SICS Batch Server

Step-by-step Instructions

Create Automated Document Handling Base Data # In the SICS System Administration Utility, open the “Database Updating” function and select “Update Automated Document Handling Data”. Define Processing Options # Open System Parameters and select the Automated Document Handling / Processing Options section. The “XML Input Pattern Generation Algorithm” option defines which logic should be used when automatically generating the input pattern from a document. This functionality is triggered when the user creates a mapping from a specific document already present in the database. ...

Step-by-step Instructions

Enable eMessaging module # In order to enable the eMessaging module, the user must enter the module key. This setting must be entered using the System Administration function in either SICS Workstation or SICS System Administration Utility. Once the console has started, click on “System Administration” and select “System Parameter Maintenance” function. A new window will appear. Locate and open the “Module Key” tab, enter in Edit mode and provide the value for"EMessaging Module Unlock Key", as shown in the figure below. ...

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Authorization

Authorization is the process of ensuring that the caller invokes services that the caller is allowed to execute, according to the caller’s SICS user profile. When receiving a service call request, SICS API Server verifies whether the SICS user identified by the “User ID” (present in the Authentication Token) has Access Rights to execute the service, according to the (existing) security set-up defined via the SICS System Administration utility. See also SICS API Server - Installation Guide, on how to set up your own authorization policy. ...

Configure Tomcat for SICS API Server Deployment

Memory Setting # SICS API Server is a memory intensive application and the standard Java VM settings are not sufficient. To avoid out of memory error messages like: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError. Do the following: Ensure Tomcat is not running Start (double-click) the %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat9w.exe program You will then see a window like this: Figure 1 - Apache Tomcat Windows Service Properties Go to the “Java” tab and at the bottom at the “Java Options:” field and add the following parameters: Set the Initial memory pool 512 MB and Maximum memory pool 1024 MB. ...

Database Preparation

MS SQL Server # Please see Database Preparation for SQL Server. Oracle # Please see Database Preparation for Oracle. PostgreSQL # Please see Database Preparation for PostgreSQL.

Database Preparation for PostgreSQL

This section describes the necessary database preparation that must be completed before any of the SICS software can be executed. Your DBA will be responsible for correctly configuring and creating the SICS database. Database setup # Before any of the SICS tables can be created, you will need to create the files necessary for the storage of the database using the DBMS tools. This will generally involve creating the instance, specifying where the tablespace files will be stored, creating and configuring the database for your specific requirements. ...

Deployment

This section briefly explains the hardware and software required for installing and running the SICS API Server component. It is assumed that there already exists a SICS database that the SICS API Server will work against. Hardware Requirements # The SICS API Server component runs inside a Java servlet container. Such containers are available for many operating systems. One instance of SICS API Server requires at least 1 GB of memory running on a 64-bit operating system. ...

Evironment Admin UX

Overview # The Environment Admin UX is a web UI (built on React JS). This webapp is used by system administrators, and can be used to used to manage the Assure Re environments. Installation # The Environment Admin UX can be installed as a static web page, in a webserver of choice, for example an Nginx server. Note: A Java Servlet container (Tomcat, etc.) is not required to run the Environment Admin UX. ...