1.6. Using Your Existing Infrastructure with LincDoc

Using Your Databases with LincDoc

LincDoc allows you to pre-fill fields in eForms and complex Document Packages by pulling data from external database systems such as MySQL, Oracle, PeopleSoft, or even a custom system. Critical and common data, such as employee numbers, part numbers, customer names, or dates populate automatically, which can significantly enhance the efficacy of any eForm creation process. In addition, using an external database to populate your eForms can help you to eliminate duplicate data entry and reduce the need to re-key existing data.

You can connect to up to 20 data sources. Not only can you read data, you can also write data to a staging table in an external database for use in a reporting system or ingestion into a third-party application such as SQL or Oracle.

Note: LincDoc does not write directly to a third-party application database unless otherwise approved and configured by that third-party application vendor.

Using User Directory Integration

You can have LincDoc connect to your existing LDAP v3-compatible directory (such as Microsoft Active Directory). When connected, you can use the same user/group login credentials and security that your organization currently uses to access LincDoc. You won't have to have special username/password combinations for connecting to LincDoc. The same information you use to access your other corporate assets can be used for LincDoc as well.

Connecting to Repositories and File Shares

LincDoc's Connector tool allows you to connect your eForms with your internal Document Management System (DMS) to efficiently integrate captured data via forms and documents.

This tool is ideal if you are already using DocuWare, Laserfiche, Sharepoint, or other Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems. It also allows you to write documents and data directly to your ECM system, in order to broaden user access to documents.