IBM Content Navigator overview

IBM Content Navigator is a web client that provides users with a console for working with content from multiple content servers. IBM Content Navigator also enables users to create custom views of the content on the web client by creating teamspaces, which provide a focused view of the relevant documents, folders, and searches that a team needs to complete their tasks. IBM Content Navigator also includes a powerful API toolkit that you can use to extend the web client and build custom applications.

IBM Content Navigator helps companies provide managed access to large volumes of electronic data. IBM Content Navigator enables users to search for and work with documents that are stored in content servers that are located around the world from a web browser.

IBM Content Navigator can be used to access multiple content management repositories. You can also configure the same instance of IBM Content Navigator to access multiple types of content management servers, depending on your business needs. You can use IBM Content Navigator to connect to:
  • IBM Content Manager Enterprise Edition repositories
  • IBM Content Manager OnDemand repositories
  • IBM FileNet® P8 repositories
  • OASIS Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) repositories
With IBM Content Navigator, users can:
  • Search for content that is stored on the repository
  • Preview documents
  • View documents side-by-side
  • Edit document properties
  • Add annotations to documents
  • Send documents and links to documents through email
  • Print documents
  • Download documents
In addition, if you use IBM Content Navigator with IBM Content Manager or IBM FileNet Content Manager, you can:
  • Browse for content that is stored on the repository
  • Search for content that is stored on the repository by running a text search
  • Save document, folders, and other content as favorites
  • Edit documents
  • Add documents to content servers
  • Organize documents by creating folders and adding content to the folders
  • Use workflows to:
    • Review and approve documents
    • Assign work to users
  • Use the version control rules that are set on the repository
  • Create teamspaces to provide a focused view of the content and objects on the repository
In addition, IBM Content Navigator provides a powerful platform for building custom web applications to manage content. You can use various extension points and application programming interfaces (APIs) to extend the existing web client by adding custom actions, menus, layouts, or services. You can also use the APIs to:
  • Build custom applications that incorporate IBM Content Navigator features without using the standard web client
  • Access the APIs for the content servers
  • Create plug-ins to implement the functionality that you want to add to the web client by using the Java™ API
  • Create custom widgets to use with plug-ins by using the JavaScript API