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12.1. About Repositories
A repository is a storage system for your documents and data. Repositories are designed to logically organize documents and to allow multiple users to securely access all of the stored information.
Proceed to one of the following sections below for more information:
- About Repository Types
- About Supported Repository Databases
- About Data Stored in a Repository
- About Provided Repositories
- About Other Supported Repositories
About Repository Types
The following repository types can be used with LincDoc:
- SQL Repository. A repository that is backed by either a PostgreSQL database (included with LincDoc) or a Microsoft SQL Server database. This type of repository is shown as Database within the LincDoc interface.
- Laserfiche. An existing Laserfiche installation.
- DocuWare. An existing DocuWare installation.
The types available via the Repositories tab on the Admin dialog box are defined on the system level as described in the remainder of this chapter.
About Supported Repository Databases (SQL Repository Option)
Two databases can be used as repositories: PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
These are considered "database" repositories, as they use third-party databases to store your data, instead of third-party document management repositories (such as Laserfiche or DocuWare).
The repositories provided with LincDoc both use PostgreSQL. However, you can create additional database repositories that use either PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server.
About the Data Stored in a Repository
Repositories store various types of data including the following:
- Actual form data (as defined in the Admin dialog box)
- Generated documents based on your form definitions (usually in the form of PDFs, but sometimes TIFFs or Microsoft Word files (.doc or .docx))
- Any files uploaded via a form
About Provided Repositories
Two repositories are included by default with all new LincDoc installations: default and resources.
Both of these repositories are PostgreSQL-based.
The default repository is designed to store form data, generated documents, and files uploaded by users.
The resources repository is designed to store source documents and branding images (for example, the setting for the LincDoc desktop logo).
Note: Although a form can store its information in the resources repository, since, strictly speaking, it is simply another PostgreSQL repository, this configuration is not supported and not considered a "best practice".
About Other Supported Repositories
It is possible to configure other databases to act as repositories (in addition to PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server). If you are interested in using a different database, contact LincDoc Technical Support for further information and instructions.