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Web Service Admin

Web Services connect IWS to an external database and allows IWS to read information from that database to be used in indexing and searching.  Details about the web service feed from the external system or database must be known prior to setup in this screen.

Web Service Search/List

Use the list to find and edit an existing web service.  Use the +Add Service button to create a new web service.

• Use the search/filter boxes at the top of the grid to narrow the list of web service.
• The column headers can be clicked to sort each column.  Click again to sort the opposite direction.
• Click on any web service record to open the edit screen.

Web Service Editing

The add/edit screen allows the system admin to add a new Document Storage Locationweb service, or modify and existing Document Storage Location.  Assignment of the storage locations is handled in the Departments area.web service.

Edit (Tab)

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Action Buttons

• SaveTest URL: This button option will test the connection to verify connectivity once all required fields are completed.
• Save save the new location record or changes to an existing record.Delete: This button will delete save the location web service record.
  • **A storage location cannot be removed while it is attached to an active department.

Fields and Settings

• Service Name:  Enter a name to describe what this storage location connection this web service is used for.  This appears in the storage locations list.Location:  The path to the storage location.
  Local paths should include the drive letter.  All backslash separators should be reversed to forward slashes in this field.Example: e:/iws/documents/DEMOthe web service list.
• URL:  Enter the web address of the web service.
• Endpoint:  Enter the endpoint of the web service.
• User:  Enter the the authorized user name to connect to the web service.
• Password:  Enter the the password to connect to the web service.
• Active:  Select ON if this web service is currently active and available for use in IWS.

Departments (Tab)

This tab allows the system admin to assign this web service or make it available to any department in IWS.  The department administrator will still have to assign the web service to their document types once it is active and assigned here.

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Fields and Settings

• Access:  Toggle ON to allow the department in that row to use this web service.