openDias - Support

Common Actions

Most questions are covered in the below. However, if you have:

• A problem or testing feedback, you can feedback at Forum / Discussion Group.
• A functionality suggestion, please submit it at Vote on Ideas and Suggestions, (you may want to check the current Scheduled Work incase you idea is already planned).

Introduction

open Document Imaging Archive System (openDIAS) is an interface that provides document office workflow application to the home or small businness user.

The application can receive documents and/or images on a file or from a scanning (SANE) interface. These documents will then seamlessly be saved into a database using 'tags' as index markers.

Optionally, when using an image input, the source can be OCRed, storing the basic text of the document (basic text can also be extracted from other document formats). This text will be linked to and stored along with the original document. Later documents can be browsed, updated, printed or deleted.

You can then, filter by the stored tags, search using the OCRed text or the document body, or date.

Getting Started

Once isntalled, the administrator should point a web browser at:

• http://localhost:8988/opendias/

It is important that this initial setup is done on the same machine as openDias is installed, hence the use of localhost.

Visit 'Access Controls', to allow access from other machines on your netwrok. For example, within my home I simply give, all machines, all access, with:

• Address: 192.168.0.%
• Role: Admin

But you should tailor this to your own needs.

Then you can point a browser at:

• http://myServer.com:8988/opendias

or use a forwarding proxy (eg Apache) to remove the port number. using a rewite rules, eg:

RewriteRule ^/opendias(.*)$ http://myServer.com:8988/opendias$1 [P]

Attaching SANE devices

OpenDias uses the SANE system to provide access to scanning devices. Most systems will have this installed already.

By default SANE (and so openDias) will provide access to any device attached locally. This means the scanning device could be in a different location to the user. To get around this, it is recommended you enable to 'sane-net' device on the server (the machine with openDias installed). In brief:

1. Uncomment 'net' in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
2. Add machines you want to 'look for devices' on, into /etc/sane.d/net.conf
3. Check SANE can get access using the 'sane-find-scanner' tool

Getting help

You can get help by posting a request on the 'support forum' page.