IBM Content Navigator, Version 2.0.3         

Getting IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office up and running

To provide the IBM® Content Navigator for Microsoft Office client to your users, you must install the prerequisite software, configure IBM Content Navigator for integration with Microsoft Office, and deploy the client to your users.

Follow these general steps to deploy IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office to your users.

Step 1 - Install and configure the prerequisite software

Before you install and configure IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office:
  • IBM Content Navigator must be installed and deployed on your web application server.
  • Microsoft Office must be installed on the client workstations in your environment.

Step 2 - Configure the IBM Content Navigator web client for integration with Microsoft Office

You can customize how IBM Content Navigator integrates with Microsoft Office:

  1. IBM Content Manager users only.Configure IBM Content Manager repositories for IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office.
  2. Map Microsoft Office properties to repository properties.
  3. Configure desktops for Microsoft Office.
  4. IBM FileNet P8 users only.Configure workflows for IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office (IBM FileNet® P8).
  5. Configure logging for IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office.
  6. Customize the IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office interface.

Step 3 - Deploy IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office

You must deploy IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office to client machines.

Important: If the required version of the .Net Framework is not installed on a client machine and the machine is not connected to the internet, the user must manually install the .Net Framework from the IBM Content Navigator for Microsoft Office installation media.