Component and Architecture Overview
docuflow is an SAP certified suite of functionality that provides integration between SAP and content services repositories.
This integration includes document storage, linking, bi-directional metadata transfer, process and workflow automation, as well as ArchiveLink processing. Line of business solutions (such as Accounts Payable) and additional add-ons (such as SAP DMS integration and AuditLink bundle creation) can be leveraged in addition to the baseline functionality.
The docuflow offering consists of two separate integration options or approaches that can be used independently or in combination to provide the best value for your implementation:
1. docuflow ECM
Leveraging components both inside (SAP transport component) and outside the SAP boundary (middleware component), docuflow ECM provides the most powerful and flexible SAP to content services integration options. Enhanced user-based storage and linking, no-code bi-directional metadata transfer and workflow triggering, all supported by comprehensive SAP based administrator workbench monitoring, utilities, user delete link request management, Audit and Compliance bundle creation, and reporting functions are just some of the highlights.
In addition, docuflow provides a robust SAP based migration tool that handles migration of content from any ArchiveLink, File, or SAP database (both attachments and notes) source to FileNet.
docuflow ECM also provides a powerful Content API set of SAP BAPI’s to allow the customer perform full SCRUD (Search, Create, Read, Update, and Delete) functionality to fulfill any custom requirements within the SAP boundary.
2. docuflow Content Server Based on the SAP ArchiveLink framework, the docuflow Content Server (middleware component only), provides SAP message output, document storage, print list support, data archiving, and other standard AchiveLink functionality from SAP to your content services platform.
Which docuflow approach and tool is utilized depends on the integration pattern/add-on required:
| Business Document Storage | Enhanced Business Document Storage | Bi-Direction Metadata Transfer | Migration Utilities | Administrator Workbench | Message Output Storage | Print List Storage | Data Archiving (ADK) | Enhanced Inbound Processing | Inbound SAP DMS Integration | Outbound SAP DMS Support | Bi-Directional Workflow Integration\Process | Delete Link Management | Automation AuditLink
| Accounts Payable | FileNet SAP Content API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
docuflow ECM | x | x | x | x | x | x | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
docuflow Content Server | x | | | | | x | x | x | | | x | | | | | |
Figure 1: docuflow Toolset vs. Integration Pattern
