Document security tokens, Transactions, Dm object model – Kofax DM API User Manual

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Document Security

Tokens

A document security token (DST) is initially constructed by DM
when a user logs on via a client application to the server and is
required for DM transactions. The DST can be used across multiple
DM Servers—when the user logs on to other DM Servers to access
other Document libraries, the server information is appended to the
DST—or the client application can use multiple DSTs.

Transactions

With DM, multiple libraries can be configured for each server to
manage, and transactions can occur on these specified libraries. The
libraries available to a DM Server are configured via the DM Server
Manager program and the PCDOCS.INI file. The client application
must handle multiple library access and take into account issues such
as that of incompatible forms.

Caution: You have direct access to the SQL database, allowing yo to
implement many operations directly by use of the computer language you
use for your application. For example, specialized terms you implement can
be managed by accessing the TERMINOLOGY table in the SQL database.

It is recommended that you do not use this capability. Using the appropriate
DM API objects and methods will insure that the correct security controls are
enforced and that other internal database relationships are maintained.

DM Object Model

DM provides the following document management services:

Search for documents stored in DM file stores.

Create, delete, and update document profiles.

Modify security on profiles and folders.

Upload files to and download files from DM file stores.

DM Objects

DM objects are low-level and general objects that presuppose a
knowledge of how the DM environment operates (for example, how
security rights are enforced). It is also important for DM API users to
have a thorough understanding of both client and server software, as
well as how they interact.

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