Basic Setup

OmniDocs engine components can be installed through a single simplified installation or application developers can also opt for installing individual components. A simplified configuration is provided through a Configuration Assistant available with installation.

The following are the necessary steps to deploy and configure OmniDocs Engine

 

1.       Cabinet Creation

OmniDocs cCabinet cCreation is the first step of using OmniDocs. Cabinet is a place where most of the business logic and data structure of sSystem resides. OmniDocs provides a “Configuration Assistant” tool for creating cCabinet. For steps of iInstallation and cCabinet cCreation click here

                              

2.       Image Server Configuration

Image sServer stores actual document data and its offset information. It is installed as a part of OmniDocs engineEngine. Image Sserver can be configured for storing data on any online or offline devices like Optical Mmedia, Jukebox or Hard dDisk. Label is a term with defines the path of the actual data of sthe System. Any number of lLabels can be created and configured with Image Server. At least one lLabel should be created for using OmniDocs systemSystem. For installation Installation and configuration Configuration of Image server Server click here.

 

3.       Java Transaction Server Configuration

(JTS)Java transaction Transaction sServer (JTS) manages the consistency and atomicity of OmniDocs operations. It uses XML standards to provide consistent and optimized interface with cCabinet. For using any Ccabinet, it should be first registered or associated with JTS. For creation and management of a cCabinet with JTS click here

 

 

4.       Extra configuration required to use OmniDocs Transaction component through any other Application server

 

In case of Enterprise Application Server, user has to configure application server manually, in which user has to register the database for JDBCConnectionPool, provided by Application Server, and create JDBCDataSource for the newly created connection pool.

 

Quick overview of Application development using OmniDocs Engine

 

Steps of for developing any application using OmniDocs can be summarized into the following steps:

 

§         Install and configure Configure OmniDocs engineEngine.

§         Create InputXml (Java Bean API or COM API may be used).

§         Execute InputXml (Java Bean API or COM API may be used).

§         Use OutputXml to design User Interface (Java Bean API or COM API may be used).

§         Use Image Server interface Interface to perform storage operations.