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PPCS vs Oracle Documaker Desktop

While the functionality in PPCS is the same as Documaker Desktop, there are some differences.

File, Library Setup

The Library Setup option in Oracle Documaker Desktop gave you the ability to define master resource libraries and to choose which master resource library to use.

Figure 18. Documaker Desktop File Menu

In PPCS, each library has its own unique library configuration file with access to it controlled by the Carrier\Tenant Administrator. This means you will have an individual access point for each library. There is no Library Setup option in PPCS.

WIP – Send, Receive

Figure 19. Documaker Desktop WIP Menu

Within Oracle Documaker Desktop, the WIP Send/Receive options are used to send a transaction from one authorized user to another in cases where the WIP database was not shared. Within PPCS, as the WIP database is stored in the cloud and each person with access to the library has access to the WIP (for their user ID), WIP can be routed from one user to another through assignment. Therefore, WIP Send/Receive is not available in PPCS.

Tools - WIP List of Unknown Users, Routing Slips, Database Management

Depending on your specific configuration, the Oracle Documaker Desktop Tools menu may include the menu selections:

Figure 20. Documaker Desktop Tools Menu

These options are not applicable in PPCS.

WIP List of Unknown Users is based on users not being present in the user table. Since PPCS does not delete users from the user table when their access to the configuration library is removed\terminated, this option is not needed.

The routing slips option was removed as it’s no longer necessary to route WIP through email from one user to the next. Instead, use the Assign functionality in WIP to assign WIP records to another user.

In PPCS, library resources, user records, archive and WIP are stored in an Oracle database, not codebase files. Pack Database and Delete Log Records are not applicable in Oracle databases.

Note: These options are set in the men.res configuration file that resides on the cloud server and is maintained by the OIC Portal Administrator and the Tenant Administrator. If you see one of these options within your library, please check with your Tenant Administrator before using.

Tools - User ID Maintenance Dialog

The User ID Maintenance dialog in Oracle Documaker Desktop differs from that displayed in Policy Production Cloud Service. Since PPCS users are controlled by Oracle Identity Management (OIM) and access is controlled within the Portal, the User ID maintenance dialog allows users to establish the report to structure of users for the given tenant and library. Functions such as Import, Insert, In Use, and Release are not active in PPCS.

Figure 21. Documaker Desktop File User ID Maintenance Dialog

WIP – WIP List Tasks

Figure 22. Documaker Desktop File WIP List Task List

PPCS does not include Send or Receive menu functions from the WIP List Task menu.


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