Document Management & Imaging

Current State

Banner Document Management (BDM) is the preferred campus enterprise document imaging solution. There is also a legacy campus implementation of EMC (Documentum) ApplicationXtender.

Banner Document Management is a centrally funded software solution available to campus departments. We are gradually implementing the solution through the campus. Information about implementation plans can be obtained by sending an email to [email protected] . Consulting services for implementation are provided by Strata Information Group (SIG).

The Value-Added Reseller supporting the legacy Documentum environment is MetaSource. We are not adding user departments to this environment.

Departments are responsible for implementation and training costs, unless UTS has arranged for project funding. Departments are responsible for the purchase of a scanner, scanner maintenance and supplies, and ongoing training and support.

Department References

UTS maintains a list of departments using the Documentum solution in production. There are 3 departments on campus willing to demo the system:

  • Development and Alumni Relations
  • Undergrad Admissions
  • Purchasing

System Components

The Banner Document Management environment consists of the following components:

  • ApplicationXtender- Web browser access from the end user’s computers to view, modify, organize, index and store scanned documents based on the end users’ authorized permissions.

  • Banner (although not required for all applications)
  • Scanner – Specific hardware device to create document images, including maintenance and supplies to operate the hardware.

The Documentum document management environment consists of the following components:

  • ApplicationXtender- Web browser access from the end user's computers to view, modify, organize, index and store scanned documents based on the end users’ authorized permissions.

  • Kofax Capture- Software that captures and stores information from the images scanned.
  • Ascent Capture license- Scan station software that converts the paper documents into images, text and data for delivery into the document management system.
  • Scanner – Specific hardware device to create document images, including maintenance and supplies to operate the hardware.

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Procurement Process

There are 3 groups involved in the implementation of document imaging system:

  • Requesting Department
  • Purchasing
  • UTS

The Requesting Department should be prepared to answer the following questions:

  • Is a scanner in place or does one need to be ordered?

The Requesting Department will need at least one scanner. If the Requesting Department already owns a scanner, the Requesting Department will need product details to verify compatibility. The departments who have deployed the system can make suggestions or recommendations. The rest of the system, including accessing scanned documents, can be accessed using standard desktop computers.

  • How many end users are involved in your project?

How many users will access the documents? Consider both end users in the Requesting Department and those in other departments with whom the Requesting Department intends to share documents.

The name of the Requesting Department should be used as the first component of a Group Name. In the Banner Document Management System you may wish to have multiple groups with varying privileges. Additionally, the Banner Document Management system allows for Document Level Security groups which can give or take away user access to specific document types.

  • What documents will be scanned?

The Requesting Department will estimate the number of document pages scanned each year. The Requesting Department will also classify and organize the documents by type. What documents will be scanned, and what documents are outside project scope? Please note that document storage is a cost for the university. Documents already stored electronically in a different system should not be stored again in the document management system. Consider whether document storage will be implemented going forward, or whether historical files are also included in the scanning project.

  • How will documents be indexed?

An indexing scheme for organizing the documents must be defined. Documents must be indexed so that the documents can be easily found and retrieved. Student numbers and names are often useful for indexing student files, for example. A cross-referenced index (such as student name and student number) is better than a single index (such as student number alone) to avoid processing errors.

  • The Requesting Department will decide who will be responsible to scan and index.

Departments usually have one designated person for this task; this is typically a full time job depending on document volume. If the project includes scanning historical files, a plan for short-term staffing assistance may be needed.

  • After documents are scanned, designated users will need access permissions to the documents.

The Requesting Department needs to define document access permissions. The options for Documentum are:

  1. Modify – Users who can view and modify documents in ApplicationXtender

  2. Scan – Users who Scan and Validate in Kofax; these users also typically have the ability to modify documents in ApplicationXtender

  3. View – Users who View documents in ApplicationXtender

Banner Document Management groups need to have their privileges defined in accordance with the group function. Some examples are:

  1. Admin - Full scan, index, deletion, annotation and redaction privileges
  2. Maintenance - Scan and index privileges, page deletion privileges
  3. Scan - Scan and index privileges, no deletion privileges
  4. View - Display and print privileges

A list of Banner Document Management user privileges can be found here: Insert link

  • Create a security map for the documents.

This is easiest if you make a grid, such as this table (example): Expected "=" to follow "Helvetica"

DOCUMENT TYPE

USER GROUP

VIEW

MODIFY

SCAN

Identification Documents (i.e., birth certificates, visas, etc.)

Main Office

Yes

No

No

Identification Documents (i.e., birth certificates, visas, etc.)

Scanning team

Yes

Yes

Yes

Identification Documents (i.e., birth certificates, visas, etc.)

Managers

Yes

Yes

No

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Project Approval

Once the Requesting Department has all of the above information available, open a ticket with UTS by sending an email to [email protected] .

UTS will assign the UTS Consultation Group, including Purchasing, to the ticket. The Requesting Department will work with Purchasing to obtain a quote so that the project costs can be determined.

Purchasing will provide the contact information for SIG, obtain a Statement of Work (SOW) and a quote for the training and implementation fees.

Once the Requesting has approved the SOW, the quote, and the necessary funding source, the department will initiate a Purchase Requisition on the department’s fund using standard university purchasing procedures. The Requesting Department will submit a second requisition to purchase the scanner, if needed.

At that point, UTS will update the ticket categories to Departmental Applications, Imaging / Document Management. Ticket assignments will change to Windows System Administrators, Systems Integrator, Data Administration, and Operations Manager to the ticket.

If the project is not approved, UTS will instead resolve the ticket.

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Account Creation

Based on the information in the ticket, Data Administration will update the Account Creation form to support the project. In the case of Banner Document Management, the Requesting Department's existing Banner Access form can be altered to include the necessary user groups. Once Data Administration has updated the forms, the Requesting Department will access and complete the Documentum Account Request form or the departmental Banner Access form found on the webpage https://forms.oakland.edu/default.aspx. Please allow 2-3 business days for these accounts to be created. Thereafter, new account requests are submitted via the form.

For Documentum use, create a ticket with UTS by sending an email to [email protected] to request access to the following folder on Appx01 for all the users who will have the Kofax client installed on their desktop systems: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kofax\CaptureSV

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Installation and Training

Banner Document Management training from SIG generally lasts two and a half days with the remaining half day optional for additional questions and concerns. Topics covered in BDM training are:

Training outcome goals System overview Document types, indexes and queries Banner integration Forms and context rules User and group privileges and security

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