1. BEDIFFERENT ACE GERMANY
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2. ACE
Germany
Aras Converter
Framework
Patrick Willemsen
Senior Consultant
Aras Software AG
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3. Agenda
 Conversion Server Basics
 Conversion Demo
 Questions
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4. Conversion Server Basics
Innovator Server
Innovator Process
 Automatic server-side file conversion
Source File
 Independent process, typically run on File
Document Converted File
Server machine for best performance
Conversion Task  Conversion Rules process specific file
types, related to specific item types
Conversion Server
 Conversion Task queuing, re-tries, and
timeouts
Converter 1
Source File
Converted File
Converter 2
 Customizable Task Event Methods
Conversion
Directory  OnStartTaskProcessing, OnBeforeConvert,
OnAfterConvert
File Server  Public API for adding converter plug-ins
Source File
Vault
Converted File
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5. Installation
 Included in the Innovator Installation Wizard
 Setup Guide
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6. Demo Scenario
 Configure Conversion Server
 Create and check-in a Word Document
 Release Word Document
 Convert DOC-Format to PDF
 Converter: 7-PDF Maker Plug-In
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7. Configuration
 Innovator Server configuration file
 InnovatorServerweb.config: database connection
 Innovator Configuration
 Administration  Conversion Servers: URL
 Conversion Rule
 Converter
 ConversionServerweb.config
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8. ACE
Germany
Questions ?
Patrick Willemsen
Senior Consultant
Aras Software AG
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