FileNet P8 Connector actions

The FileNet P8 Connector actions integrate Datacap applications with IBM® FileNet Content Engine.

You can use FileNet P8 Connector actions to upload documents and index fields into a Content Engine repository.

To use the Secure Socket Layer to encrypt communications between Datacap and the IBM FileNet P8 repository, you must set up an SSL-encrypted connection in the FileNet P8 client.

To set up SSL connection between a .NET client and FileNet P8 server, complete the following steps:-

  1. Go to https://<server>:<port>/wsi/FNCEWS40MTOM/.
  2. Click Continue to this website.
  3. Click Certificate error in the address bar.
  4. Click View certificate. The Certificate window opens.
  5. Click Install certificate, then click OK.
  6. On the Certificate Import Wizard window, select Local Machine, and click Next.
  7. On the Certificate Store window, select Place all certificates in the following store. Browse to the appropriate location, and click Next.
  8. On the Select Certificate Store window, select Trusted People from the list of certificate stores.
  9. Verify the settings that you specified, and click Finish.

The following list describes the main functions of the FileNet P8 Connector actions.

  • Set up the URL of the Content Engine repository
  • Log in to the Content Engine
  • Set the class ID of the target location on Content Engine as ObjectStore or FileStore
  • Set a locale that is accepted by the IBM FileNet P8 web service
  • Set the object ID for the Object Store on Content Engine
  • Set the path to the IBM FileNet P8 folder where you are uploading documents
  • Specify the content type that defines the fields within a document library for the uploaded documents, such as an Invoice
  • Create a folder in Content Engine where you can upload documents
  • Specify whether the scanned documents that are exported from Datacap to the FileNet Content Manager inherit security from the parent folder.
  • Upload the document, page, or directory into Content Engine