Questions about the batch upload process - Perceptive
How it is initiated?
Continuous monitoring of network directory on a set interval (every minute for example)
How the GUID is provided?
Identical to how it works with the batch solution, the only thing different is we’re importing from the network drive into Perceptive automatically.
Is it at the document level?
Yes, individual pdf documents imported as separate documents in Perceptive.
Is it also at a package level (package of documents)?
It will pick up whatever is out there but a separate PDF stays separate so there’s not really any notion of a “package”.
Any file/package size restrictions (e.g., 5 Mb, etc.)?
No
Is the GUID stored in myAvatar and can it be used to retrieve the package, and individual documents back?
Treated the same as with the standard solution and retrieved through the myAvatar context.
Can all types of files be uploaded or is there a specific set of file-types?
Technically can upload any document but the solution only renders image types (TIFF, PDF, JPG) as well as MS Office documents.
Are the files stored in their own formats?
Yes
Will the rendering screen display word, RTF, PDF, image…files or only specific types?
All of those and the ones mentioned two questions above.
I heard rendering took time, resolved? I have experience with Java applets for rendering that do not work well or efficiently in non Java environments?
We now implement standard with a lite viewer which does not use Java. Much better performing.
Is there process flow capability in Perceptive, and are we going to use it or stay within the myAvatar process?
We don’t utilize it very much with the standard solutions currently. The batch scanning solution does have a workflow component but we don’t position it as a process designer that the clients can build on top of, only as a standard part of the solution that is pre-configured. Perceptive has a very robust workflow with rules engine, notifications, etc and is available for the broader ECM projects and where it makes sense and doesn’t duplicate what already exists in myAvatar.
Regarding the MS SQL server: Does the number of CALs have to match the number of users or a single CAL for server access?
For connections to the Microsoft Server (where MS SQL lives) coming from the ImageNow Application Server, there is only one “user” that connects from ImageNow Server which is the “inuser” ID setup in the ODBC connection and used only to update the DB, so the CAL’s for that Windows Server license won’t need to match the number of users. Technically, the users don’t access the ImageNow Application server directly but only through their local client (whether it be the lite web viewer or fill client for scanning).