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