The base documentation URL identifies the
server where the IBM®
FileNet® P8 documentation is located. You must decide
whether you want to access the online documentation in IBM Knowledge Center or a locally installed
information center.
About this task
The simplest way to access documentation is by using the IBM
FileNet P8 online
documentation at http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNW2F_5.2.1. However, if this is not
possible, for example because your application is in an environment
where internet access is not available, you can install documentation
on a local application server and deploy the help as a web application.
The following table compares the options.
Table 1. Comparing IBM Knowledge Center online documentation and
the local information center |
Online documentation |
Local information center |
Requires internet access |
Yes |
No |
Requires local application server |
No |
Yes |
Supports mixed versions of IBM
FileNet P8 components |
No |
Yes |
Is customizable |
No |
Yes |
If you install the information center locally, you can
use an application server that is uniquely dedicated for that purpose,
or you can use one that is prepared for Content Platform Engine, Application Engine, or Workplace XT.
Procedure
To determine the value for the base documentation URL
for your documentation:
- Determine the base documentation URL as follows, depending
on which documentation option you have chosen to use:
Option |
Description |
Online documentation in IBM Knowledge Center |
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNW2F_5.2.1/ |
Locally installed information center |
http://server-name:port/application-name/topic/- server-name
- The name of the server where the IBM
FileNet P8 local
information center will be installed.
- port
- The optional port number.
- application-name
- The name of the deployed IBM
FileNet P8 documentation application.
The application name is typically p8docs.
For a server-name of myserver,
a port of 8080, and an application-name
of p8docs,
the base documentation URL is http://myserver:8080/p8docs/topic/.
|
- Record the base documentation
URL in your customized Installation and Upgrade Worksheet for
each instance of that property for each component that requires it.
To find this property, search the worksheet for instances of Documentation
server URL or Documentation URL in
Column F, Property or Parameter (in user interface).
Option |
Description |
Workplace XT |
Append com.ibm.p8.xt.user.doc/ to
the initial portion of the base documentation URL. For example, the
base documentation URL for Workplace XT would
be http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNW2F_5.2.1/com.ibm.p8.xt.user.doc/. |
Workplace |
Append com.ibm.p8.doc/ to
the initial portion of the base documentation URL. For example, the
base documentation URL for Workplace would
be http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNW2F_5.2.1/com.ibm.p8.doc/. |
All other components |
Enter only the initial portion of the base documentation
URL, for example, http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNW2F_5.2.1/. |