Kofax Export Connector 8.2.1 User Manual

Kofax Export
Connector 8.2.1
for IBM FileNet
Content Manager
Release Notes
2014-05-09
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Contents

Release Notes ........................................................................................................................................................................5
About This Release ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Version Information ........................................................................................................................................................5
New Features ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Change in Behavior ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Resolved Issues ................................................................................................................................................................5
Export Error .................................................................................................................................................................6
Empty Table Fields Exported Invalid Data ........................................................................................................... 6
Batches Exported to Wrong Folder .........................................................................................................................6
Large Color Document Export Caused Memory Issue ........................................................................................6
Known Issue .....................................................................................................................................................................6
Connection Error ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
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Kofax Export Connector 8.2.1 for IBM FileNet Content Manager Release Notes

About This Release

The release notes give you late-breaking information about Kofax Export Connector 8.2.1 for IBM FileNet Content Manager. Please read this document carefully, as it contains information that is not included in other documentation.

Version Information

This Kofax Export Connector for IBM FileNet Content Manager product is identified by build number 8.2.1.0.0.44. After installing the export connector, you can verify the build number:
In your Kofax Capture installation, navigate to Bin\Kofax.FileNet.8.2.
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Right-click Kofax.FileNet.Connector.dll and select Properties.
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On the Details tab, verify that the “Product version” number is 8.2.1.0.0.44.
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New Features

Release Notes

The following new features are included in this release of Kofax Export Connector for IBM FileNet Content Manager:
▪ Ability to replace an existing document when a newer version with the same file name is
exported. To use this feature, open the export connector setup window, click the Document Settings tab, and select Replace existing document. (322347)
▪ Ability to set a timeout value indicating the length of time to keep the connection open
between the export connector and the IBM FileNet Content Manager server. If the specified interval elapses, the connection is closed; with Kofax Capture, any affected batches are sent to the Quality Control module. (326173)
To use this feature, open the export connector setup window, click the General Settings tab, and set an Export execution timeout value.
For details about these new features, see the export connector Help.

Change in Behavior

In this release, all WSE 3.0 Web services have been migrated to Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). Any dependency on Microsoft WSE 3.0 is now removed from the product. (326668)

Resolved Issues

This section lists previously reported issues that are resolved when you install this version of the export connector.
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Release Notes

Export Error

Empty Table Fields Exported Invalid Data

Batches Exported to Wrong Folder

Large Color Document Export Caused Memory Issue

During document export, processing was stalled and an error message appeared (113364):
Failed to release document
If numeric table fields were left empty, they caused an error because they used the text string value of “(null).” (113236)
Batches were sometimes exported to the wrong folder. (113584)
If you attempted to export a 2,000-page color TIFF document, the export connector failed after an Out of Memory exception occurred. (326173)

Known Issue

This section contains information about a known issue with Kofax Export Connector for IBM FileNet Content Manager.

Connection Error

While setting up the export connector on Windows 2008/2003/XP, the following error may appear (324904):
Unable to connect to http://servername:9080/wsi/FNCEWS40MTOM/
Workaround: Avoid the error by installing hotfixes or updates from Microsoft, as applicable to your operating system.
▪ Windows XP / 2003:
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▪ Windows 2008:
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Install a hotfix as described in the knowledgebase article 971493
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971493 Install the security update described in knowledgebase article 2756918:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2756918
Install the hotfix described in knowledgebase article 971831:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971831
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