Glossary

A

add-ons package

An installation package that is supplied by Content Collector for SAP and that contains the API that an external application must use to communicate with Content Collector for SAP. It also contains the custom actions that are necessary to integrate IBM Datacap and Content Collector for SAP.

It can be installed on a Windows 32-bit operating system or a Windows 64-bit operating system.

API

The interface that an external application must use to communicate with Content Collector for SAP. The API is implemented by the dynamic-link library csclient.dll.

application administrator

A user on the system where the external applications run that are to use the API of Content Collector for SAP. This user installs the add-ons package of Content Collector for SAP and administers the applications.

This user does not need any administrator rights.

archiving

A process where data, documents, or print lists are stored in a repository. Incoming documents are also linked to SAP for future retrieval. See linking to SAP.

archiving by creating work items in an SAP workflow

A process where incoming documents are stored in a repository and are linked to SAP by creating work items in an SAP workflow. See linking to SAP.

archiving by processing their bar codes

A process where incoming documents are stored in a repository and are linked to SAP by processing their bar codes. See linking to SAP.

B

base package

An installation package that is supplied by Content Collector for SAP and that contains Collector Server and the features of Content Collector for SAP.

It can be installed on a Linux®, UNIX, or Windows 64-bit operating system.

basic environment

Consists of the SAP GUI, IBM Content Navigator, one or more Collector Server instances, and one or more repositories.

basic instance configuration

An instance configuration where, in Configuration Feature, you completed all mandatory fields, and you configured the appropriate communication with SAP and IBM Content Navigator. In addition, you defined the logical archives for your repositories.

basic tasks

Tasks that you probably perform most frequently, such as archiving and viewing data and print lists and archiving, linking, and viewing documents.

C

cataloging

The metadata, and any annotations, of a document are stored in the product catalog. Cataloged documents can be searched and viewed.

client

In the context of the connection between the API and one or more Collector Server instances, a user, or a group of users, that has an account on the system with the external application, has access to the API, and holds or shares one client certificate.

client authentication

Similar to server authentication except that the server requests a certificate from the client to verify that the client is the one that it claims to be.

client keystore

The keystore on a system with a client installation. The keystore holds the certificate of a user or a group of users and the certificates of one or more trusted Collector Server instances.

Collector Server administrator

A user who is responsible for the following tasks:

• Installing and uninstalling the base package of Content Collector for SAP
• All migration and configuration tasks
• Running the Collector Server instances
• Securing and monitoring the Content Collector for SAP environment

This user does not need any administrator rights.

content repository

Used to establish the connection between an SAP system and a logical archive. It must be created in SAP.

D

description file

Contains an entry for each scanned document. It is created by the scanning application.

document linking

See linking to SAP.

E

env_var_appdata

The full path to the directory that contains the application-specific files for user. To determine the path, open a command prompt and enter the following command:

echo %APPDATA%

external application

An application that must use the API to communicate with Content Collector for SAP. An example for an external application is IBM Datacap.

F

FileNet® P8 object

In FileNet P8, a generic term for archived documents, folders, stored searches, search templates, or a combination of them.

G

global keyword

A keyword that applies to the entire Collector Server instance and can be specified only once in a server configuration profile.

H

hit list

A set of documents that is to receive index information during an index transfer.

I

IBM Content Manager object

In IBM Content Manager, a generic term for archived documents and folders.

index transfer

The process of transferring index information from SAP to the metadata of the archived documents

InstallHome

The full path to the directory where Content Collector for SAP is installed. The default installation path is:

• UserHome/IBM/iccsap
• UserHome\IBM\iccsap

L

linking to SAP

A process where Content Collector for SAP prepares an incoming document in such a way that SAP can create a link between the document and the corresponding SAP business object.

Incoming documents are linked in either of the following ways:

• By creating work items in an SAP workflow. In this case, Content Collector for SAP creates a work item for each document and places the work item in an SAP workflow. In SAP, the corresponding SAP business object and the link to the document are created when the workflow is processed.
• By processing the bar codes. In this case, Content Collector for SAP sends the following information to SAP: bar code, document ID, SAP document class, logical archive ID. SAP stores this information in the table of open external bar codes. In addition, SAP creates a link between the document and the SAP business object with a matching bar code. The SAP business object must exist.

logical archive

Represents an IBM Content Manager item type, a Content Manager OnDemand application group, a FileNet P8 object store, or a Tivoli® Storage Manager management class.

M

master key

Encrypts the password file and the SAP certificates.

P

P8 queue

The queue that holds the documents that are stored in FileNet P8 and that are to be processed. You might also know such a queue as “BPM queue”.

password file

Contains all passwords that Collector Server needs to communicate with SAP and the repositories. Its default name is archint.cfg. The password file is protected by the master key.

print list

A document, such as a report, analysis, or journal of books, that is produced by SAP and formatted for printing. It contains, for example, information about the items that a customer purchased in the past, such as the order number and the value of the individual orders. A print list is normally printed.

property

In Administration Feature, a generic term for an optional IBM Content Manager attribute, an optional Content Manager OnDemand database field, or a FileNet P8 custom property.

S

server authentication

During the handshake, the server sends a certificate to the client to authenticate itself. The client checks whether the received certificate corresponds to one of the trusted certificates that it maintains. It uses the public key on the corresponding trusted certificate to validate the digital signature in the certificate that it received from the server. The public key on the trusted certificate must correspond to the public key that the server certificate was signed with.

server configuration profile

Contains the instance configuration. It is an ASCII file that can be changed with any ASCII editor. It consists of keywords and their values.

server keystore

The keystore that holds the certificate of a Collector Server instance and the certificates of one or more trusted users or user groups on a system with an API installation. A server keystore must be available for each Collector Server instance that communicates with the API.

SSL keystore

The keystore that holds the certificate of Collector Server. An SSL keystore must be available for each Collector Server instance that communicates with an SAP system by using HTTPS or with IBM Content Navigator.

SSL truststore

The keystore that holds the certificates of the SAP systems and of the trusted web application servers that host IBM Content Navigator. An SSL truststore must be available for each Collector Server instance that communicates with an SAP system by using HTTPS or with IBM Content Navigator.

SystemRoot

The full path to the directory that contains the files for the Windows operating system. To determine the path, open a command prompt and enter the following command:

echo %SystemRoot%

U

UserHome

The full path to the directory that contains the files for a user.