Visio Add-in 8.1.x

Visio Add-in enables users to upload new files and edit existing OpenKM files.

When a user uploads new files, they browse the OpenKM tree view to select where they want to upload the file.

The OpenKM Visio Add-in detects whether the document opened by a user is an OpenKM file and enables or disables some toolbar options.

Office Add-ins are compatible from version 2000 to version 2021.

 After installing the Visio Add-in, a new menu item "OpenKM" will appear in Visio.

Details of the functions according to their icons:

ButtonAction

Add-in configuration.

Add new document.

Document edit (check-out).

Upload modified document (check-in).

Cancel document edit.

Help

Configure OpenKM Add-In

First, you must select the Configuration menu item to set your configuration values to access OpenKM from the client computer.

PropertyTypeDescription
Language Select MS Add-in user interface language.

User

String

User id for accessing OpenKM.

okmAdmin

Password

String

The user's password.

admin

Host

String

OpenKM URL.

http://localhost:8080/openkm/

Add metadata

Bool

To enable/disable the metadata selection form.

Find by UUID

Bool

Instead of locating a document through the search tree, the document is located by inserting the UUID of the document to be edited or of the destination folder when uploading a document.

Use personal  token

Bool

Authentication will be done using the access token.

Personal token String

The personal access token.

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After you set your configuration values, a folder called OpenKM is created in your My Documents folder. In this OpenKM folder, a configuration file called openkm.xml and another file called document.xml are created; the OpenKM Add-in uses these files to store document editing information. You should not edit or delete these files.

Uploading a new file

Click on the  add new document button. A folder tree view will be shown. You must select the folder where you want to upload the file.

Click on the Send button; the document will then be uploaded to OpenKM and a notification message will be shown.

If you have activated the option "Add metadata" in the configuration, it will allow you to select and fill in the corresponding data.
If you have multiple-selection metadata and want to mark or unmark all options, you can use the key combinations "Ctrl" + "E" and "Supr", respectively.

Editing an OpenKM document

Click on the  document edit button. A folder navigator will appear. You must navigate through folders and select a document you want to edit.

When you have an OpenKM document open, the  Upload modified document (check-in) and  Cancel document edit toolbar options will be enabled.

  • To upload a modified document, use the  Upload modified document (check-in) toolbar button.

Insert a comment for the version and press the OK button.

  • To cancel document editing, use the  Cancel document edit toolbar button.

After editing, your local document copy will be deleted to prevent user errors.

Log

In My Documents/OpenKM there is a log file called PowerPointAddin.log with a complete log trace.