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June 12th, 2013 by ebryanFishbowl Answers Your Questions About Our Newest App – FishbowlToGo
June 10th, 2013 by ebryanFishbowl Solutions recently held a webinar about our newest application for iPhone and Android – FishbowlToGo. FishbowlToGo lets you easily access information on the go by putting Oracle WebCenter Content at your fingertips.
Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to get to all the questions that were posed during the Webinar.
Here are the answers to your questions:
Is there a list showing the differences between the free and paid versions?
Yes, the following table shows the differences between the free and premium versions of FishbowlToGo.
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Free |
Premium |
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| Content Search |
X |
X |
| Favorites |
X |
X |
| Basic Document Info |
X |
X |
| Open-In Other Apps |
X |
X |
| Email Files |
X |
X |
| Workflow Queue List |
X |
X |
| Mobile-Optimized Full Document Info |
X |
|
| Photo & Video Check-In |
X |
|
| Check-In from Other Apps (Open-In) |
X |
|
| Mobile-Optimized Search |
X |
|
| Workflow Info & Comments |
X |
|
| Workflow Approve & Reject |
X |
|
| Native File Access |
X |
Who are the primary users for this app?
This application is designed for anyone who uses Oracle WebCenter Content and spends a lot of time away from their desk. This includes executives or directors running between meetings who need to approve contracts and get at important company information as well as sales reps who are on the road a lot or field services workers who need to check in images or access project plans from a worksite.
How can I access Oracle WebCenter behind a company firewall?
If you’re looking to access Oracle WebCenter behind the firewall in order to use FishbowlToGo, you can use a VPN client on your mobile phone to do so. This can be set up using either the built-in VPN client or a third-party VPN app such as SonicWall. The VPN connection should be configured in accordance with the settings provided by your organization’s IT department. Once connected, you will be able to access Oracle WebCenter and use FishbowlToGo inside the firewall.
Does the app work with eSignatures for use with WebCenter Content Workflow?
No, currently FishbowlToGo does not support the use of eSignatures within a workflow.
Is there the ability to prompt for comments when approving or rejecting workflows?
Yes, FishbowlToGo allows users to provide comments when rejecting workflow items. Currently Oracle WebCenter Content does not allow users to provide approval comments out-of-the-box however Fishbowl has added this capability with our Workflow Solution Set product. For more information on using these two products together please contact us.
Does the application support logging in with external AD accounts?
You can log in to the application with AD accounts when using a User Provider configured within Oracle WebCenter Content. The application does support Windows NTLM authentication.
Are you planning to include a custom branding with the paid license?
The paid version does not include custom branding out-of-the-box. Fishbowl has implemented custom branding for other customer projects and can discuss this with customers as needed. Please contact us to learn more.
How do I get pricing for an enterprise license?
Contact sales@fishbowlsolutions.com or call 952-465-3400.
Where can I get the app?
The free version is available on iTunes or Google Play. To start using it simply download the app and enter the server address you normally use to get to WebCenter. For premium features like workflow and check-in contact Fishbowl Solutions directly by emailing sales@fishbowlsolutions.com.
Still didn’t answer your question? Feel free to email us at info@fishbowlsolutions.com.
Fishbowl Webinar: Get Oracle WebCenter Content on your iPhone or Android with FishbowlToGo
June 3rd, 2013 by ebryanFishbowlToGo is a mobile phone application for iPhone and Android that provides fingertip access to Oracle WebCenter Content. With simple swipe and touch gestures, the application empowers users to:
- Search for items using metadata or full-text
- Access and view items
- Check in photos, email attachments and other documents
- View, approve or reject workflow items
To learn more about FishbowlToGo including a demonstration of FishbowlToGo Premium features, please join us for a webinar on Thursday, June 6th. You can also check out the free version of the application by searching “FishbowlToGo” from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
We hope you will be able to join us!
Date: Thursday, June 6th
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST, 12:00 – 1:00 PM CST
Responsive Search with PivotViewer
May 22nd, 2013 by Jody ZeitlerSearching for a specific document out of millions can be a daunting task, particularly if you don’t know what you’re searching for. Often the title is on the tip of your tongue, and you would know it if you saw it. Wouldn’t it be nice if search tools accommodated for vague criteria just as easily as pinpoint queries? What if users could take a heap of guesses and whittle it down into a small set of relevant results?
We set about to solve this problem for WebCenter Content by leveraging a tool designed to handle massive amounts of data. Microsoft’s PivotViewer feeds off data sources and molds them into views for the end user to consume. The most popular example of this technology in action is the Netflix catalog at http://netflixpivot.cloudapp.net, where 1000 movies from Netflix Instant are pulled down and organized by year, cast, rating, and more. The applications for such powerful control over this data are clear for anyone who can’t remember the name of the movie that starred so-and-so and was released at the turn of the century. We immediately recognized the value of this within the domain of Digital Asset Management, and so we brought it to WebCenter.
PivotViewer is a control for Microsoft Silverlight, which is installed as a browser plugin much like Flash. Once it receives a collection of data that it can understand, PivotViewer organizes the data by common attributes called facets, allowing documents to be sorted and filtered on any metadata field. The thumbnail rendition is pulled in to represent the document in the canvas. Silverlight operates asynchronously, meaning that it doesn’t need to wait for every image to download before it can be used.
PivotViewer grid view
This control is made accessible on the main search result page. In practice, users can perform a quick search for latest documents or use existing search methods to gather a large set of documents, and drill down from those results using PivotViewer. All that it needs is a QueryText parameter in the URL.
For example, say I was looking for a Powerpoint presentation that held an important piece of information, but I could only reliably identify it by its red background. I would first use the full-text search for fragments of content, narrowing candidates down to 200 or so results. These would be piped into PivotViewer to show two-dozen red-colored documents. Using the metadata filters, I would select the Presentation document type and the date range of its release, yielding 2 documents. This process allows quick retrieval in spite of the vague search criteria, and is much more precise than wading through 10 pages of possibilities.
Zoom-in details with quick links to the content info page and web viewable
Selecting a document brings up a short list of content information; these fields can be customized for each distribution of the component. Each of these fields is a hyperlink that can quickly create a filter on its value. Say that a collection of documents was checked in together: by finding one document and filtering on its Release Date and Document Type, the entire collection is immediately available to me. I can also create a filter across all fields with a keyword search.
Pivoting with PivotViewer
Complementing the default grid layout is a bar chart representation of results along any metadata field. This view is helpful for identifying patterns within data, allowing me to actively pivot on fields and drill down on interesting pockets of documents. Every action is recorded in a breadcrumb trail at the top of the control, so if I ever get lost, a few clicks will undo the filters I’ve added and get me back to where I was.
All of these features are packed into a content server component and ready to be installed in a few clicks. Contact our sales team at sales@fishbowlsolutions.com to discuss your search needs and schedule a demo.
Video Recap: WebCenter Content (Oracle UCM) Multi-Upload and Batch Metadata Editor
May 20th, 2013 by ebryanSenior Software Consultant, AJ LaVenture recaps the new Multi-Upload and Batch Metadata Editor just released from Fishbowl Solutions!
This software component allows you to upload and tag lots of content at once, saving time and frustration.
Hear about all the benefits now: http://bit.ly/17UG1rU
