Release Notes for Laserfiche Connector 9

March 2, 2015 | KB: 1013581
Laserfiche Connector

Summary

Laserfiche Connector lets you easily find Laserfiche documents, and scan documents into Laserfiche, while you're working in another application. Laserfiche Connector can also be configured to open and pass parameters to another, non-Laserfiche application. 1013582 List of Features for Laserfiche Connector 9.

Service Pack and Hotfix Information

There are no hotfixes or updates for Laserfiche Connector 9

System and Software Requirements

System

  • CPU: 2.93GHz or faster processor
  • Memory: 4GB
  • Operating system: Windows Server 2008 (SP 2+) and later, or Windows Vista (SP2+) and later

Software

  • .NET 4.5
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x64) -11.0.61030
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) -11.0.61030
  • Laserfiche Server version 9.0 or later if you are using Laserfiche Connector with the Laserfiche Client
  • Laserfiche Server version 8.3 or later if you are using Laserfiche Connector with Web Access

To integrate Laserfiche Connector with a web application

  • Internet Explorer: versions 9, 10, or 11
  • Firefox: the latest version (auto-updated)
  • Chrome: the latest version (auto-updated)

To integrate Laserfiche Connector with a Java Application on Windows system

  • Java Runtime Environment (JRE): versions 6 update 21, 7, or 8
  • Java Development Kit (JDK): versions 6 update 21, 7, or 8
  • Java Access Bridge (JAB): version 2.0.2 or later enabled

Testing the Laserfiche Connector before installing it

The Laserfiche Connector Test Utility lets you quickly determine if Laserfiche Connector will work with an application. Download and run the Test Utility here. System and Software requirements, as well as instructions, can be found in the Laserfiche Connector help.

Unattended batch installation

The fastest way to distribute Laserfiche Connector and the Laserfiche Connector profiles you've created to multiple machines is to perform a command line or unattended installation and to copy the XML profiles to each machine.

"InstallerPath/Setup.exe" SetupParameters INSTALLLEVEL=InstallLevel Properties

  • If you want the profiles to be accessible for all users on a machine, copy the profile XML files to C:\Users\All Users\Laserfiche\Connector\Profiles.
  • If you want the profiles to be accessible for specific users on a machine, copy the profile XML files to %appdata%\Laserfiche\Connector\Profiles for the specific user.

Third-party software accessibility

Some additional configuration may be necessary to run Laserfiche Connector from Internet Explorer, an application that hosts Internet Explorer controls, Chrome, or a Java-based application. See these instructions for more information.

See also the list of applications Laserfiche has confirmed compatibility with.

Known Issues

  • When selecting a control in Chrome with UI automation, you cannot select controls hidden behind a scroll bar inside an iFrame that has a different source. (120818)
  • When selecting an application with the Profile Creator, you cannot select a browser window when the browser is in full screen mode. (117931)
  • When a Firefox browser is in full screen mode, clicking the overlay button will make the action list disappear. (117566)
  • When selecting a control in Chrome with UI automation, Chrome will crash if you select an application on a webpage that has a multi-selection element. (121613)
  • If a profile is configured to prompt for login information when scanning in the Laserfiche Client, and the user enters Windows account credentials instead of Laserfiche account credentials, Laserfiche Scanning will encounter an error. Change the profile to use Windows authentication if users will be logging in with their Windows account credentials. (122203)

Related Links

  • 1013582 List of Features for Laserfiche Connector 9.0