Content Collector for SAP consists
of several components. By using these components, you can archive
and view data, documents, and print lists, and you can link archived
documents.
Content Collector for SAP has the
following components:
Collector Server,
which is the central component of Content Collector for SAP. It handles all operations
regarding archiving, linking, retrieving, and updating data, documents,
and print lists.
A plug-in for IBM® Content Navigator,
which contains the following features:
Configuration Feature.
With this feature, you configure the Collector Server instances.
Administration Feature.
With this feature, you create profiles for the following tasks: archiving
incoming documents, linking archived documents, and transferring index
information from SAP to the archived documents.
Operation Feature.
With this feature, you create, schedule, and run the tasks.
An API that external application, such as IBM Datacap,
must use to communicate with Content Collector for SAP.
Figure 1 illustrates the Content Collector for SAP environment. It shows
the individual components of Content Collector for SAP and how Content Collector for SAP communicates with
SAP, IBM Content Navigator, and
the repositories.Figure 1. Architecture
of the Content Collector for SAP environment