links to iManage

Hi,

I am trying to find out more about creating links to iManage. If I have an external web page with a hyperlink to a document in iManage (on an internal novell network) can I apply iManage security so that only allowed users can get the doc when they follow the link?

Also I would really appreciate some code or pointers on how to create these hyperlinks. Can I call up an iManage dialog, browse for a document, grab the URL and then on my page create the hyperlink?

Sorry for such basic queries. I would really appreciate any thoughts.

Thanks
AL

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Migrateduser

You state you are using iManage. I assume this is WorkSite? What version of WorkSite, 8?

Is the end-user interface DeskSite or the browser based UI?

I can find someone to assist you once I know a little more.

Regards,

lissa

activelawyer

Hi,

Thanks for response. At the moment, I'm just investigating ways to achieve the described functionality. Its likely to be WorkSite 8, but client could be DeskSite or browser (probably browser) - sorry to be so vague! I hope this is enough to make some suggestions.

Thank you
AL

jny

This depends on how you would like this document to be accessed by the user. Do you want the user to click on the document link and it opens up (and checks out to) the document's editor? Or the way it behaves in an nrl link where it opens up a popup menu on click? Or something else?

Also, does the user have DeskSite/FileSite installed on his/her machine?

dabird

If you want to use a browser-based solution, WorkSite Web 8.1 has an object called Enhanced Browse Dialog that you could use in your web app. On the WorkSite Web 8.1 installation CD is an extensive customization guide called 'WorkSite Web Customization Guide'. In there you will find a section entitled 'Enhanced Browse Dialog'. This section provides all the details you need to utilize the dialog to retrieve URLs for documents selected in the dialog. You could also use the Classic Browse Dialog that is available in 8.0, but there are drawbacks: (1) The object is not documented, so you'd have to email DevSupport for help with utilizing it; (2) It only supports single item selection, whereas the enhanced dialog supports multi-item selection.

Lastly, if you use the link provided by the dialog, the security will be correctly applied when your users click on the link to try accessing the document.