Ether Solutions implements Oracle WebCenter Imaging where the business requirements match the software functionality. The provision of a document scanning, document recognition, image management and business process management.
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Implementing WebCenter Imaging
1. Implementing WebCenter Imaging
Ether Solutions are an Oracle Gold Partner
WebCenter Specialists
Skilled at implementing of WebCenter Imaging
Delivering functionality to create efficient activity for all users
Before implementing, Ether Solutions examines the business
requirements for a project for a match with WebCenter Imaging
functionality and attempts to discover any additional opportunities
where WebCenter Imaging could deliver benefits.
This presentation covers the functionality and features of WebCenter
Imaging so that suitability for a project can be determined
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2. Who are Ether Solutions?
The Enterprise Portal, Document
Management, Content Management
and Document Scanning Specialists for
the UK
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3. What is WebCenter Imaging?
Enterprise class capture and
management of document images
integrated with transactional business
applications for in context usage.
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4. WebCenter Imaging enables in
context viewing – for workers
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Single source of information
Role based security controls access
Document images can be delivered in
context of applications
Version control for back tracking
Routing and approval notifications
6. WebCenter Imaging - Features
Infrastructure for managing:
Capture
Recognition and extraction of information
Image repository management
Business Process automation
Integration with business applications to deliver information in context
Oracle e-Business, PeopleSoft, Siebel, JD Edwards
Core component of Oracle Fusion Middleware
Leverages WebCenter Content, SOA, BPM
Executes as a J2EE application on Oracle WebLogic application server
with desktop deployments for Capture
Complete, Integrated and Open, hence:
Capture with third party software e.g. Kofax
Store in a third party repository e.g. SharePoint
Workflow with third party software e.g. SAP
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7. WebCenter Imaging
Repository Services
Fast Check-in
Metadata – mandatory and extensible custom field
Security – Role based, Supports Need to Know
Indexing and Search – metadata, optional full text
Item “View” and “Expiry” dates
Notifications – subscriptions and RSS Feeds
Folders – Optional organisation
Store content items on file system or in a database
Provides annotation and redaction mark-up
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8. WebCenter Imaging
Capture
Desktop and Browser based capture processing
Interfaces with ISIS and Kofax Adrenaline compliant devices
Utilise a “Watched folder” approach for electronic files, emails, faxes
Supports Barcode and patch-code driven document separation
Generates thumbnail images for operator to quickly review a batch
Provides key from image functionality
Operator input screens can use database look-up and pick-list options
Barcode and patch-code values can populate index fields
OCR can be used to extract values from documents
CPU based licences not image volume based
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9. WebCenter Imaging
Recognition
Template-less / Free Form recognition
Operator review of recognition values
Confidence level criteria can be applied
Pattern matching techniques
Relative position criteria
Integrated with Document Capture to enable “Straight Through
Processing” where confidence level is high and manual operator activity
in Quality Review process for low confidence
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10. WebCenter Imaging
Business Process Automation
Images routed with workflow using BPEL and BPM
Mix manual workflow actions and automated actions
Multiple step workflows
Escalation options, holiday cover and delegated person options
Use of multiple criteria to control flow
Load balance workload across users
Monitoring and reporting of workflow status
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11. WebCenter Imaging
Typical Uses
Automate invoice processing – capture and approvals
Automate employee on-boarding – capture and process documents
Employee expense claim automation – capture and approvals
Contract management – capture and approvals
Loan and Mortgage applications – capture and approvals
Claims processing – capture and approvals
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