Integrating with Existing Applications

Integrating with Existing Applications:

Integrating with Existing Applications How to use Laserfiche without disrupting your existing business processes Josh Mikow, Information Technology Analyst , Fresno Sheriff’s Office Patrick Stevens, Senior Information Technology Analyst, Fresno Sheriff’s Office FRESNO COUNTY

Integrating with Existing Applications:

Integrating with Existing Applications Overview: How to Integrate Laserfiche Functionality available through LF Toolkit/SDK Getting help with integrations Examples of Integrations

How to Integrate Laserfiche:

How to Integrate Laserfiche Integration Methods There are many ways to integrate Laserfiche with existing applications Depends on the application having the ability to send data out to LF and/or receive data from LF Depending on the existing application and the level of integration desired, the appropriate method may be used: Direct API calls Web Services Structured URL queries

How to Integrate Laserfiche:

How to Integrate Laserfiche Levels of Integration One-way integrations: Application data used to populate index information within Laserfiche Actions in Laserfiche do not effect any change in application data. May result in duplicate work. Two-way integrations Applications can be used to add/update information in Laserfiche based on certain actions Actions within Laserfiche cause changes within application data

Functionality Available in LF Toolkit/SDK:

Functionality Available in LF Toolkit/SDK Functionality through Toolkit/SDK Same Toolkit/SDK used in Laserfiche client applications (Thick Client, Weblink, etc) Exposes all objects used by Laserfiche Folders, Documents, Images Templates, Index fields, OCR Text, etc Allows direct interfacing between disparate systems outside Quick Fields or Zone OCR Simplifies user experience Users see only what you want them to

Getting Help with Integrations:

Getting Help with Integrations Sources of Information about Toolkit Documentation Integrator’s Toolkit Manual (Hardcopy) Compiled Help File upon install Laserfiche Support Site Knowledge Base Code Library Forums Laserfiche Support Staff

Examples of Integrations:

Examples of Integrations Examples of Existing Integrations SRIS (Sheriff’s Records Imaging System) Scanning documents into Laserfiche Indexing documents using existing application data Conversion of existing data: Watermark documents (scanned .tif files) AFR Reports (275,000+ .pdf files) NetRMS Retrieving documents through our Records Management System

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