Release 5.0.1_308

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Added feature to re-index documents in IBM CM8 through the when viewing documents from IBM Content Navigator. Users can change the attributes of the documents and move them from one item type to another.

2. When working in IBM Content Navigator, the now provides a ‘New Document’ feature that will enable the user to copy and paste pages into the new and empty document from other documents, and save it as a new document in IBM Content Manager 8.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Unable to open Microsoft Office file with Ipv6 enabled intermittently.

2. Export multiple Microsoft Office documents while loading issue.

Release 5.0.1_293

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Updates to the ICN plugin to improve performance for viewing large documents stored in IBM Content Manager 8 and FileNet P8.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Watermark disappears after using crop image as a new page.

2. Fit to window, when we use “crop as a new page”, is undone intermittently.

3. When the redaction has been drawn and then copy paste the page, the bookmark function is not working on that page.

4. Show/Hide Annotation is not working in case of Strikeout/Highlight.

5. Drag and Drop with right click option is not working intermittently.

Release 5.0.1_273

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Updates to the JavaScript API stack with APIs to view only selected pages from a document.

2. Updated the with the following JavaScript APIs: First Page, Previous Page, Next Page, Last Page, Go To Page, First Document, Previous Document, Next Document, Last Document, and Go To Document.

3. Improved JavaScript API when drawing the Highlighter annotation.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Annotation text search showing incorrect results when we enter the same texts multiple times in text annotation.

2. Shortcuts are disabled when we edit the annotation text and press keyboard shortcut.

Release 5.0.1_255

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Updated the JavaScript API stack with APIs to set JSON privileges before viewing a document in a file system implementation. These privileges can be used to set which features will and will not be available to the user.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Not able to save redaction if the save icon is not available.

2. Unable to save document rotation, cut, copy, paste etc. if uncheck save from redaction privilege box and getting alert.

3. Annotation saving is not working when uncheck save from redaction privilege box.

4. The redaction is getting saved on the document in spite of uncheck save from redaction privilege box.

Release 5.0.1_249

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Designed the feature for opening attachments with MSG and EML extension files in the eViewer.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Opening messages file with office file attachment, but it does not open any office document within the viewer.

2. The images embedded within the document is not rendering at the correct specified position.

3. Unable to retain page rotation when splitting a rotated page of a document.

Release 5.0.1_222

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Multiple tabs implementation for opening multiple documents from IBM FileNet, IBM CM8, Microsoft SharePoint, CMIS repositories, and file system integrations.

2. Added functionality for splitting documents stored in the IBM CM8 repository.

3. Enhanced annotation saving with Alfresco ECM.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Blank pages are being printed intermittently.

2. Getting Null Pointer exception after using “Remove all documents” function.

3. All opened document’s first page getting rotated after rotating the active document in the viewer.

4. Remove document not functioning.

5. After check/uncheck the tree view checkbox, users are unable to draw annotations.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. On insert, the Split document Properties does not modify after changing the item type.

2. Size of certain annotations are getting smaller after saving.

3. Unable to split the document second time, item type properties not shown after split and insert.

Release 5.0.1_209

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Added display and editing features for multivalued and component document metadata.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Highlighter not following document scaling.

2. Saving of special annotations like scratch, polyline and polygon is inaccurate.

3. Required false is not reflected while saving document metadata, but the same field is required in CM8.

4. Pen annotation drawn from IBM eClient not displaying properly.

5. Exporting a file to TIFF file type which contains annotations from IBM eClient is not exporting correctly.

6. Stamp and text annotations are being resized intermittently.

7. TIFF display quality intermittently not at the highest.

8. Export the file to PDF containing annotations from eClient, does not contain pen annotations.

Release 5.0.1_182

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Applied modification for converting XFA containing PDFs for OpenText Documentum repository.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Rotation saving is not working for all document types intermittently.

2. Viewer keeps on showing “kill or wait” on certain TIFF files.

3. Annotation width (line border) shrinks after save and reopen.

4. Unable to save redaction intermittently.

5. Split document function fails intermittently.

6. Copy paste not working as expected, paste page always come below copied page.

7. Viewer hangs after copy and paste.

8. Annotation disappears intermittently.

9. On TIFF files, redactions become larger after saving.

Release 5.0.1_179

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Implemented the feature of “Sign and Export” with these functions:

a. Generating a new PKCS12 certificate for digitally signing PDF documents.

b. Creating a digitally signed PDF document.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Digital ID does not generate the certificate PFX file in Internet Explorer.

2. With Google Chrome, providing any special characters in the field name, the export function does not work.

Release 5.0.1_170

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Implemented integration with Box. The list of features available with Box integration:

a. Open documents from Box using Box GUI in the eViewer.

b. View/Edit/Save documents with annotations, text mark-ups, checkpoints and side notes from Box.

c. Update the document as a revision if any changes in document are made.

d. Live discussion on documents accessed from Box.

e. Insert new documents to Box in a specific folder.

f. Manage document locking and view document in read-only mode, if already locked out by a user.

g. View document history and view previous version in read-only mode.

h. View and add document comments, view existing replies and add replies.

i. Search and view documents from Box and shared folders within the viewer.

j. Share files by URL.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Unable to deploy using the included auto-installer.

2. Timeout issue with Box connector.

3. Unable to insert document as folder list from Box.

Release 5.0.1_93

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Added ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) scanning support to the eViewer.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. REST APIs are not working on IBM WebSphere 8.3.

Release 5.0.1_84

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Provides support in rendering text documents stored in Microsoft SharePoint.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. After performing copy and paste in the document, it’s not getting saved as a TIFF file type.

2. Unable to save the rotation on TIFF files.

3. Cut/Paste functionality is not working with SharePoint within a Tomcat environment.

4. Microsoft Office files rendered as text files when opened within SharePoint.

5. While applying cut, copy and paste on text and Microsoft Office documents within SharePoint, the notification is not being displayed.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Export as PDF or TIFF is not working on Internet Explorer 10.

Release 5.0.1_82

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Upgraded installer for scanner module.

2. Added an automatic installation feature of scanner for Internet Explorer users.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Microsoft Office documents are getting rendered as text files.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Daeja viewer annotations are not getting rendered.

2. Some TIFF files display as blank.

Release 5.0.1_37

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Implemented viewing and saving of documents and annotations to IBM CM8 repositories.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Text stamp annotation color changes to the default color after saving.

2. Text annotation color changes to the default color after saving.

3. Document Compare feature crashes viewer when only using one document.

4. Compare document option not working.

5. Unable to resize Pen annotations.

6. Annotation is not visible when passing the annotation xml to annotation URL option in JSP file.

Release 5.0.1_2

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Maintained the features compatibility for both the versions.

Release 5.0.1_1

ENHANCEMENTS

1. The HTML5 inherited all the features of AJAX and previous versions.

Release 4.18.59

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Updated GUI for all property and pop up dialog boxes such as “print document” and “annotation property” dialog boxes.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Annotation border does not get highlighted after closing the property dialog box.

2. Text annotations disappear after changing text color and saving it.

3. Annotation dialog bottom border not showing on Internet Explorer browser.

4. Default border width is incorrect with line and arrow annotations, it should be the same for all annotations.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Unable to select the tab pane after performing the copy and paste function on JPEG files.

Release 4.18.57

ENHANCEMENTS

1. List of new implementations:

a. Added Mask annotation for redacting documents without modifying the baseline document.

b. Auto-redaction categories. Provided a wide range of search filters to search and auto redact content (e.g. US Phone numbers, Names, SSN numbers, etc).

c. Search & Redact. Enable users to search a word or words throughout the document and redact them.

d. Added option to specify and display reason for redaction for every redaction. The reason for redaction can be different for every redaction and also applies to redaction created through auto redaction tools.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Reset all options which are not working when the configuration has been changed from redact to mask.

2. Copy of redaction created every time on click at search button.

3. Unable to edit mask on the file when we have saved. Upload and view the document after applying the default settings as redact in configuration.

4. Redact descriptor and reveal last button not working with search and redact option.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Text stamp annotation related issues:

a. It shifts slightly down after saving.

b. The font size is actually not looking the same after resizing.

Release 4.18.53

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Added feature to render multiple documents in separate document tabs.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Consolidator functionality not working with multiple documents.

2. Unable to insert document with multiple tab on Internet Explorer 11.

3. Document does not load intermittently when multiple users work on same time.

4. Mask icon display as white.

5. Export document, get page count, extract page text APIs not working correctly.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. MSG and EML files support not working when inserting file.

2. After rotating, MSG and EML document text has reduced clarity.

Release 4.18.48

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Implemented automatic wrapping in text boxes during editing both in edit and view mode.

2. Added the ability for users to view/edit/delete annotations made by other users.

3. Provides support to text stamp and image stamp for different users or user groups.

4. Added annotation indicator on document thumbnails and are dynamically updated to show new annotations as they are added to the document.

5. Update the Export functionality which includes additional logging to export function and the logs are generated in the directory.

6. Support for Emailing documents as a link from viewer.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Strikeout font size incorrect.

2. After creating highlight, it shows strikeout icon instead of highlight icon in comment section.

3. Unable to save document rotations.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Text annotations fill color does not update in thumbnail.

Release 4.18.45

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Enhancements to SideNotes and Checkpoints functions.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Checkpoint and Sidenotes still visible after cut and delete pages.

2. Checkpoint focuses on incorrect working after copy/paste pages.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Some user’s annotations are disappearing after export.

Release 4.18.43

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Enabled merging of multiple documents and display them in the viewer.

2. Updated split documents from thumbnails.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Document is rotating twice on a single click on inserting dual document.

2. Viewer goes blank on refreshing browser when inserting document using the Insert button.

3. Documents not appended on adding using insert button rather than removing previous files visible on actual PDF for signature and initial fields.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Blue background on the signature and other fields may appear on PDFs.

2. Border visible on actual PDF for signature and initial fields.

Release 4.18.42

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Update the text wrap feature in the text box and date fields.

2. Provide a read only view to all elements in notary model.

3. Provided the PDF view resizable in the workflow app while viewing the actual PDF file.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Text wrapping oftext boxes and date fields in output PDF file.

2. User cannot save the elements on a PDF file which is protected by a password for editing purposes.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Unable to split documents from the thumbnails.

Release 4.18.36

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Added default scaling configuration allowing users to configure the default scale value to view documents.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. The annotation issue with the page scale in configuration viewerGUIxml file.

Release 4.18.35

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Added the additional API “exportDocument” to export document in PDF format.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Pen annotation exporting using the exposed API.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Annotation toolbar appears on signer screen where as it does not appear on initiator screen.

2. Arrow indicator moves with others and resize in all controls.

Release 4.18.29

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Viewing password protected PDF files.

2. WCF Communication Integration Service Layer available in both REST & SOAP integration scenarios.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Integration service GUI does not update when selected new API.

2. Export document as string API, as stream API and delete document API does not work.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Distortion in text behind annotations in the EML annotated file when exported.

Release 4.18.27

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Added support for Arabic EML, MSG, DOC, and DOCX files.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. The viewer now displays an error message when entering an invalid document URL.

2. Resolved MS Word document Arabic language issue.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Unable to export annotations from multiple users.

Release 4.18.25

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Display watermark after saving document and on exporting the document.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Resolved Watermark issue for saving and exporting document.

2. Resolved Watermark issue when using redaction and strikeout features together.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Styling of text (bold and italics) is not saved in watermark.

2. Line disappeared while using redaction and strikeout options together.

Release 4.18.23

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Implemented 3 viewing modes- full view, read only and view and annotate only.

2. Provided loading spinner on the top right until complete document loads.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Performing cut/paste or copy/paste on a page of the document, the thumbnail does not created for the pasted page has been resolved.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Loading spinner icon is still visible after rotating page or applying fit to height, which prevents any other operation to be performed.

Release 4.18.19

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Applied Fade In / Fade Out on tab change.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Resolved the watermark attributes issue in Internet Explorer 10.

2. Resolved Highlighter color change to black on ‘export’ or ‘save as’ document issue.

3. The Highlight annotation color issue is resolved in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 11 browsers.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. File menu does not appear on popup intermittently.

Release 4.18.18

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Provide support for viewing documents from IBM Content Navigator and viewing annotations from pClient/eClient and vice-versa

2. Support for saving appearance stream for annotation to PDF. This is to allow annotations to be rendered in browsers when exported to PDF.

3. Responsive new GUI with buttons wrapping when screen size decreases horizontally.

4. The ability for text mark-ups, strikeout and highlight annotations to be exported to PDF.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Javascript error when printing the annotated document.

2. The Strikeout/Highlight dialog is not dragged properly.

3. JavaScript issue resolved when deleting the strikeout/highlight reply.

4. The stamp popup issue resolved.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Show/hide annotation does not work in Internet Explorer 10.

2. Transparency does not change the line annotation in Internet Explorer10.

Release 4.18.17

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Implemented JavaScript error code indicator for handling situations such as overloading of server memory while converting MS Office documents to PDF.

2. Added a support for scanning documents and append them to existing document loaded into the viewer.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Resolved scanning issues when displaying and exporting to PDF.

2. Watermark does not get created on the scanned page.

Release 4.18.15

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Added a feature of viewing files from SharePoint URLs where SharePoint is configured with Windows authentication.

2. The ability to save documents from outside the viewer with a new save API.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Strikeout now working with multiple lines on Internet Explorer 11.

2. Toolkit now working in Internet Explorer 11.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. The strikeout/highlight annotation on the document changes intermittently after the user double clicks on it.

Release 4.18.13

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Improved auto-installation and configuration

2. Provides support for silent installation and logging the events during installation.

3. Added the “Save As” function which will save the file in its original file type with annotations for most file types:

a. Annotations in PDF documents will be saved as PDF annotation keeping the properties of original PDF intact.

b. Images will be saved in their original file type (i.e.TIFF will be saved as TIFF) and annotations will be permanently burned on the image.

c. Office documents will be saved as PDF files with annotations embedded as PDF annotations.

4. Added Page Delete feature to delete the selected page.

5. Updated document will be returned on “Save”, “Export” & “Save As”.

6. Saving redaction annotation to output XML retrieved during save as a URL.

7. Integrated with custom web applications.

8. Designed embedded viewer control with the custom web application and executing function of the viewer programmatically.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Resolved annotations and redactions being shifted to another page after deleting that page.

2. Resolved deleting page issue.

3. Able to print a rotated document.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Vertical scroll bar does not appear in print preview on Internet Explorer 10.

Release 4.18.11

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Provides support for exporting annotations to PDF annotations.

2. Applied

ENHANCEMENTS

to drag and drop property.

3. Exporting files with show/hide annotations.

4. The ability to create image stamps.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Resolved Drag and Drop issue.

2. Now able to export file while selecting the show/hide annotations check box.

3. Resolved Image stamp issue.

4. Resolved Line and Arrow annotation orientation changed in exported file.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Unable to export the document when fit to height and annotations applied together.

Release 4.18.10

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Implemented two new APIs to retrieve the updated annotation and mark-up URLs.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Print preview does not show any data.

2. Page rotation, redactions, and copied pages can be saved in the document.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. Exported stamp does not display properly and should be aligned in the middle.

Release 4.18.6

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Added a separate key to specify the connection pool size for MST Server.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. PowerPoint presentation documents (pptx/ppt files) are opening properly.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. While rendering a PowerPoint document, displays unknown data displayed in the right corner.

Release 4.18.5

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Provides support for viewing documents present in CAD formats.

2. Changed the buttons appearance to be compatible with the customization of colors and the standards.

3. Added a new parameter to highlight the input phrase when the document is rendered.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Now able to jump to a page when the page number is entered into the toolbar.

2. If the Print button has been removed from the toolbar, the print shortcut “CTRL+P” will also be disabled.

3. Page number gets updated in the toolbar while traversing the document.

Release 4.18.3

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Updated the viewer with Portuguese language support.

2. Added new APIs – Loading of Annotation & Markup XML, notification for document save and retrieving updated Annotation & Mark-up XML using APIs after Save.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Advanced search dialog box did not always appear.

2. Export does not always work as expected.

Release 4.18.2

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Improved performance for rendering inside an iFrame.

2. Loading first 10 pages for Microsoft Office documents for faster display and then the whole document.

3. Improved the PPT & PPTX document loading performance.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. After scrolling down to any page of the document, as and when we click on the thumbnail show and hide button, it moves towards the top.

Release 4.18.1

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Improved performance for first page rendering.

2. Loading first 10 pages and then the whole document for viewing Microsoft Office Documents.

3. Lessen the loading time of Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 versions to increase the rendering performance.

RESOLVED ISSUES

1. Displaying the correct page count.

2. All PDF documents now being correctly displayed.

KNOWN ISSUES

1. In the toolkit, thumbnail bar is not visible while clicking on the thumbnail button.

Release 4.17.2

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Improved performance of the eViewer.

Release 4.13

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Released Lite version with the following features:

a. Viewing basic image formats and PDF documents.

b. Zoom In, Zoom Out

c. Rotate Clockwise, Counter-Clockwise

d. Fit to Window, Fit to Width, Fit to Height, Rubber band Zoom

e. Page Navigation (Previous Page, Next Page, First Page, Last Page)

f. Quick Text Search, Advance Text Search

g. Thumbnails, Show/Hide Thumbnails

h. Print

Release 4.12

ENHANCEMENTS

1. Update to the Integration APIs

IBM Deployment of Viewer Component

This section details the creation and deployment of the eViewer WAR file on the IBM WebSphere. Make sure the file name of eViewer 7 is in the following format:

eViewer7.0.xx

Step 1: Use the following command to generate the war file:

jar –cvf “.war” *

For example: Open the command prompt and input the path of the location of eViewer7.0.xx file. Then the command to make it a war file.
Step 1 Viewer Component
Step 2: Access the IBM WebSphere console and log into WebSphere.
Step 2 Viewer Component
Step 3: Go to Applications and select “New Application”. Next, select the “New Enterprise Application” in order to deploy eViewer in WebSphere.
Step 3 Viewer Component
Step 4: Select the location of the eViewer7.0.01.war file and then select “Next”.
Step 4 Viewer Component
Step 5: Select the “Fast Path – Prompt only when additional information is required” option and the click “Next”.
Step 5 Viewer Component
Step 6: Add and verify the installation details for the “Application Name” and “Application Build ID” fields, then click “Next” to go to the Step 2.
Step 6 Viewer Component
Step 7: For Step 2: Map modules with server, it will show all the modules which needs to be mapped with the IBM application services. Select the eViewer7.0.01.war module and then select Next.
Step 7 Viewer Component
Step 8: Select the desired “Virtual host” from the dropdown menu and then select Next.
Step 8 Viewer Component
Step 9: Configure values for the context roots in web modules and select Next.
Step 9 Viewer Component
Step 10: Select the checkbox to enable metadata if needed and select Next.
Step 10 Viewer Component
Step 11: Confirm the details in the Summary. If the details are correct, select Finish.
Step 11 Viewer Component
Step 12: Select Save for saving the final changes and finalize the deployment.
Step 12 Viewer Component
Step 13: To confirm the deployment of the WAR file, go to Applications>Application types>WebSphere enterprise applications, eViewer7_0_01_war application should be displayed.
Step 13 Viewer Component
Step 14: You can start the application by clicking the “Start” button.
Step 14 Viewer Component

IBM Deployment of server component

This section details the creation and deployment of the eViewer Server WAR file on the IBM WebSphere.

Step 1:

jar –cvf “eViewerServer-0.0.1.war” *

Open the command prompt and navigate to the path of the eViewer7 folder. The enter in the command to generate a war file. For example:
Step 1 Server Component
Step 2: Access the IBM WebSphere console and log into WebSphere.

Step 3: Go to Applications and select “New Application”. Next, select the “New Enterprise Application” in order to deploy eViewer in WebSphere.
Step 3 Server Component
Step 4: Select the eViewerServer-0.0.1.war file from the folder and select Next.
Step 4 Server Component
Step 5: Add and verify the installation details for the “Application Name” and “Application Build ID” fields, then click “Next” to go to the Step 2.
Step 5 Server Component
Step 6: For Step 2: Map modules with server, it will show all the modules which needs to be mapped with the IBM application services. Select the eViewerServer-0.0.1.war module and then select Next.
Step 6 Server Component
Step 7: Select the desired “Virtual host” from the dropdown menu and then select Next.
Step 7 Server Component
Step 8: Configure values for the context roots in web modules and select Next.
Step 8 Server Component
Step 9: Select the checkbox to enable metadata if needed and select Next.
Step 9 Server Component
Step 10: Confirm the details in the Summary. If the details are correct, select Finish.
Step 10 Server Component
Step 11: Select Save for saving the final changes and finalize the deployment.
Step 12: To confirm the deployment of the WAR file, go to Applications>Application types>WebSphere enterprise applications, eViewerServer_0_0_1_war application should be displayed.
Step 12 Server Component
Step 13: You can start the application by clicking the “Start” button.
Step 13 Server Component

Apache Tomcat Deployment on Windows Server

This section describes the installation of the eViewer 7 viewer as well as server component on the Apache Tomcat application server.

Step 1: For deploying eViewer 7 on Apache Tomcat server, place the complete eViewer folders, eViewer7.0.01 and eViewerServer-0.0.1, and the corresponding WAR files in the Tomcat webapps folder.
Step 1 Apache Tomcat
Step 2: Navigate to the bin folder of the Apache Tomcat service and then click on the Tomcat(xx).exe file to launch.
Step 2 Apache Tomcat
Step 3: A dialogue box will appear through which the service can be started by clicking the Start button.
Step 3 Apache Tomcat
Step 4: Service manager is attempting to start the following service and automatically deploy the WAR files.
Step 4 Apache Tomcat

Configuring IBM CM8 Connector

eViewer server connector using IBM Java CM8 beans would search for “cmbicmsrvs.ini” and other supporting “.INI” files which are deployed with the IBM Content Manager 8 pClient/eClient or ICN installation.
Step 1: The path to the connectors folder needs to be pointed within eViewer server component deployment.
Step 1 IBM CM8

Step 2: The “Connectors” folder consists of multiple files for configuration settings of IBM CM8 with eViewer 7. IBM CM8 reads the file “cmbicmsrvs.ini” at runtime.
Step 2 IBM CM8

Step 3: Go to the eViewer 7 application server folder, and locate the property file named cmbcmenv.properties. Open the file in an editor application.
Step 3 IBM CM8

Step 4: The cmbcmenv.properties file contains the concrete path of the “connectors” folder for making the connection between the CM8 application with eViewer 7.
Step 4 IBM CM8
Step 5: Set the values in the application property file for making connection with IBM CM8 and save.
Step 5 IBM CM8

IBM Content Navigator

Deployment Steps

This guide provides the comprehensive information on how to manually deploy MST ICN Viewer Plugin in IBM Content Navigator. This guide is designed to assist you with the installation process and provide you the information on the procedure involved. Before installing, we recommend you to thoroughly read the guide.

This guide provides the comprehensive information on how to manually deploy MST ICN Viewer Plugin in IBM Content Navigator. This guide is designed to assist you with the installation process and provide you the information on the procedure involved. Before installing, we recommend you to thoroughly read the guide.

Perform the following Steps to deploy the plugin:

1. Unzip the jar file.

2. The jar will contain the eViewer folder with eViewer7icn.jar file.

3. Copy and paste the eViewer folder in the installed folder of IBM WebSphere.
For example, …navigator.earnavigator.warplugins

Loading Plug-in

Perform the following Steps to load the eViewer plug-in into IBM Content Navigator.

  • Log into IBM Content Navigator
  • Click Plug-ins from the left menu
    Content Navigator 1
  • Select New Plug-in.
    Content Navigator 2
  • Enter the path of the plug-in jar in the JAR file path and select “Load”.
    i.e.: http://192.168.10.176:9080/navigator/plugins/eViewer7/bin/eViewer7icn.jar
    Content Navigator 3
  • Provide the required details.
    Content Navigator 4

Required details:

  • serverContext: The context root name of eViewer application deployed over the application server. If installed using Auto Installer, the default name is “MSTServer”.
  • viewerURL: URL to the eViewer 7. The format of the URL will be:
    <protocol>://<IPaddress>:<port number>.
    For ex: http://mstsp2010:156
  • viewerScriptURL: URL to the viewer.
  • For .NET, the URL must be in the format:
    http://<ip_address>:<port_no>/eViewer/7/Viewer/Integration/App/Scripts.
  • For Java, provide the URL same as provided in the viewerURL.
  • cacheFolderPath: It must be eViewerCache for both .NET and Java installations.
  • serverSocket: It must be 9090.
  • overlayPath: Path where overlays are cached.
    For example, C:Overlays.
  • userPreferencesasPath: It must be empty.
  • Click Save and Close.
  • The plug-in has been installed successfully.

Mapping the ICN plug-in

The following Steps are to map the plug-in correctly between eViewer and IBM Content Navigator.

  • Select “Viewer Maps” from the left menu.
  • Select “New Viewer Map”.
    Content Navigator 5
  • Provide a unique name in the “Name” text box and select “New Mapping”
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  • Select the correct Repository type and Viewer options:
  • Repository type: It must be Content Manager
  • Viewer: Plug-in that was created earlier
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  • Select the desired MIME Types from the available list and select to move them to the selected list to be associated with eViewer and then select “OK”.
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  • Click Save and Close and the newly created mapping will get listed in the list of existing viewer maps.
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Creating Desktops

Perform the following Steps to create the desktops:

  • Select “Desktops” from the left menu.
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  • Select New Desktop.
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  • On the General tab, enter in the following details:
  • Name of the new desktop.
  • Select the name of the repository from the Authentication Repository drop down list.
  • For Desktop Configuration, select the viewer map in the Viewer Map drop down list.
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  • Click Save and Close.
  • The newly created desktop will get listed in the list of existing desktops. Note the ID of the newly created desktop for future references.

View Desktop

Open the browser and enter the URL in the below format:
<protocol_name>://<ipaddress:port_number/navigator/?desktop=ID_of_the_newly_created_ desktop
For example: http://192.168.10.176:9080/navigator/?desktop=eViewer.
where eViewer is the ID of the newly created desktop.
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Select the document to open in eViewer.

Microsoft SharePoint Add-in Deployment

Following are the Steps to configure add-in for using the Sharepoint application.

Register Add-in in Microsoft SharePoint Portal

Following are the Steps to register eViewer 7 as an add-in with SharePoint. Access the link with the specific site collection URL to register an Add-in within SharePoint.
Syntax: <site collection url>/_layouts/15/AppRegNew.aspx
Example: https:// myspis.sharepoint.com/sites/imaging/_layouts/15/AppRegNew.aspx
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The information needs to be provided by the admin for the registration process:

  • Client Id: 54:6eba60-7951-4:f39-915a-c9673668d2b2
  • Client Secret Key: pz/xyCUY/O8EywiH0o+Kwz0e4:cMXiK4:ZTxb7hE03SJc=
  • Title: eViewer7SPAddInWeb
  • App Domain:
    • Syntax: .azurewebsites.net
    • Example: eviewerspaddinweb.azurewebsites.net
  • Redirect URL:
    • Syntax: https://.azurewebsites.net/Pages/eViewer.aspx
    • Example: https://eviewerspaddinweb.azurewebsites.net/Pages/eViewer.aspx
  • Click “Create” to complete the add-in process.

Microsoft SharePoint Provider Hosted Add-in

Following are the Steps to install add-in for using SharePoint application.

  • Login into the Microsoft Office 365 portal using valid credentials.
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  • Navigate to SharePoint’s dashboard and open the App Launcher.
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  • Select the “Admin” option.
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  • The “Microsoft 365 admin center’ will open in another tab of the browser. Select the “SharePoint” option under the “Admin centers” section.
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  • The “SharePoint admin center” will open in another tab, go to the “More features” option and select the “Apps” option by clicking on “Open”.
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  • Click on “App Catalog”.
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  • Go to “Apps for SharePoint” and then click on “Upload”.
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  • Select “eViewerSPAddIn.app” from the app folder and select “OK” to publish it.
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  • Now go to the SharePoint dashboard again. It can have multiple sites.
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  • Open the desired site and select “Site contents” from the menu list. Then click on “New” and choose “App” for adding it.
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  • Go to “From Your Organization” and select the “eViewer7SPAddIn.app” and select “Install”.
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View Documents in SharePoint

Open SharePoint portal, go to the document library and select the required document, select “Launch Document with eViewer 7” from the document menu options to view a file with eViewer.
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