Datacap 9 Navigator Customization options

• After Datacap app is created in Datacap Studio, most of the administrative activities can be performed through Web (ICN).
• Datacap exposes RESTFull Web Services. So Customization opportunities are wide open.
• Typical URL for IIS Service: http://<<Host Name>>:808/ServicewTM.svc
• Typical URL for Windows Service: http://<<Host Name>>:82/Service
• Custom Panel:  It is data entry screen. Most of time we might want to customize this.
• ICN allows us to design custom panels with in Datacap Admin desktop.
• Good control on Layout of the Panel.
• It provides all basic UI validations options like RegEx, Read-Only, Mandatory etc.
• Dropdown field can be bound to SQL Query against database.
• <SQL flist='CaseType dsn="*/lookupdb:cs">SELECT CaseType FROM CaseTypes</SQL>
• External Data Services (EDS): Extend Custom Panel using EDS.
• Using this we can get data from external data sources using web services.
• UI fields properties and behavior can be controlled up to some extend
• Enable Lookup values in dropdown box.
• Prefil properties with default values based on ClassID, logged in user, parent folder etc.
• Populate values based on other dropdown list.
• Behaviour like readonly, mandatory, hidden.
• Validation of properties
• Custom Panel does not give us option to add new Action. This could be a significant hurdle for customization.
• Since it is under Content Navigator platform, we can leverage all ICN customization options.