Kofax�Export
Connector�8.0.0
for�Documentum
Content�Server
Release Notes
2012-08-17
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Contents
Legal Notice .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
New Features ........................................................................................................................................................................5
Changes in Behavior ............................................................................................................................................................7
Routing Tab ......................................................................................................................................................................7
Image Format Tab ...........................................................................................................................................................7
Multipage Document Export Support .........................................................................................................................7
Resolved Issues .....................................................................................................................................................................9
Inherited Document Lifecycles Not Available on Routing Tab .............................................................................. 9
Known Issues ......................................................................................................................................................................11
Upgrade Not Supported .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Documentum 6.0 Error with More Than 201 Table Fields .....................................................................................11
Versioning Documents with Duplicate Names ........................................................................................................11
Search Fields Fail With Repeating Attributes .......................................................................................................... 12
Exporting to a Workflow Requires Input Port 0 ..................................................................................................... 12
Latest Version Option .................................................................................................................................................. 12
Dynamically Select Object Type ................................................................................................................................. 12
Workflows with the Same Name ............................................................................................................................... 13
Unexpected Behavior With the Export Working Directory ................................................................................... 13
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Chapter 1
New Features
The new features in Kofax Export Connector for Documentum Content Server include the
following:
▪ Support for an MSI-based installer
▪ Ability to export batches from Kofax Express
▪ Support for Unicode
Other enhancements include:
▪ Conversion of the export connector to .NET technology (to replace Visual Basic 6)
▪ Discontinued use of the COM bridge
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This chapter describes changes to the product in this release. For details, see the Help.
Routing Tab
On the Routing tab, the following changes were made:
▪ The Instructions field was renamed to Comments.
▪ The Priority setting was removed.
Image Format Tab
Support for the following Adobe PDF file formats was removed:
▪ Adobe PDF from TIFF
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Changes in Behavior
▪ Adobe PDF from JPEG
▪ Adobe PDF from PCX
As a result, “For Adobe PDF” has been removed as an image type selection. “PDF Settings”
has also been removed.
Multipage Document Export Support
In this version, settings related to single page document export have been removed from the
setup window; the current settings relate only to the export of multipage documents.
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Changes in Behavior
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Resolved Issues
This chapter lists previously reported issues that are fixed in this release.
Inherited Document Lifecycles Not Available on Routing Tab
When you select a child document on the Document Settings tab on the setup window,
the Routing tab does not display the list of lifecycles inherited from the parent document.
(SPR00088994)
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Resolved Issues
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Known Issues
This chapter contains information about known issues in this product release.
Upgrade Not Supported
A product upgrade from earlier versions of this export connector is not supported.
(SPR00042905)
Documentum 6.0 Error with More Than 201 Table Fields
When 201 or more Table Rows are added in Validation, the export fails with the error:
Object variable or With block variable not set.
Log entry for this error:
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2009-10-01 10:32:15, 0x00000018, 0, 0x0000005B, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, C:
\Program Files\Kofax\CaptureSS\ServLib\Bin, Kofax Capture Release, DCTM65SVR,
8.00.461, clsDCTMFront.CreateDocument, 130, Object variable or With block
variable not set
Workaround: Limit the number of table fields to 200 or fewer.
Versioning Documents with Duplicate Names
If versioning is enabled and you attempt to export a document with the same name as one
that already exists in the Documentum repository, the document being exported may not be
versioned.
This is because Documentum allows duplicate document names within a folder, which may
cause problems when searching for documents with identical names. (SPR00009808)
For example, assume that the Documentum repository contains two documents named
Doc01. When exporting documents, the export connector searches the repository until it finds
the first occurrence of a document with the name Doc01. Then, the export connector uses the
document ID to search within the virtual document for an occurrence of the document. If the
document ID exists in the virtual document, the export connector will version the document.
However, if the document ID does not exist in the virtual document, the connector assumes
that the document being exported is a new document and creates a duplicate document
within the virtual document.
Workaround: To ensure uniqueness within a virtual document, define search fields that
determine if an exported document is a duplicate, or needs to be versioned. To define search
fields, click Search Fields on the Document Settings tab to select Documentum properties to
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use as search fields. All Documentum properties associated with the selected object type will
be available.
For more information, click Help on the Document Settings tab.
Search Fields Fail With Repeating Attributes
When repeating attributes containing multiple values are used for search fields, documents
are not versioned properly at export time. Instead, duplicate documents are created without
generating an error. (SPR00009793)
Workaround: With search fields, use single values for repeating attributes.
Exporting to a Workflow Requires Input Port 0
Exported documents can be sent to a Documentum workflow, as long as the initial step of the
workflow accepts documents on input port 0. If this is not the case, the following error occurs,
export fails, and the batch is sent to the Kofax Capture Quality Control module.
The package <package name> is not in the specified input port, Input: <port
number>.; ERRORCODE: 100; NEXT: null] Please update your workflow so the
initial step is set to input port 0, remove the released documents from 4i,
and run the batch again.
Workaround: To resolve the problem, redefine the first step in the workflow so that it uses
input port 0.
Open your batch in the Quality Control module, clear the rejected status, and then process the
batch.
Refer to the documentation that came with your Documentum product for details about
defining workflows.
Latest Version Option
If the latest version of the exported document is not the current version, and you select the
“Latest version” option on the Document Settings tab, the export connector automatically
creates a new version of the exported document corresponding to the option marked
“Current version” in Documentum. (SPR00009962)
Dynamically Select Object Type
The “Dynamically select object type at release using the following Ascent Value” check box
on the Document Settings tab is used to dynamically assign an object type to your exported
documents at export time. Note that if the object type cannot be matched or resolves to a
NULL value at export time, the Export Setup window will receive an error message and the
document is not exported. The error message is written to the error log.
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In addition, if you attempt to delete a linked index field, the login prompt is displayed so
you can log in and validate the data in the export connector. Once logged in, notice that the
assigned object types have been unlinked. If you click Cancel, the export connector prompts
you to save the data. If you click “No,” the next time you set up the export connector, the
“Dynamically select object type at release using the following Ascent Value” check box is not
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cleared and the dynamic object types are unlinked. If you attempt to export, the export fails
with an error message. (SPR00014585)
Workaround: Click Apply or OK to allow the Documentum export connector to validate the
changes.
Workflows with the Same Name
With Documentum, you can create workflows with identical names. Be aware that problems
can develop when a user specifies the wrong workflow at export setup and then exports
a batch. This occurs because the export connector uses the workflow name instead of the
object’s unique identifier. (SPR00012262)
Workaround: Create unique names for each of your Documentum workflows.
Unexpected Behavior With the Export Working Directory
If you do not specify an export working directory on the General Settings tab, you are given
the option to create the directory at export setup time. If you click “Yes,” the export connector
creates the directory. However, if you click “No,” the export connector still saves the changes.
(SPR00009945)
Known Issues
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