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Visio Add-in 7.1.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.

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

Details of the functions according to their icons:

Button Action
Add-in configuration.
Add new document.
Document edit (check-out).
Upload modified document (check-in).
Cancel document edit.
Help.

First, select the Configuration menu item to set your configuration values for accessing OpenKM from the client computer.

Property Type Description
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 or 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.

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

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

Click the Send button; after that, the document will be uploaded to OpenKM and a notification message will be shown.

Click on the  document edit button; a folder navigator will appear. You must navigate through folders and select the 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.

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