IBM SAA ImagePlus Application Facility/2 Updates
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This file contains information about IBM SAA ImagePlus Application
Facility/2.


New Function with this Refresh (UR1200)
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- Enhanced Security for electronic documents and folders through
  separation of delete and update access levels

- The ability to assign different access levels to the components
  of documents and folders (View, Note, Index Form)

- Support for optionally running the Application Facility on the
  database server

- A new data type, Extended Alphanumeric, which supports special
  characters

- A new user exit for determining the workflow that a document or folder
  should be started in upon indexing.

  NOTE: The Determine Workbasket user exit is no longer supported during
        a Save operation.  Refer to the Application Facility/2
        Programmer's Reference for details

- Support for IBM 3995 Optical Library Dataserver Products:
  Models 022 and 122

- Usability Enhancements:

  * An indicator next to the workbasket icon showing the number of
    items in a workbasket
  * An option to prevent multiple users from logging on with the same
    User ID
  * An option to close all documents opened from a folder when the folder
    is closed
  * An option to have the Application Facility activate the window
    for an open Document or Folder, rather than open another
    instance of the object
  * An option to set scanner settings from the Place Image window
  * Improved support for auto-filing operations.

Refer to the appropriate publications for more information about
Application Facility/2 and these new functions.


Configuring a Scanner or Facsimile Device Attached to a Server
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In order to make a server-attached scanner or facsimile device
available for use at any workstation, you must use the Application
Facility system administration program on a workstation to enable the
device.  If you enable the device on the server only, none of the
workstations will have access to the input device.


OS/2 EE 1.3
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Before you install IBM SAA ImagePlus/2, you must have the following
version of OS/2 Extended Edition installed on your system:

    *  OS/2 EE 1.3 CSD 5050 (or OS/2 EE 1.30.2) or later


INSTALLATION
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If you already have IBM SAA ImagePlus Application Facility/2
installed on your system at the time you install this refresh,
the database will be re-bound and upgraded during the
installation process.  You can also perform this upgrade
manually by running the command, "FCAEUPG", from the
IMGPLUS\BIN directory after the refresh has been installed.

This will not delete any existing data or modify any of your previous
system settings with the following exceptions:

  - All users with Update access to either Workbaskets or the
    Fileroom will be modified to have Delete access.

  - Each user will be given Component access based on the higher access
    level between Workbaskets or the Fileroom.

If necessary, use the system administration program to modify
these settings after the database upgrade has completed.
For more information, refer to the Application Facility/2
Installation and System Administration Guide.


WORKSTATION INSTALLATION
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In order to install IBM SAA ImagePlus Application Facility/2 to
workstations, access permissions of Execute, Read, and Write must
be defined for the Netname (Alias) created for installation.
This access need only be given to ID's performing installation.
Please consult your LAN Administration Documentation for Netname
definitions and access profile creation.


BACKUP / RECOVERY
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Because you may lose your database in the event of an interruption
of power to your system, you MUST ensure that frequent backups are
made of the following ImagePlus/2 databases:

   * Object Manager database used by IBM SAA ImagePlus Services
       Facility/2

   * Object Index Manager database used by IBM SAA ImagePlus
     Application Facility/2

In the event of a power failure or interruption of power to your
system, it is likely that data added or modified after the last
backup will be lost.  Thus, for recovery purposes, a backup
procedure should be established, especially if the data is of a
critical nature.

Because of the potential for data loss, source documents should
be retained in hardcopy form until at least one database backup is
available.  This will allow rescanning of any documents lost in the
event of a system failure.


UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY (UPS)
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Because of the potential for data loss during power failures,
installations with stringent requirements for data availability
and integrity should consider the installation of a UPS on the
ImagePlus/2 server.  These inexpensive devices provide a safeguard
against accidental data loss.

Installation of a UPS will protect against external power
outages, but will offer no protection if the ImagePlus/2 server
is turned off or if the server is disconnected from its power supply.
For this reason, the ImagePlus/2 server should be kept in an area with
restricted access.

Even when a UPS is installed, proper database backup procedures are
essential.  Although the probability of data loss is reduced with the
installation of a UPS, data can be lost if someone turns off or
disconnects the server from its power supply, or if the server
itself experiences a hardware failure.

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