The BlueCielo Publisher is a configurable systems integration solution for publishing (copying ) documents from one document management system to another. The Publisher can optionally render documents from the source system to a different file format before publishing them to the destination system. Lastly, the system can add watermarks to renditions (including the prior revision), merge related renditions into a single file, and append electronic signature pages to the final output. Publisher combines these actions—rendering, post-processing, and publishing—in a publishing job that it can run either on demand or as a scheduled task. Publisher includes links to common document management systems. Publisher also includes rendering modules for popular engineering content authoring applications. The Publisher is configured and publishing jobs are created using the Meridian Enterprise Server Configurator, the central tool for managing several BlueCielo applications. Additional links and rendering modules are under development by BlueCielo ECM Solutions.
The Publisher includes application links that can be installed to simplify publishing documents from within source document management systems, such as Meridian Enterprise, SharePoint, Meridian Project Portal, and a Windows file system. The links add documents to the publishing queue, which can be managed through a website installed on the Meridian Enterprise Server computer. The queue can be viewed and controlled using an Internet Explorer web browser from anywhere on the network.
Note BlueCielo Publisher 2013 (and higher) is a replacement for prior versions of BlueCielo Publisher and Meridian Explorer that has been completely redesigned and reprogrammed. This allows Publisher to provide additional functionality over prior versions. Although Publisher has many of the same features as prior versions of BlueCielo Publisher and Meridian Explorer, the products are not compatible and Publisher 2014 should not be considered as a direct upgrade from the older versions. For upgrade instructions, see the BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Server Administrator's Guide.
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