-				"parentType": "${row.item.parentTypeShort!""}",
-				"isContainer": ${row.item.isContainer?string},
-				<#if row.container??>"container": "${row.container!""}",</#if>
-				"name": "${row.item.properties.name!""}",
-				<#if row.item.aspects??>
-                 "aspects": [
-                   <#list row.item.aspects as aspect>
-                     "${shortQName(aspect)}"
-                      <#if aspect_has_next>,</#if>
-                   </#list>
-                   ],
-                 </#if>
-				"title":<#if row.item.properties["lnk:title"]??>"${row.item.properties["lnk:title"]}",
-						<#elseif row.item.properties["ia:whatEvent"]??>"${row.item.properties["ia:whatEvent"]}",
-						<#else>"${row.item.properties.title!""}",</#if>
-				"description": "${row.item.properties.description!""}",
-				<#if row.item.properties.modified??>"modified": "${xmldate(row.item.properties.modified)}",</#if>
-				<#if row.item.properties.modifier??>"modifier": "${row.item.properties.modifier}",</#if>
-				<#if row.item.siteShortName??>"site": "${row.item.siteShortName}",</#if>
-				<#if row.item.properties["ia:fromDate"]??>"fromDate": "${xmldate(row.item.properties["ia:fromDate"])}",</#if>
-				"displayPath": "${row.item.displayPath!""}",
-				"qnamePath": "${row.item.qnamePath!""}",
-				<#if row.item.typeShort != "cm:person" && row.item.typeShort != "cm:authorityContainer">
-					"userAccess":
-					{
-						"create": ${row.item.hasPermission("CreateChildren")?string},
-						"edit": ${row.item.hasPermission("Write")?string},
-						"delete": ${row.item.hasPermission("Delete")?string}
-					},
-				</#if>
-				"nodeRef": "${row.item.nodeRef}"<#if row.selectable?exists>,
-				"selectable" : ${row.selectable?string}</#if>
-			}<#if row_has_next>,</#if>
-			</#if>
-		</#list>
-		]
-	}
-}
-	</#escape>
+<#macro renderParent node indent="   ">
+	<#escape x as jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)>
+	${indent}"parent":
+	${indent}{
+	<#if (node != rootNode) && node.parent??>
+		<@renderParent node.parent indent+"   " />
+	</#if>
+		${indent}"type": "${node.typeShort}",
+		${indent}"isContainer": ${node.isContainer?string},
+		${indent}"name": "${node.properties.name!""}",
+		${indent}"title": "${node.properties.title!""}",
+		${indent}"description": "${node.properties.description!""}",
+		<#if node.properties.modified??>${indent}"modified": "${xmldate(node.properties.modified)}",</#if>
+		<#if node.properties.modifier??>${indent}"modifier": "${node.properties.modifier}",</#if>
+		${indent}"displayPath": "${node.displayPath!""}",
+		${indent}"qnamePath": "${node.qnamePath!""}",
+		<#if node.aspects??>
+        ${indent}"aspects": 
+        ${indent}[
+           <#list node.aspects as aspect>
+                 "${shortQName(aspect)}"
+              <#if aspect_has_next>,</#if>
+           </#list>
+        
+           ${indent}],
+       </#if>
+		${indent}"nodeRef": "${node.nodeRef}"
+	${indent}},
+	</#escape>
+</#macro>
+
+<#macro pickerResultsJSON results>
+	<#escape x as jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)>
+{
+	"data":
+	{
+<#if parent??>
+	<@renderParent parent />
+</#if>
+		"items":
+		[
+		<#list results as row>
+			{
+				"type": "${row.item.typeShort}",
+				"parentType": "${row.item.parentTypeShort!""}",
+				"isContainer": ${row.item.isContainer?string},
+				<#if row.container??>"container": "${row.container!""}",</#if>
+                <#if row.item.properties?? && row.item.properties.name??>
+                	"name": "${row.item.properties.name!""}",
+                <#else>
+                	"name": "${(row.item.name)!row.item?string!""}",
+                </#if>
+                <#if row.item.aspects??>
+                 "aspects": [
+                   <#list row.item.aspects as aspect>
+                     "${shortQName(aspect)}"
+                      <#if aspect_has_next>,</#if>
+                   </#list>
+                   ],
+                 </#if>
+                <#if row.item.properties??>
+					"title":<#if row.item.properties["lnk:title"]??>"${row.item.properties["lnk:title"]}",
+							<#elseif row.item.properties["ia:whatEvent"]??>"${row.item.properties["ia:whatEvent"]}",
+							<#else>"${row.item.properties.title!""}",</#if>
+					"description": "${row.item.properties.description!""}",
+                <#else>
+					"title": "${(row.item.name)!row.item?string!""}",
+					"description": "",
+                </#if>
+				<#if row.item.properties.modified??>"modified": "${xmldate(row.item.properties.modified)}",</#if>
+				<#if row.item.properties.modifier??>"modifier": "${row.item.properties.modifier}",</#if>
+				<#if row.item.siteShortName??>"site": "${row.item.siteShortName}",</#if>
+				<#if row.item.properties["ia:fromDate"]??>"fromDate": "${xmldate(row.item.properties["ia:fromDate"])}",</#if>
+				"displayPath": "${row.item.displayPath!""}",
+				"qnamePath": "${row.item.qnamePath!""}",
+				<#if row.item.typeShort != "cm:person" && row.item.typeShort != "cm:authorityContainer">
+					"userAccess":
+					{
+						"create": ${row.item.hasPermission("CreateChildren")?string},
+						"edit": ${row.item.hasPermission("Write")?string},
+						"delete": ${row.item.hasPermission("Delete")?string}
+					},
+				</#if>
+				"nodeRef": "${row.item.nodeRef}"<#if row.selectable?exists>,
+				"selectable" : ${row.selectable?string}</#if>
+			}<#if row_has_next>,</#if>
+		</#list>
+		]
+	}
+}
+	</#escape>
 </#macro>

remote-api/src/main/resources/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/upload/upload.post.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ function extractMetadata(file)
 {
    // Extract metadata - via repository action for now.
    // This should use the MetadataExtracter API to fetch properties, allowing for possible failures.
-   var emAction = actions.create("extract-metadata");
+   var emAction = metadataExtractAction.create(true);
    if (emAction != null)
    {
       // Call using readOnly = false, newTransaction = false

repository/pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>25.3.0.35</version>
+        <version>25.3.0.56</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/evaluator/CompareContentConditionEvaluator.java

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is 
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ * 
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.action.evaluator;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionCondition;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ParameterDefinition;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+
+/**
+ * Content change condition evaluator implementation. Required only in Scripted Actions to allow determination if content has changed. <br>
+ * Usage in {@link org.alfresco.repo.jscript.MetaDataExtractAction#create(boolean)}
+ *
+ * @author Sayan Bhattacharya
+ */
+
+public class CompareContentConditionEvaluator extends ActionConditionEvaluatorAbstractBase
+{
+    /**
+     * Evaluator constants
+     */
+    public static final String NAME = "compare-content";
+    public static final String PARAM_IS_CONTENT_CHANGED = "isContentChanged";
+
+    /**
+     * @see ActionConditionEvaluatorAbstractBase#evaluateImpl(ActionCondition, NodeRef)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean evaluateImpl(ActionCondition ruleCondition, NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.alfresco.repo.action.ParameterizedItemAbstractBase#addParameterDefinitions(List)
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected void addParameterDefinitions(List<ParameterDefinition> paramList)
+    {
+        // No parameters to add
+    }
+
+}

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/executer/ContentMetadataExtracter.java

@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.repo.action.evaluator.CompareContentConditionEvaluator;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.metadata.AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.metadata.AsynchronousExtractor;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.metadata.MetadataExtracter;
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@ public class ContentMetadataExtracter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
             ((AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter) extracter).setEnableStringTagging(enableStringTagging);
         }
 
+        MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy overwritePolicy = determineOverwritePolicy(ruleAction);
         // Get all the node's properties
         Map<QName, Serializable> nodeProperties = nodeService.getProperties(actionedUponNodeRef);
 
@@ -415,7 +418,7 @@ public class ContentMetadataExtracter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
             modifiedProperties = extracter.extract(
                     actionedUponNodeRef,
                     reader,
-                    /* OverwritePolicy.PRAGMATIC, */
+                    overwritePolicy,
                     nodeProperties);
         }
         catch (Throwable e)
@@ -456,6 +459,21 @@ public class ContentMetadataExtracter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
                 stringTaggingSeparators);
     }
 
+    private MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy determineOverwritePolicy(Action ruleAction)
+    {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(ruleAction.getActionConditions())
+                .flatMap(conditions -> conditions.stream()
+                        .filter(e -> CompareContentConditionEvaluator.NAME.equals(e.getActionConditionDefinitionName()))
+                        .findAny()
+                        .map(e -> {
+                            Serializable contentChanged = e.getParameterValue(CompareContentConditionEvaluator.PARAM_IS_CONTENT_CHANGED);
+                            return Boolean.TRUE.equals(contentChanged)
+                                    ? MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy.EAGER
+                                    : MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy.PRAGMATIC;
+                        }))
+                .orElse(MetadataExtracter.OverwritePolicy.PRAGMATIC);
+    }
+
     public static void addExtractedMetadataToNode(NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef, Map<QName, Serializable> nodeProperties,
             Map<QName, Serializable> modifiedProperties,
             NodeService nodeService, DictionaryService dictionaryService,

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponent.java

@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ public interface AuditComponent
      */
     public void setUserAuditFilter(UserAuditFilter userAuditFilter);
 
+    /**
+     * @param auditRecordReporter
+     *            AuditRecordReporter
+     * @since 25.3
+     */
+    public void setAuditRecordReporter(AuditRecordReporter auditRecordReporter);
+
     /**
      * Get all registered audit applications, whether active or not.
      *

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponentImpl.java

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.audit.model.AuditModelRegistryImpl;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.audit.AuditDAO;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.propval.PropertyValueDAO;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
-import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport.TxnReadState;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
@@ -73,8 +72,8 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
 {
     private static final String INBOUND_LOGGER = "org.alfresco.repo.audit.inbound";
 
-    private static Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(AuditComponentImpl.class);
-    private static Log loggerInbound = LogFactory.getLog(INBOUND_LOGGER);
+    private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(AuditComponentImpl.class);
+    private static final Log loggerInbound = LogFactory.getLog(INBOUND_LOGGER);
 
     private AuditModelRegistryImpl auditModelRegistry;
     private PropertyValueDAO propertyValueDAO;
@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
     private TransactionService transactionService;
     private AuditFilter auditFilter;
     private UserAuditFilter userAuditFilter;
+    private AuditRecordReporter auditRecordReporter;
 
     /**
      * Default constructor
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         this.userAuditFilter = userAuditFilter;
     }
 
+    public void setAuditRecordReporter(AuditRecordReporter auditRecordReporter)
+    {
+        this.auditRecordReporter = auditRecordReporter;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      *
@@ -215,7 +220,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
     public int deleteAuditEntries(List<Long> auditEntryIds)
     {
         // Shortcut, if necessary
-        if (auditEntryIds.size() == 0)
+        if (auditEntryIds.isEmpty())
         {
             return 0;
         }
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         {
             Long disabledPathsId = application.getDisabledPathsId();
             Set<String> disabledPaths = (Set<String>) propertyValueDAO.getPropertyById(disabledPathsId);
-            return new HashSet<String>(disabledPaths);
+            return new HashSet<>(disabledPaths);
         }
         catch (Throwable e)
         {
@@ -254,6 +259,16 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         return auditModelRegistry.isAuditEnabled();
     }
 
+    public boolean isAuditingToDatabaseEnabled()
+    {
+        return auditModelRegistry.isAuditingToDatabaseEnabled();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isAuditingToAuditStorageEnabled()
+    {
+        return auditModelRegistry.isAuditingToAuditStorageEnabled();
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      *
@@ -309,7 +324,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
     {
         PathMapper pathMapper = auditModelRegistry.getAuditPathMapper();
         Set<String> mappedPaths = pathMapper.getMappedPathsWithPartialMatch(path);
-        return loggerInbound.isDebugEnabled() || mappedPaths.size() > 0;
+        return loggerInbound.isDebugEnabled() || !mappedPaths.isEmpty();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -346,7 +361,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
 
         // Check if there are any entries that match or supercede the given path
         String disablingPath = null;
-        ;
+
         for (String disabledPath : disabledPaths)
         {
             if (path.startsWith(disabledPath))
@@ -573,7 +588,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         }
 
         // Build the key paths using the session root path
-        Map<String, Serializable> pathedValues = new HashMap<String, Serializable>(values.size() * 2);
+        Map<String, Serializable> pathedValues = new HashMap<>(values.size() * 2);
         for (Map.Entry<String, Serializable> entry : values.entrySet())
         {
             String pathElement = entry.getKey();
@@ -596,12 +611,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         case TXN_NONE:
         case TXN_READ_ONLY:
             // New transaction
-            RetryingTransactionCallback<Map<String, Serializable>> callback = new RetryingTransactionCallback<Map<String, Serializable>>() {
-                public Map<String, Serializable> execute() throws Throwable
-                {
-                    return recordAuditValuesImpl(mappedValues);
-                }
-            };
+            RetryingTransactionCallback<Map<String, Serializable>> callback = () -> recordAuditValuesImpl(mappedValues);
             RetryingTransactionHelper txnHelper = transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper();
             txnHelper.setForceWritable(true);
             return txnHelper.doInTransaction(callback, false, true);
@@ -618,21 +628,16 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
     public Map<String, Serializable> recordAuditValuesImpl(Map<String, Serializable> mappedValues)
     {
         // Group the values by root path
-        Map<String, Map<String, Serializable>> mappedValuesByRootKey = new HashMap<String, Map<String, Serializable>>();
+        Map<String, Map<String, Serializable>> mappedValuesByRootKey = new HashMap<>();
         for (Map.Entry<String, Serializable> entry : mappedValues.entrySet())
         {
             String path = entry.getKey();
             String rootKey = AuditApplication.getRootKey(path);
-            Map<String, Serializable> rootKeyMappedValues = mappedValuesByRootKey.get(rootKey);
-            if (rootKeyMappedValues == null)
-            {
-                rootKeyMappedValues = new HashMap<String, Serializable>(7);
-                mappedValuesByRootKey.put(rootKey, rootKeyMappedValues);
-            }
+            Map<String, Serializable> rootKeyMappedValues = mappedValuesByRootKey.computeIfAbsent(rootKey, k -> new HashMap<>(7));
             rootKeyMappedValues.put(path, entry.getValue());
         }
 
-        Map<String, Serializable> allAuditedValues = new HashMap<String, Serializable>(mappedValues.size() * 2 + 1);
+        Map<String, Serializable> allAuditedValues = new HashMap<>(mappedValues.size() * 2 + 1);
         // Now audit for each of the root keys
         for (Map.Entry<String, Map<String, Serializable>> entry : mappedValuesByRootKey.entrySet())
         {
@@ -694,7 +699,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         }
 
         // Check if there is anything to audit
-        if (values.size() == 0)
+        if (values.isEmpty())
         {
             if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
             {
@@ -727,12 +732,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         Map<String, Serializable> auditData = generateData(generators);
 
         // Now extract values
-        Map<String, Serializable> extractedData = AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new RunAsWork<Map<String, Serializable>>() {
-            public Map<String, Serializable> doWork() throws Exception
-            {
-                return extractData(application, values);
-            }
-        }, AuthenticationUtil.getSystemUserName());
+        Map<String, Serializable> extractedData = AuthenticationUtil.runAs(() -> extractData(application, values), AuthenticationUtil.getSystemUserName());
 
         // Combine extracted and generated values (extracted data takes precedence)
         auditData.putAll(extractedData);
@@ -743,8 +743,8 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         {
             String root = value.getKey();
             int index = root.lastIndexOf("/");
-            Map<String, Serializable> argc = new HashMap<String, Serializable>(1);
-            argc.put(root.substring(index, root.length()).substring(1), value.getValue());
+            Map<String, Serializable> argc = new HashMap<>(1);
+            argc.put(root.substring(index).substring(1), value.getValue());
             if (!auditFilter.accept(root.substring(0, index), argc))
             {
                 return Collections.emptyMap();
@@ -760,10 +760,15 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         {
             // Persist the values (if not just gathering data in a pre call for use in a post call)
             boolean justGatherPreCallData = application.isApplicationJustGeneratingPreCallData();
-            if (!justGatherPreCallData)
+            if (!justGatherPreCallData && isAuditingToDatabaseEnabled())
             {
                 entryId = auditDAO.createAuditEntry(applicationId, time, username, auditData);
             }
+            if (isAuditingToAuditStorageEnabled())
+            {
+                auditRecordReporter.reportAuditRecord(createAuditRecord(auditData, true, username, entryId, application.getApplicationName()));
+            }
+
             // Done
             if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
             {
@@ -822,7 +827,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
             AuditApplication application,
             Map<String, Serializable> values)
     {
-        Map<String, Serializable> newData = new HashMap<String, Serializable>(values.size());
+        Map<String, Serializable> newData = new HashMap<>(values.size());
 
         List<DataExtractorDefinition> extractors = application.getDataExtractors();
         for (DataExtractorDefinition extractorDef : extractors)
@@ -900,7 +905,7 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
      */
     private Map<String, Serializable> generateData(Map<String, DataGenerator> generators)
     {
-        Map<String, Serializable> newData = new HashMap<String, Serializable>(generators.size() + 5);
+        Map<String, Serializable> newData = new HashMap<>(generators.size() + 5);
         for (Map.Entry<String, DataGenerator> entry : generators.entrySet())
         {
             String path = entry.getKey();
@@ -925,6 +930,20 @@ public class AuditComponentImpl implements AuditComponent
         return newData;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates an AuditRecord from the provided audit data.
+     */
+    private AuditRecord createAuditRecord(Map<String, Serializable> auditData, boolean inTransaction, String username, Long entryId, String applicationName)
+    {
+        int rootSize = applicationName.length() + 2; // Root is constructed like this -> '/' + auditedApplicationName + '/'.
+        AuditRecord.Builder builder = AuditRecordUtils.generateAuditRecordBuilder(auditData, rootSize);
+        builder.setAuditRecordType(applicationName);
+        builder.setInTransaction(inTransaction);
+        builder.setUsername(username);
+        builder.setEntryDBId(entryId);
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditRecord.java

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.audit;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class AuditRecord
+{
+    private final boolean inTransaction;
+    private final String auditApplicationId;
+    private final ZonedDateTime createdAt;
+    private final String username;
+    private final Long entryDBId;
+    private final Map<String, Serializable> auditData;
+
+    public AuditRecord(Builder builder)
+    {
+        this.auditApplicationId = builder.auditRecordType;
+        this.inTransaction = builder.inTransaction;
+        this.auditData = builder.auditRecordData;
+        this.createdAt = ZonedDateTime.now();
+        this.username = builder.username;
+        this.entryDBId = builder.entryDBId;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuditApplicationId()
+    {
+        return auditApplicationId;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isInTransaction()
+    {
+        return inTransaction;
+    }
+
+    public ZonedDateTime getCreatedAt()
+    {
+        return createdAt;
+    }
+
+    public String getUsername()
+    {
+        return username;
+    }
+
+    public Long getEntryDBId()
+    {
+        return entryDBId;
+    }
+
+    public Map<String, Serializable> getAuditData()
+    {
+        return auditData;
+    }
+
+    public static Builder builder()
+    {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    public static class Builder
+    {
+        private String auditRecordType;
+        private boolean inTransaction;
+        private Map<String, Serializable> auditRecordData;
+        private String username;
+        private Long entryDBId;
+
+        public Builder setAuditRecordType(String auditRecordType)
+        {
+            this.auditRecordType = auditRecordType;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder setInTransaction(boolean inTransaction)
+        {
+            this.inTransaction = inTransaction;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder setAuditRecordData(Map<String, Serializable> auditRecordData)
+        {
+            this.auditRecordData = auditRecordData;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder setUsername(String username)
+        {
+            this.username = username;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder setEntryDBId(Long entryDBId)
+        {
+            this.entryDBId = entryDBId;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public AuditRecord build()
+        {
+            return new AuditRecord(this);
+        }
+    }
+
+}

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditRecordReporter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.audit;
+
+public interface AuditRecordReporter
+{
+    /**
+     * This method will report AuditRecord to Audit Storage using RepoEvent2
+     * 
+     * @param auditRecord
+     *            represent data that will be reported.
+     */
+    void reportAuditRecord(AuditRecord auditRecord);
+}

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditRecordReporterImpl.java

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.audit;
+
+public class AuditRecordReporterImpl implements AuditRecordReporter
+{
+    /**
+     * This method intentionally has an empty implementation.
+     * <p>
+     * This class provides a no-op implementation of {@link AuditRecordReporter}.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void reportAuditRecord(AuditRecord auditRecord)
+    {
+        // No operation performed.
+    }
+}

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditRecordUtils.java

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.audit;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+
+public final class AuditRecordUtils
+{
+    private AuditRecordUtils()
+    {
+        // This is a utility class and cannot be instantiated.
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates an {@link AuditRecord.Builder} from flat audit data.
+     * <p>
+     * This method:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>Translates flat {@code key-value} pairs into a nested JSON structure.</li>
+     * <li>Preloads the builder with the provided arguments.</li>
+     * <li>Splits keys by {@code /} to build the nested structure.</li>
+     * <li>Uses the root key as the application ID.</li>
+     * <li>Assumes each key starts with the same root, constructed as {@code '/' + auditedApplicationName + '/'}, which is removed before splitting.</li>
+     * </ul>
+     *
+     * @param data
+     *            a map containing flat audit data as `key-value` pairs
+     * @param keyRootLength
+     *            is a length of key root.
+     * @return a preloaded {@link AuditRecord.Builder}
+     */
+    public static AuditRecord.Builder generateAuditRecordBuilder(Map<String, Serializable> data, int keyRootLength)
+    {
+        var auditRecordBuilder = AuditRecord.builder();
+
+        var rootNode = createRootNode(data, keyRootLength);
+
+        auditRecordBuilder.setAuditRecordData(rootNode);
+
+        return auditRecordBuilder;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private static HashMap<String, Serializable> createRootNode(Map<String, Serializable> data, int keyRootLength)
+    {
+        var rootNode = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
+
+        data.forEach((k, v) -> {
+            var keys = k.substring(keyRootLength).split("/");
+
+            var current = rootNode;
+            for (int i = 0; i < keys.length - 1; i++)
+            {
+                current = (HashMap<String, Serializable>) current.computeIfAbsent(keys[i], newMap -> new HashMap<String, Serializable>());
+            }
+            current.put(keys[keys.length - 1], decodeValueByInstance(v));
+        });
+        return rootNode;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private static Serializable decodeValueByInstance(Serializable value)
+    {
+        if (value instanceof HashMap<?, ?>)
+        {
+            return createRootNode((HashMap<String, Serializable>) value, 0);
+        }
+        else if (value instanceof NodeRef)
+        {
+            return ((NodeRef) value).getId();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+}

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/model/AuditModelRegistry.java

@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ public interface AuditModelRegistry
      */
     public boolean isAuditEnabled();
 
+    /**
+     * Determines whether audit values should be stored in database. <code>True</code> by default if not changed by property.
+     *
+     * @return <code>true</code> if audit is enabled.
+     */
+    boolean isAuditingToDatabaseEnabled();
+
+    /**
+     * Determines whether audit values should be stored in audit storage.
+     * 
+     * @return <code>true</code> if auditing to Audit Storage is enabled.
+     *
+     */
+    boolean isAuditingToAuditStorageEnabled();
+
     /**
      * Get a map of all audit applications key by name
      * 

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/model/AuditModelRegistryImpl.java

@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ public class AuditModelRegistryImpl extends AbstractPropertyBackedBean implement
 {
     /** The name of the global enablement property. */
     public static final String PROPERTY_AUDIT_ENABLED = "audit.enabled";
+
+    private static final String AUDITING_TO_DATABASE = ".auditingToDatabase";
+    private static final String AUDITING_TO_AUDIT_STORAGE = ".auditingToAuditStorage";
     /** The name of the strict loading flag. */
     public static final String PROPERTY_AUDIT_CONFIG_STRICT = "audit.config.strict";
     /** The XSD classpath location. */
@@ -249,6 +252,26 @@ public class AuditModelRegistryImpl extends AbstractPropertyBackedBean implement
         return value != null && value.equalsIgnoreCase("true");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAuditingToDatabaseEnabled()
+    {
+        String value = getProperty(AUDIT_PROPERTY_AUDIT_ENABLED + AUDITING_TO_DATABASE);
+        return value == null || value.equalsIgnoreCase("true");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAuditingToAuditStorageEnabled()
+    {
+        String value = getProperty(AUDIT_PROPERTY_AUDIT_ENABLED + AUDITING_TO_AUDIT_STORAGE);
+        return value != null && value.equalsIgnoreCase("true");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Enables audit and registers an audit model at a given URL. Does not register across the cluster and should only be used for unit test purposes.
      * 
@@ -296,6 +319,8 @@ public class AuditModelRegistryImpl extends AbstractPropertyBackedBean implement
 
             // Default value for global enabled property
             properties.put(AUDIT_PROPERTY_AUDIT_ENABLED, false);
+            properties.put(AUDIT_PROPERTY_AUDIT_ENABLED + AUDITING_TO_DATABASE, true);
+            properties.put(AUDIT_PROPERTY_AUDIT_ENABLED + AUDITING_TO_AUDIT_STORAGE, false);
 
             // Let's search for config files in the appropriate places. The individual applications they contain can still
             // be enabled/disabled by the bean properties

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/content/metadata/AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter.java

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * #%L
  * Alfresco Repository
  * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2021 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
  * %%
  * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
  * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
  * @author Jesper Steen Møller
  * @author Derek Hulley
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("PMD.CyclomaticComplexity")
 @AlfrescoPublicApi
 abstract public class AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter implements MetadataExtracter, MetadataEmbedder, BeanNameAware, ApplicationContextAware
 {
@@ -1118,6 +1119,15 @@ abstract public class AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter implements MetadataExtrac
         return extract(nodeRef, reader, overwritePolicy, destination, mapping);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Map<QName, Serializable> extract(NodeRef nodeRef, ContentReader reader, OverwritePolicy overwritePolicy, Map<QName, Serializable> destination)
+    {
+        return extract(nodeRef, reader, overwritePolicy, destination, mapping);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
@@ -1154,7 +1164,7 @@ abstract public class AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter implements MetadataExtrac
             // Check that the content has some meat
             if (reader.getSize() > 0 && reader.exists())
             {
-                rawMetadata = extractRaw(nodeRef, reader, getLimits(reader.getMimetype()));
+                rawMetadata = extractRaw(nodeRef, reader, getLimits(reader.getMimetype()), overwritePolicy);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -2002,7 +2012,7 @@ abstract public class AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter implements MetadataExtrac
     }
 
     /**
-     * Exception wrapper to handle exceeded limits imposed by {@link MetadataExtracterLimits} {@link AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter#extractRaw(NodeRef, ContentReader, MetadataExtracterLimits)}
+     * Exception wrapper to handle exceeded limits imposed by {@link MetadataExtracterLimits} {@link AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter#extractRaw(NodeRef, ContentReader, MetadataExtracterLimits,OverwritePolicy)}
      */
     private class LimitExceededException extends Exception
     {
@@ -2032,7 +2042,7 @@ abstract public class AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter implements MetadataExtrac
      *             All exception conditions can be handled.
      */
     private Map<String, Serializable> extractRaw(NodeRef nodeRef,
-            ContentReader reader, MetadataExtracterLimits limits) throws Throwable
+            ContentReader reader, MetadataExtracterLimits limits, OverwritePolicy overwritePolicy) throws Throwable
     {
         if (reader.getSize() > limits.getMaxDocumentSizeMB() * MEGABYTE_SIZE)
         {
@@ -2059,6 +2069,12 @@ abstract public class AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter implements MetadataExtrac
             }
         }
 
+        return extractRawInThread(nodeRef, reader, limits, overwritePolicy);
+    }
+
+    protected Map<String, Serializable> extractRawInThread(NodeRef nodeRef, ContentReader reader, MetadataExtracterLimits limits, OverwritePolicy policy)
+            throws Throwable
+    {
         return extractRawInThread(nodeRef, reader, limits);
     }
 

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/content/metadata/AsynchronousExtractor.java

@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ public class AsynchronousExtractor extends AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter
     private static final String METADATA = "metadata";
     private static final Map<String, Serializable> EMPTY_METADATA = Collections.emptyMap();
 
+    private static final OverwritePolicy DEFAULT_OVERWRITE_POLICY = OverwritePolicy.PRAGMATIC;
+    private OverwritePolicy extractOverwritePolicy = DEFAULT_OVERWRITE_POLICY;
+
     private final ObjectMapper jsonObjectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
 
     private NodeService nodeService;
@@ -260,9 +263,9 @@ public class AsynchronousExtractor extends AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected Map<String, Serializable> extractRawInThread(NodeRef nodeRef, ContentReader reader, MetadataExtracterLimits limits)
-            throws Throwable
+    protected Map<String, Serializable> extractRawInThread(NodeRef nodeRef, ContentReader reader, MetadataExtracterLimits limits, OverwritePolicy overwritePolicy) throws Throwable
     {
+        this.extractOverwritePolicy = overwritePolicy != null ? overwritePolicy : DEFAULT_OVERWRITE_POLICY;
         Map<String, String> options = getExtractOptions(nodeRef, reader, limits);
         transformInBackground(nodeRef, reader, MIMETYPE_METADATA_EXTRACT, EXTRACT, options);
         return EMPTY_METADATA;
@@ -461,7 +464,7 @@ public class AsynchronousExtractor extends AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter
         }
 
         // Remove well know entries from the map that drive how the real metadata is applied.
-        OverwritePolicy overwritePolicy = removeOverwritePolicy(metadata, "sys:overwritePolicy", OverwritePolicy.PRAGMATIC);
+        OverwritePolicy overwritePolicy = removeOverwritePolicy(metadata, "sys:overwritePolicy", extractOverwritePolicy);
         Boolean enableStringTagging = removeBoolean(metadata, "sys:enableStringTagging", false);
         Boolean carryAspectProperties = removeBoolean(metadata, "sys:carryAspectProperties", true);
         List<String> stringTaggingSeparators = removeTaggingSeparators(metadata, "sys:stringTaggingSeparators",

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/content/metadata/MetadataExtracter.java

@@ -404,6 +404,24 @@ public interface MetadataExtracter extends ContentWorker
         return extract(reader, destination);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Identical to {@link #extract(ContentReader, OverwritePolicy ,Map)} but with the addition of the {@code NodeRef} being acted on. By default, the method without the {@code NodeRef} is called.
+     *
+     * @param nodeRef
+     *            the node being acted on.
+     * @param reader
+     *            the source of the content
+     * @param destination
+     *            the map of properties to populate (essentially a return value)
+     * @return Returns a map of all properties on the destination map that were added or modified. If the return map is empty, then no properties were modified.
+     * @throws ContentIOException
+     *             if a detectable error occurs
+     */
+    default Map<QName, Serializable> extract(NodeRef nodeRef, ContentReader reader, OverwritePolicy overwritePolicy, Map<QName, Serializable> destination)
+    {
+        return extract(reader, overwritePolicy, destination);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Identical to {@link #extract(ContentReader, OverwritePolicy, Map, Map)} but with the addition of the {@code NodeRef} being acted on. By default, the method without the {@code NodeRef} is called.
      *

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/node/AbstractNodeDAOImpl.java

@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractNodeDAOImpl implements NodeDAO, BatchingDAO
 
         Node node = getNodeNotNull(nodeId, false);
         // Handle sys:referenceable
-        ReferenceablePropertiesEntity.addReferenceableProperties(node, props);
+        ReferenceablePropertiesEntity.addReferenceableProperties(node.getId(), node.getNodeRef(), props);
         // Handle sys:localized
         LocalizedPropertiesEntity.addLocalizedProperties(localeDAO, node, props);
         // Handle cm:auditable

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/node/ReferenceablePropertiesEntity.java

@@ -86,10 +86,8 @@ public class ReferenceablePropertiesEntity
     /**
      * Adds all {@link ContentModel#ASPECT_REFERENCEABLE referencable} properties.
      */
-    public static void addReferenceableProperties(Node node, Map<QName, Serializable> properties)
+    public static void addReferenceableProperties(Long nodeId, NodeRef nodeRef, Map<QName, Serializable> properties)
     {
-        Long nodeId = node.getId();
-        NodeRef nodeRef = node.getNodeRef();
         properties.put(ContentModel.PROP_STORE_PROTOCOL, nodeRef.getStoreRef().getProtocol());
         properties.put(ContentModel.PROP_STORE_IDENTIFIER, nodeRef.getStoreRef().getIdentifier());
         properties.put(ContentModel.PROP_NODE_UUID, nodeRef.getId());

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventConsolidator.java

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * #%L
  * Alfresco Repository
  * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2023 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
  * %%
  * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
  * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
@@ -97,19 +97,26 @@ public abstract class EventConsolidator<REF extends EntityRef, RES extends Resou
      * @return the {@link RepoEvent} instance
      */
     public RepoEvent<DataAttributes<RES>> getRepoEvent(EventInfo eventInfo)
+    {
+        final RepoEvent.Builder<DataAttributes<RES>> builder = RepoEvent.builder();
+
+        configureRepoEventBuilder(builder, eventInfo);
+
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
+    protected void configureRepoEventBuilder(RepoEvent.Builder<DataAttributes<RES>> builder, EventInfo eventInfo)
     {
         EventType eventType = getDerivedEvent();
 
         DataAttributes<RES> eventData = buildEventData(eventInfo, resource, eventType);
 
-        return RepoEvent.<DataAttributes<RES>> builder()
-                .setId(eventInfo.getId())
+        builder.setId(eventInfo.getId())
                 .setSource(eventInfo.getSource())
                 .setTime(eventInfo.getTimestamp())
                 .setType(eventType.getType())
                 .setData(eventData)
-                .setDataschema(EventJSONSchema.getSchemaV1(eventType))
-                .build();
+                .setDataschema(EventJSONSchema.getSchemaV1(eventType));
     }
 
     /**

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventJSONSchema.java

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * #%L
  * Alfresco Repository
  * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2020 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
  * %%
  * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
  * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
  */
 public enum EventJSONSchema
 {
-    NODE_CREATED_V1("nodeCreated", 1, EventType.NODE_CREATED), NODE_UPDATED_V1("nodeUpdated", 1, EventType.NODE_UPDATED), NODE_DELETED_V1("nodeDeleted", 1, EventType.NODE_DELETED), CHILD_ASSOC_CREATED_V1("childAssocCreated", 1, EventType.CHILD_ASSOC_CREATED), CHILD_ASSOC_DELETED_V1("childAssocDeleted", 1, EventType.CHILD_ASSOC_DELETED), PEER_ASSOC_CREATED_V1("peerAssocCreated", 1, EventType.PEER_ASSOC_CREATED), PEER_ASSOC_DELETED_V1("peerAssocDeleted", 1, EventType.PEER_ASSOC_DELETED), PERMISSION_UPDATED_V1("permissionUpdated", 1, EventType.PERMISSION_UPDATED);
+    NODE_CREATED_V1("nodeCreated", 1, EventType.NODE_CREATED), NODE_UPDATED_V1("nodeUpdated", 1, EventType.NODE_UPDATED), NODE_DELETED_V1("nodeDeleted", 1, EventType.NODE_DELETED), CHILD_ASSOC_CREATED_V1("childAssocCreated", 1, EventType.CHILD_ASSOC_CREATED), CHILD_ASSOC_DELETED_V1("childAssocDeleted", 1, EventType.CHILD_ASSOC_DELETED), PEER_ASSOC_CREATED_V1("peerAssocCreated", 1, EventType.PEER_ASSOC_CREATED), PEER_ASSOC_DELETED_V1("peerAssocDeleted", 1, EventType.PEER_ASSOC_DELETED), PERMISSION_UPDATED_V1("permissionUpdated", 1, EventType.PERMISSION_UPDATED), AUDIT_ENTRY_CREATED_V1("auditEntryCreated", 1, EventType.AUDIT_ENTRY_CREATED);
 
     private static final String PREFIX = "https://api.alfresco.com/schema/event/repo/v";
 

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/Actions.java

@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@
  * %%
  * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
  * %%
- * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
- * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
- * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is 
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
  * provided under the following open source license terms:
- * 
+ *
  * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
  * (at your option) any later version.
- * 
+ *
  * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- * 
+ *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  * #L%
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionService;
 
 /**
  * Scripted Action service for describing and executing actions against Nodes.
- * 
+ *
  * @author davidc
  */
 public final class Actions extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public final class Actions extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
 
     /**
      * Set the service registry
-     * 
+     *
      * @param serviceRegistry
      *            the service registry
      */
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public final class Actions extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
 
     /**
      * Gets the list of registered action names
-     * 
+     *
      * @return the registered action names
      */
     public String[] getRegistered()
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public final class Actions extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
 
     /**
      * Create an Action
-     * 
+     *
      * @param actionName
      *            the action name
      * @return the action

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/MetaDataExtractAction.java

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2020 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.jscript;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.Strings;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.repo.action.evaluator.CompareContentConditionEvaluator;
+import org.alfresco.repo.forms.FormData;
+import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.Action;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionCondition;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionDefinition;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentReader;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+
+/**
+ * JavaScript wrapper for the "extract-metadata" action.
+ * <p>
+ * This class provides a scriptable interface to trigger metadata extraction actions within the Alfresco repository.</br>
+ * It is similar to {@link Actions} class but is dedicated to metadata extraction functionality.
+ *
+ * </br>
+ *
+ * @author Sayan Bhattacharya
+ */
+public final class MetaDataExtractAction extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
+{
+    private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(MetaDataExtractAction.class);
+
+    private final static String ACTION_NAME = "extract-metadata";
+
+    private ContentService contentService;
+
+    private ServiceRegistry services;
+
+    /**
+     * Set the service registry
+     *
+     * @param serviceRegistry
+     *            the service registry
+     */
+    public void setServiceRegistry(ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry)
+    {
+        this.services = serviceRegistry;
+    }
+
+    public void setContentService(ContentService contentService)
+    {
+        this.contentService = contentService;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new metadata extraction action instance
+     *
+     * @param setActionContext
+     *            if true, sets the action context to "scriptaction".
+     * @return the newly created action
+     */
+
+    public ScriptAction create(boolean isContentChanged)
+    {
+        ScriptAction scriptAction = null;
+        ActionService actionService = services.getActionService();
+        ActionDefinition actionDef = actionService.getActionDefinition(ACTION_NAME);
+        if (actionDef != null)
+        {
+            Action action = actionService.createAction(ACTION_NAME);
+
+            ActionCondition actionCondition = actionService.createActionCondition(CompareContentConditionEvaluator.NAME);
+            actionCondition.setParameterValue(CompareContentConditionEvaluator.PARAM_IS_CONTENT_CHANGED, isContentChanged);
+            action.addActionCondition(actionCondition);
+
+            scriptAction = new ScriptAction(this.services, action, actionDef);
+            scriptAction.setScope(getScope());
+        }
+        return scriptAction;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the content has been updated in the form data compared to the existing content of the node.
+     *
+     * @param itemId
+     * @param formData
+     * @return true if content has changed, false otherwise
+     */
+    public boolean isContentChanged(String itemId, FormData formData)
+    {
+
+        try
+        {
+            NodeRef nodeRef = NodeRef.isNodeRef(itemId) ? new NodeRef(itemId) : parseNodeRef(itemId);
+            if (nodeRef == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            ContentReader reader = contentService.getReader(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_CONTENT);
+            String contentString = reader.getContentString();
+            FormData.FieldData fieldData = formData.getFieldData("prop_cm_content");
+
+            if (fieldData == null || fieldData.getValue() == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            String propCmContent = String.valueOf(fieldData.getValue());
+            return !Strings.CS.equals(contentString, propCmContent);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            if (LOG.isDebugEnabled())
+            {
+                LOG.debug("Unable to determine if content has changed for node: " + itemId, e);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private NodeRef parseNodeRef(String itemId)
+    {
+        String[] parts = itemId.split("/");
+        return (parts.length == 3) ? new NodeRef(parts[0], parts[1], parts[2]) : null;
+    }
+
+}

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/getchildren/FilterSortNodeEntity.java

@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ package org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeEntity;
+import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.AuditablePropertiesEntity;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodePropertyEntity;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
 
 /**
  * Filterable/Sortable Node Entity
@@ -42,12 +44,17 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodePropertyEntity;
 public class FilterSortNodeEntity
 {
     private Long id; // node id
+    private String nodeUuid;
+    private Long typeQNameId;
 
-    private NodeEntity node;
+    private AuditablePropertiesEntity auditablePropertiesEntity;
     private NodePropertyEntity prop1;
     private NodePropertyEntity prop2;
     private NodePropertyEntity prop3;
 
+    private String storeProtocol;
+    private String storeIdentifier;
+
     // Supplemental query-related parameters
     private Long parentNodeId;
     private Long prop1qnameId;
@@ -80,6 +87,26 @@ public class FilterSortNodeEntity
         this.id = id;
     }
 
+    public String getNodeUuid()
+    {
+        return nodeUuid;
+    }
+
+    public void setNodeUuid(String nodeUuid)
+    {
+        this.nodeUuid = nodeUuid;
+    }
+
+    public Long getTypeQNameId()
+    {
+        return typeQNameId;
+    }
+
+    public void setTypeQNameId(Long typeQNameId)
+    {
+        this.typeQNameId = typeQNameId;
+    }
+
     public String getPattern()
     {
         return pattern;
@@ -136,6 +163,16 @@ public class FilterSortNodeEntity
         this.namePropertyQNameId = namePropertyQNameId;
     }
 
+    public AuditablePropertiesEntity getAuditablePropertiesEntity()
+    {
+        return auditablePropertiesEntity;
+    }
+
+    public void setAuditablePropertiesEntity(AuditablePropertiesEntity auditablePropertiesEntity)
+    {
+        this.auditablePropertiesEntity = auditablePropertiesEntity;
+    }
+
     public NodePropertyEntity getProp1()
     {
         return prop1;
@@ -166,14 +203,24 @@ public class FilterSortNodeEntity
         this.prop3 = prop3;
     }
 
-    public NodeEntity getNode()
+    public String getStoreProtocol()
     {
-        return node;
+        return storeProtocol;
     }
 
-    public void setNode(NodeEntity childNode)
+    public void setStoreProtocol(String storeProtocol)
     {
-        this.node = childNode;
+        this.storeProtocol = storeProtocol;
+    }
+
+    public String getStoreIdentifier()
+    {
+        return storeIdentifier;
+    }
+
+    public void setStoreIdentifier(String storeIdentifier)
+    {
+        this.storeIdentifier = storeIdentifier;
     }
 
     // Supplemental query-related parameters
@@ -257,4 +304,9 @@ public class FilterSortNodeEntity
     {
         this.isPrimary = isPrimary;
     }
+
+    public NodeRef createNodeRef()
+    {
+        return new NodeRef(new StoreRef(storeProtocol, storeIdentifier), nodeUuid);
+    }
 }

repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/getchildren/GetChildrenCannedQuery.java

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryParameters;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails.SortOrder;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.AuditablePropertiesEntity;
-import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.Node;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeDAO;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeEntity;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodePropertyEntity;
@@ -775,7 +774,8 @@ public class GetChildrenCannedQuery extends AbstractCannedQueryPermissions<NodeR
             if (results.size() >= BATCH_SIZE)
             {
                 // batch
-                preloadFilterSort();
+                preloadNodes();
+                filterSort();
             }
 
             results.add(result);
@@ -788,24 +788,27 @@ public class GetChildrenCannedQuery extends AbstractCannedQueryPermissions<NodeR
             if (results.size() >= 0)
             {
                 // finish batch
-                preloadFilterSort();
+                preloadNodes();
+                filterSort();
             }
         }
 
-        private void preloadFilterSort()
+        private void preloadNodes()
         {
             List<NodeRef> nodeRefs = new ArrayList<>(results.size());
             for (FilterSortNodeEntity result : results)
             {
-                nodeRefs.add(result.getNode().getNodeRef());
+                nodeRefs.add(result.createNodeRef());
             }
 
             preload(nodeRefs);
+        }
 
+        private void filterSort()
+        {
             for (FilterSortNodeEntity result : results)
             {
-                Node node = result.getNode();
-                NodeRef nodeRef = node.getNodeRef();
+                NodeRef nodeRef = result.createNodeRef();
 
                 Map<NodePropertyKey, NodePropertyValue> propertyValues = new HashMap<NodePropertyKey, NodePropertyValue>(3);
 
@@ -830,7 +833,7 @@ public class GetChildrenCannedQuery extends AbstractCannedQueryPermissions<NodeR
                 Map<QName, Serializable> propVals = nodePropertyHelper.convertToPublicProperties(propertyValues);
 
                 // Add referenceable / spoofed properties (including spoofed name if null)
-                ReferenceablePropertiesEntity.addReferenceableProperties(node, propVals);
+                ReferenceablePropertiesEntity.addReferenceableProperties(result.getId(), nodeRef, propVals);
 
                 // special cases
 
@@ -852,7 +855,7 @@ public class GetChildrenCannedQuery extends AbstractCannedQueryPermissions<NodeR
                 }
 
                 // Auditable props (eg. cm:creator, cm:created, cm:modifier, cm:modified, ...)
-                AuditablePropertiesEntity auditableProps = node.getAuditableProperties();
+                AuditablePropertiesEntity auditableProps = result.getAuditablePropertiesEntity();
                 if (auditableProps != null)
                 {
                     for (Map.Entry<QName, Serializable> entry : auditableProps.getAuditableProperties().entrySet())
@@ -862,7 +865,7 @@ public class GetChildrenCannedQuery extends AbstractCannedQueryPermissions<NodeR
                 }
 
                 // Node type
-                Long nodeTypeQNameId = node.getTypeQNameId();
+                Long nodeTypeQNameId = result.getTypeQNameId();
                 if (nodeTypeQNameId != null)
                 {
                     Pair<Long, QName> pair = qnameDAO.getQName(nodeTypeQNameId);

repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/action-services-context.xml

@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@
     <bean id="no-condition" class="org.alfresco.repo.action.evaluator.NoConditionEvaluator" parent="action-condition-evaluator">
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="compare-content" class="org.alfresco.repo.action.evaluator.CompareContentConditionEvaluator" parent="action-condition-evaluator">
+        <property name="publicCondition">
+            <value>false</value>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean id="compare-property-value" class="org.alfresco.repo.action.evaluator.ComparePropertyValueEvaluator" parent="action-condition-evaluator">
         <property name="nodeService">
             <ref bean="nodeService" />

repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/audit-services-context.xml

@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
                 <property name="properties" ref="global-properties" />
             </bean>
         </property>
+        <property name="auditRecordReporter" ref="auditRecordReporter"/>
     </bean>
-    
+
     <!-- User Audit Filter -->
     
     <bean id="userAuditFilter" class="org.alfresco.repo.audit.UserAuditFilter">
@@ -108,5 +109,8 @@
    
     <!-- Reference in the audit registry managed bean -->
     <alias name="Audit" alias="auditModel.modelRegistry"/>
-      
-</beans>
+
+    <!-- Audit Record Reported -->
+    <bean id="auditRecordReporter" class="org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditRecordReporterImpl"/>
+
+</beans>

repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/ibatis/org.alfresco.repo.domain.dialect.Dialect/node-common-SqlMap.xml

@@ -133,7 +133,15 @@
     <resultMap id="result_FilterSortNode" type="FilterSortNode">
         
         <id property="id" column="id" jdbcType="BIGINT" javaType="java.lang.Long"/>
-        
+        <result property="nodeUuid" column="uuid" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+        <result property="typeQNameId" column="type_qname_id" jdbcType="BIGINT" javaType="java.lang.Long"/>
+
+        <result property="auditablePropertiesEntity.auditCreator" column="audit_creator" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+        <result property="auditablePropertiesEntity.auditCreated" column="audit_created" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+        <result property="auditablePropertiesEntity.auditModifier" column="audit_modifier" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+        <result property="auditablePropertiesEntity.auditModified" column="audit_modified" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+        <result property="auditablePropertiesEntity.auditAccessed" column="audit_accessed" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+
         <result property="prop1.nodeId" column="prop1_node_id" jdbcType="BIGINT" javaType="java.lang.Long"/>
         <result property="prop1.key.qnameId" column="prop1_qname_id" jdbcType="BIGINT" javaType="java.lang.Long"/>
         <result property="prop1.key.localeId" column="prop1_locale_id" jdbcType="BIGINT" javaType="java.lang.Long"/>
@@ -169,9 +177,9 @@
         <result property="prop3.value.floatValue" column="prop3_float_value" jdbcType="FLOAT" javaType="java.lang.Float"/>
         <result property="prop3.value.doubleValue" column="prop3_double_value" jdbcType="FLOAT" javaType="java.lang.Double"/>
         <result property="prop3.value.stringValue" column="prop3_string_value" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
-        
-        <association property="node" resultMap="alfresco.node.result_Node"/>
-        
+
+        <result property="storeProtocol" column="protocol" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
+        <result property="storeIdentifier" column="identifier" jdbcType="VARCHAR" javaType="java.lang.String"/>
     </resultMap>
     
     <resultMap id="result_ArchivedNodes" type="ArchivedNodes">
@@ -972,8 +980,8 @@
     </select>
 
     <!-- GetChildren - with explicit prop filtering and/or sorting -->
-    <select id="select_GetChildrenCannedQueryWithProps" parameterType="FilterSortNode" resultMap="result_FilterSortNode">
-       select
+    <select id="select_GetChildrenCannedQueryWithProps" parameterType="FilterSortNode" resultMap="result_FilterSortNode" flushCache="true">
+       select distinct
             childNode.id             as id,
             childNode.version        as version,
             childStore.id            as store_id,
@@ -989,7 +997,7 @@
             childNode.audit_created  as audit_created,
             childNode.audit_modifier as audit_modifier,
             childNode.audit_modified as audit_modified,
-            childNode.audit_accessed  as audit_accessed
+            childNode.audit_accessed as audit_accessed
             <if test="prop1qnameId != null">
           , prop1.node_id            as prop1_node_id,
             prop1.qname_id           as prop1_qname_id,
@@ -1067,9 +1075,6 @@
                     #{item}
                 </foreach>
             </if>
-        <if test="prop1qnameId == null and auditableProps == false">
-            <include refid="alfresco.node.select_ChildAssoc_OrderBy"/>
-        </if>
     </select>
     
     <!-- GetChildren - with no explicit sorting (or prop filtering) - note: still filtered by child type (and optionally primary or secondary) -->

repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties

@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ audit.alfresco-access.enabled=false
 audit.alfresco-access.sub-actions.enabled=false
 audit.cmischangelog.enabled=false
 audit.dod5015.enabled=false
+audit.enabled.auditingToAuditStorage=false
+audit.enabled.auditingToDatabase=true
 # Setting this flag to true will force startup failure when invalid audit configurations are detected
 audit.config.strict=false
 # Audit map filter for AccessAuditor - restricts recorded events to user driven events 

repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/script-services-context.xml

@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@
         </property>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="metadataExtractServiceScript" parent="baseJavaScriptExtension"
+          class="org.alfresco.repo.jscript.MetaDataExtractAction">
+        <property name="extensionName">
+            <value>metadataExtractAction</value>
+        </property>
+        <property name="contentService" ref="ContentService" />
+        <property name="serviceRegistry">
+            <ref bean="ServiceRegistry"/>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean id="imapScript" parent="baseJavaScriptExtension" class="org.alfresco.repo.jscript.Imap">
         <property name="extensionName">
             <value>imap</value>

repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/AppContext02TestSuite.java

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import org.alfresco.util.testing.category.NonBuildTests;
         org.alfresco.repo.audit.UserAuditFilterTest.class,
         org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptorTest.class,
         org.alfresco.repo.audit.access.AccessAuditorTest.class,
+        org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditRecordUtilsTest.class,
 
         // the following test will lock up the DB if run in the applicationContext_01 test suite
         org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.FeedNotifierTest.class,

repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/AppContext03TestSuite.java

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * #%L
  * Alfresco Repository
  * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
  * %%
  * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
  * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import org.alfresco.util.testing.category.NonBuildTests;
         org.alfresco.repo.importer.FileImporterTest.class,
         org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterComponentTest.class,
         org.alfresco.repo.jscript.PeopleTest.class,
+        org.alfresco.repo.jscript.MetaDataExtractActionTest.class,
         org.alfresco.repo.jscript.RhinoScriptTest.class,
 
         // needs a clean DB to run

repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/executer/ContentMetadataExtracterTest.java

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ package org.alfresco.repo.action.executer;
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.content.MimetypeMap;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.metadata.AbstractMappingMetadataExtracter;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.metadata.MetadataExtracterRegistry;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.AbstractContentTransformerTest;
+import org.alfresco.repo.jscript.MetaDataExtractAction;
+import org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptAction;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationComponent;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentReader;
@@ -74,6 +77,10 @@ public class ContentMetadataExtracterTest extends BaseSpringTest
     protected static final String QUICK_DESCRIPTION = "Pangram, fox, dog, Gym class featuring a brown fox and lazy dog";
     protected static final String QUICK_CREATOR = "Nevin Nollop";
 
+    protected static final String QUICK_UPDATED_TITLE = "The hot dog is eaten by the city fox";
+    protected static final String QUICK_UPDATED_DESCRIPTION = "Pangram, fox, dog, Gym class featuring only brown fox";
+    protected static final String QUICK_UPDATED_CREATOR = "Friday";
+
     private NodeService nodeService;
     private ContentService contentService;
     private MetadataExtracterRegistry registry;
@@ -84,6 +91,8 @@ public class ContentMetadataExtracterTest extends BaseSpringTest
 
     private ContentMetadataExtracter executer;
 
+    private MetaDataExtractAction extractAction;
+
     private final static String ID = GUID.generate();
 
     @Before
@@ -116,6 +125,9 @@ public class ContentMetadataExtracterTest extends BaseSpringTest
 
         // Get the executer instance
         this.executer = (ContentMetadataExtracter) this.applicationContext.getBean("extract-metadata");
+
+        // get the js script action
+        this.extractAction = (MetaDataExtractAction) this.applicationContext.getBean("metadataExtractServiceScript");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -351,4 +363,45 @@ public class ContentMetadataExtracterTest extends BaseSpringTest
             }
         });
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUsingScriptAction_WhenContentChanged() throws Exception
+    {
+
+        // update the content
+        ContentWriter cw = this.contentService.getWriter(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_CONTENT, true);
+        cw.setMimetype(MimetypeMap.MIMETYPE_PDF);
+        cw.putContent(AbstractContentTransformerTest.loadNamedQuickTestFile("quickupdated.pdf"));
+
+        // Make the nodeRef visible to other transactions as it will need to be in async requests
+        TestTransaction.flagForCommit();
+        TestTransaction.end();
+
+        // Execute the action
+        transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction(new RetryingTransactionHelper.RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>() {
+            public Void execute() throws Throwable
+            {
+                ScriptAction action = extractAction.create(true);
+                action.execute(nodeRef, false, false);
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Need to wait for the async extract
+        await().pollInSameThread()
+                .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(100))
+                .until(() -> nodeService.getProperty(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_DESCRIPTION), Objects::nonNull);
+
+        // Check that the properties have been preserved, but that description has been set
+        transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction(new RetryingTransactionHelper.RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>() {
+            public Void execute() throws Throwable
+            {
+                assertEquals(QUICK_UPDATED_TITLE, nodeService.getProperty(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_TITLE));
+                assertEquals(QUICK_UPDATED_CREATOR, nodeService.getProperty(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_AUTHOR));
+
+                assertEquals(QUICK_UPDATED_DESCRIPTION, nodeService.getProperty(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_DESCRIPTION));
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }

repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponentTest.java

@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ public class AuditComponentTest extends TestCase
         auditModelRegistry.loadAuditModels();
 
         auditModelRegistry.setProperty("audit.enabled", "true");
+        auditModelRegistry.setProperty("audit.enabled.auditingToDatabase", "true");
 
         auditModelRegistry.setProperty("audit.app1.enabled", "true");
         auditModelRegistry.setProperty("audit.filter.app1.default.enabled", "true");

repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditRecordUtilsTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+
+package org.alfresco.repo.audit;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+
+public class AuditRecordUtilsTest
+{
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Test
+    public void testGenerateAuditRecordBuilderTest()
+    {
+        var testData = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
+
+        testData.put("/alfresco-access/transaction/path", "/app:company_home");
+        testData.put("/alfresco-access/transaction/user", "admin");
+        testData.put("/alfresco-access/transaction/sub-actions", "updateNodeProperties");
+        var now = Instant.now();
+        testData.put("/alfresco-access/transaction/properties/from", (Serializable) Map.of(QName.createQName("modified"), Date.from(now)));
+        testData.put("/alfresco-access/transaction/properties/to", (Serializable) Map.of(QName.createQName("modified"), Date.from(now)));
+
+        var builder = AuditRecordUtils.generateAuditRecordBuilder(testData, "/alfresco-access/".length());
+        builder.setAuditRecordType("alfresco-access");
+        var auditRecord = builder.build();
+
+        assertNotNull(auditRecord);
+        assertEquals("alfresco-access", auditRecord.getAuditApplicationId());
+
+        var auditData = auditRecord.getAuditData();
+        assertEquals(1, auditData.size());
+
+        var transaction = (HashMap<String, ?>) auditData.get("transaction");
+        assertNotNull(transaction);
+        assertEquals(4, transaction.size());
+        assertEquals(testData.get("/alfresco-access/transaction/path"), transaction.get("path"));
+        assertEquals(testData.get("/alfresco-access/transaction/user"), transaction.get("user"));
+        assertEquals(testData.get("/alfresco-access/transaction/sub-actions"), transaction.get("sub-actions"));
+
+        var properties = (HashMap<String, Object>) transaction.get("properties");
+        assertNotNull(properties);
+        assertEquals(2, properties.size());
+        assertEquals(testData.get("/alfresco-access/transaction/properties/from"), properties.get("from"));
+        assertEquals(testData.get("/alfresco-access/transaction/properties/to"), properties.get("to"));
+
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Test
+    public void testGenerateAuditRecordBuilderTestNodeRef()
+    {
+        var testData = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
+        var expectedValue = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
+
+        expectedValue.put("nodeRef", new NodeRef("workspace://SpacesStore/bfa612e6-1a02-46a0-a612-e61a02e6a036"));
+        expectedValue.put("objectId", "bfa612e6-1a02-46a0-a612-e61a02e6a036;1.0");
+
+        testData.put("/CMISChangeLog/CREATED/result/value", expectedValue);
+
+        var builder = AuditRecordUtils.generateAuditRecordBuilder(testData, "/CMISChangeLog/".length());
+        builder.setAuditRecordType("CMISChangeLog");
+        var auditRecord = builder.build();
+
+        assertNotNull(auditRecord);
+
+        assertEquals("CMISChangeLog", auditRecord.getAuditApplicationId());
+
+        var auditData = auditRecord.getAuditData();
+        assertEquals(1, auditData.size());
+
+        var created = (HashMap<String, ?>) auditData.get("CREATED");
+        assertNotNull(created);
+
+        assertEquals(1, created.size());
+        var result = (HashMap<String, Object>) created.get("result");
+        assertNotNull(result);
+        assertEquals(1, result.size());
+
+        var resultValue = (HashMap<String, Object>) result.get("value");
+        assertNotNull(resultValue);
+        assertEquals(2, resultValue.size());
+
+        var expectedNodeRef = (NodeRef) expectedValue.get("nodeRef");
+        assertEquals(expectedNodeRef.getId(), resultValue.get("nodeRef"));
+        assertEquals(expectedValue.get("objectId"), resultValue.get("objectId"));
+
+    }
+}

repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditTestSuite.java

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class AuditTestSuite extends TestSuite
         suite.addTestSuite(UserAuditFilterTest.class);
         suite.addTestSuite(AuditMethodInterceptorTest.class);
 
+        suite.addTest(new JUnit4TestAdapter(AuditRecordUtilsTest.class));
         suite.addTest(new JUnit4TestAdapter(PropertyAuditFilterTest.class));
         suite.addTest(new JUnit4TestAdapter(AccessAuditorTest.class));
 

repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/MetaDataExtractActionTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Jesper Steen Møller
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package org.alfresco.repo.jscript;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+
+import org.alfresco.repo.forms.FormData;
+import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.Action;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionCondition;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionDefinition;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentReader;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService;
+
+public class MetaDataExtractActionTest
+{
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIsContentChangedReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        MetaDataExtractAction action = new MetaDataExtractAction();
+        ContentService contentService = Mockito.mock(ContentService.class);
+        ContentReader reader = Mockito.mock(ContentReader.class);
+        FormData formData = Mockito.mock(FormData.class);
+        FormData.FieldData fieldData = Mockito.mock(FormData.FieldData.class);
+
+        String nodeRefStr = "workspace://SpacesStore/abc/def";
+        Mockito.when(contentService.getReader(Mockito.any(), Mockito.any())).thenReturn(reader);
+        Mockito.when(reader.getContentString()).thenReturn("oldContent");
+        Mockito.when(formData.getFieldData("prop_cm_content")).thenReturn(fieldData);
+        Mockito.when(fieldData.getValue()).thenReturn("newContent");
+
+        action.setContentService(contentService);
+
+        boolean result = action.isContentChanged(nodeRefStr, formData);
+        assertTrue(result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIsContentChangedReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        MetaDataExtractAction action = new MetaDataExtractAction();
+        ContentService contentService = Mockito.mock(ContentService.class);
+        ContentReader reader = Mockito.mock(ContentReader.class);
+        FormData formData = Mockito.mock(FormData.class);
+        FormData.FieldData fieldData = Mockito.mock(FormData.FieldData.class);
+
+        String nodeRefStr = "workspace://SpacesStore/abc/def";
+        Mockito.when(contentService.getReader(Mockito.any(), Mockito.any())).thenReturn(reader);
+        Mockito.when(reader.getContentString()).thenReturn("sameContent");
+        Mockito.when(formData.getFieldData("prop_cm_content")).thenReturn(fieldData);
+        Mockito.when(fieldData.getValue()).thenReturn("sameContent");
+
+        action.setContentService(contentService);
+
+        boolean result = action.isContentChanged(nodeRefStr, formData);
+        assertFalse(result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWhenContentChangedReturnsScriptAction()
+    {
+        MetaDataExtractAction action = new MetaDataExtractAction();
+
+        ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry = Mockito.mock(ServiceRegistry.class);
+        ActionService actionService = Mockito.mock(ActionService.class);
+        ActionDefinition actionDefinition = Mockito.mock(ActionDefinition.class);
+        Action alfrescoAction = Mockito.mock(Action.class);
+        ActionCondition actionCondition = Mockito.mock(ActionCondition.class);
+
+        Mockito.when(serviceRegistry.getActionService()).thenReturn(actionService);
+        Mockito.when(actionService.getActionDefinition(Mockito.anyString())).thenReturn(actionDefinition);
+        Mockito.when(actionService.createAction(Mockito.anyString())).thenReturn(alfrescoAction);
+        Mockito.when(actionService.createActionCondition(Mockito.anyString())).thenReturn(actionCondition);
+
+        action.setServiceRegistry(serviceRegistry);
+
+        ScriptAction result = action.create(true);
+
+        assertNotNull("ScriptAction should not be null when content has changed", result);
+    }
+}