Configuring the viewer options

BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Server 2017 Administrator's Guide

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Configuring the viewer options

Meridian Explorer can use one of the following viewers to show documents:

AutoVue installed in a client/server deployment for use either by Meridian Enterprise or Meridian Explorer or both.
BlueCielo viewer (ActiveX) control that is installed on the client PCs by the Meridian Web Client setup program.
Adobe Reader installed on client PCs.
PDFTron server-based viewer that is installed by default and can be used to view PDF renditions.

Which viewer is used and for what documents is determined by the viewers that are available to the client PC, by the central options configured as described in the following task, and by the preferences that are configured by the user. The default viewer window options are acceptable for most users but you can configure numerous options to further optimize their experience.

Note

Not all viewers display redlines.
The viewers in the VIEWERS group are listed in priority order.
The first viewer that is enabled will be used to show PDF documents.

To configure the viewer options:

In Meridian Enterprise Server Configurator, in the REPOSITORIES group, click Options. The User Defaults Options page appears.
In the menu, click VIEWER. The list of configurable options appears.
Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Click SAVE.

Meridian Explorer viewer options
Option	Description
VIEWERS group
Enable PDFTron viewer for PDF documents	If enabled and M--PTR type licenses are registered in the license server, renditions (only) are shown in the server-based PDFTron viewer window. Before a rendition can be viewed in PDFTron for the first time, the rendition must be updated.
Enable Adobe Reader for PDF documents	If enabled and Adobe Reader is installed on the client PC, PDF documents are shown in Adobe Reader.
Enable BlueCielo server-based viewer	If enabled, shows documents using AutoVue running on a server if all of the following are true: This option is enabled AutoVue is installed in a client/server deployment The options in the VIEWER SERVER SETTINGS group are configured. The Enable BlueCielo viewer control is enabled
Enable BlueCielo viewer control	If enabled and the BlueCielo viewer control is installed on the client PC, documents are shown in the BlueCielo viewer.
VIEWER SERVER SETTINGS group
AutoVue 2D server URL	The URL of the AutoVue 2D client/server installation to which to connect. The default is http://<ServerName>:5098/servlet/VueServlet.
Connector URL	The URL where the BlueCielo Connector is installed on the server that is specified for the AutoVue 2D server URL option. The default is http://<ServerName>:8900/wsclient/servlet/DMS. If an AutoVue installation for Meridian Enterprise will be used, this setting should be the same as the BlueCielo Connector URL property of Meridian Enterprise Web Access.
AutoVue 3D server URL	The URL of the AutoVue 3D client/server installation to connect to. The default is http://<ServerName>:5098/servlet/VueServlet. Every user that connects to this server will require an M--AV3 license. To limit the users who can connect, specify one user group for the User group allowed to use 3D option.
Connector 3D URL	The URL where the BlueCielo Connector is installed on the server that is specified for the AutoVue 3D server URL option. The default is http://<ServerName>:8900/wsclient/servlet/DMS. If an AutoVue installation for Meridian Enterprise will be used, this setting should be the same as the BlueCielo Connector URL property of Meridian Enterprise Web Access.
User group allowed to use 3D	The name of a user group whose members are allowed to view documents using the server that is specified for the AutoVue 3D server URL option. By default, no users are allowed. To specify a user group: Click EDIT. The ADD GROUPS dialog box appears. Select the group that you want to allow access to and then click OK. The group name appears in the value column. To remove the group: Click CLEAR. The group name is removed.