Introduction 1-3
1.2.2 What’s New in Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 PS2 11.1.1.3
Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 PS2 11.1.1.3 is the first 11g release, which offers many new features and enhancements compared to version 10gR3.
Integration With Oracle Content Server 11gR1 Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 fully supports Oracle Content Server 11gR1. The
client software can communicate with Oracle Content Server 11gR1, 10gR3, and 7.5.2 with the DesktopIntegrationSuite component installed and enabled. Other Content
Server versions are not supported.
Integration with Oracle Content Server provides the broadest content management capabilities directly in the supported desktop applications. You can search for files on
the server using queries or by browsing, open files from the server check out, save files check in, and perform a number of other advanced content management tasks
such as comparing Word files on the content server or inserting files from the server into Office documents.
Please note that not all features of Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 may be available when you are connecting to a pre-11g Oracle Content Server instance.
Integration With Oracle Content Database Servers Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 can communicate with Oracle Content Database
Oracle Content DB servers. The client software can communicate with Oracle Content DB 10gR1 10.2.
Integration with Oracle Content Database provides basic content management capabilities directly in the supported desktop applications. You can browse to files on
the server, open files from the server check out, and save files check in.
Improved Integration With Other WebDAV Servers Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 provides improved integration with WebDAV servers
that are not Oracle Content Server or Oracle Content Database instances. It now provides more content management capabilities, such as checking items in and out,
undoing check-outs, and making items available offline.
Integration With Microsoft Windows 7 Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 PS2 11.1.1.3 provides Windows Explorer integration
in Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit only.
Integration With 64-bit Microsoft Windows XP and Vista Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 PS2 11.1.1.3 provides Windows Explorer integration
in 64-bit Microsoft Windows XP and Vista. Please note that it uses the 32-bit version of Windows Explorer.
No more ODMA for Microsoft Office Integration Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 no longer uses ODMA for Microsoft Office
integration. Dedicated integration menus and ribbons are now used in the Microsoft Office applications to interact with content servers.
Note: Some of the new features may not be available on all servers,
depending on their server type, software version, and system configuration. See
Section 7.3, Content Server Capabilities for further
details.
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Oracle Content Server Profiles Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 supports selection of Oracle Content Server profiles
on search and check-in pages. Content profiles allow content server administrators to set default metadata for files depending on their application type and to control what
metadata fields are shown on the page. Please note that this feature is available only if you are connecting to an Oracle Content Server 11g instance, not earlier versions.
Oracle Content Server Productivity Nodes Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 supports the Oracle Content Server productivity
nodes, which means that My Workflow Assignments, My Checked-Out Content, and My Saved Queries are displayed as special server folders under Oracle Content
Servers in Windows Explorer and supported e-mail applications Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes. Please note that this feature is available only if you are connecting to
an Oracle Content Server 11gR1 instance, not earlier versions. For more information, see
Chapter 6, Understanding the Integration Hierarchy.
Metadata Prompts for New Files in Contribution Folders Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 may prompt for metadata when you drag and drop,
copy and paste, or save new files to a contribution folder on an Oracle Content Server instance, if that feature has been enabled for that folder or if required metadata is
missing. Please note that this feature is available only if you are connecting to an Oracle Content Server 11gR1 instance, not earlier versions. For more information, see
Section 8.13, Copying Content Folders and Files.
Inserting Links, File Contents, and Images into Microsoft Office Documents Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 enables you to insert links to files, content of files, and
images on an Oracle Content Server instance into supported Microsoft Office documents Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. For more information, see
Chapter 10, Inserting Managed Content Into Microsoft Office Files.
User Interface for Comparing Word Documents on Content Server Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 provides a user interface in Microsoft Word menu
items and selection dialog that enables you to compare Word documents managed on an Oracle Content Server instance. You can compare a document with an earlier
revision of the same document or with a different file on the content server. For more information, see
Chapter 11, Comparing Managed Microsoft Word Documents.
Expanded Localization The client software for Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 has been localized into more
languages than previous releases see Section 1.5, Localized User Interface
.
Improved User Assistance The user documentation and online help for Desktop Integration Suite 11gR1 have
been completely rewritten and have been significantly expanded.
1.3 Supported Content Servers
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