read, annotate, sign, ... pdf's from ibm environments, with pdf expert and file jockey
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According to Readdle, PDF Expert is a superb PDF Viewer and Editor and an indispensable File Manager. Users can read, annotate, sign, fill out PDFs with ease and joy. Great benefit, the app is WebDAV enabled, which made us decide to test the app with File Jockey. Our conclusion: PDF Expert is easier to use but has less possibilities, in comparison with Goodreader. In this blog article we describe how to setup PDF Expert to interact with the files in IBM environments.TRANSCRIPT
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Read, annotate, sign, ... PDF's from IBM environments, with PDF Expert and File Jockey
Kim van den Berg posted this on February, 2014
According to Readdle, PDF Expert is a superb PDF Viewer and Editor and an
indispensable File Manager. Users can read, annotate, sign, fill out PDFs with ease
and joy. Great benefit, the app is WebDAV enabled, which made us decide to test the
app with File Jockey. Our conclusion: PDF Expert is easier to use but has less
possibilities, in comparison with Goodreader.
In this blog article we describe how to setup PDF Expert to interact with the files in
IBM Greenhouse Connections. If you do not have a free IBM Greenhouse account,
you can create one, or you have the following options:
1. Download the File Jockey software and install in on your own IBM Lotus
Domino, IBM WebSphere or Tomcat server (the download package contains
the guides how to do the installations)
2. Let us connect your IBM Connections or IBM Lotus Quickr environment with
our File Jockey Cloud server, in two days we will email you your own File
Jockey URL, please visit the File Jockey Cloud sign up page
3. If you have an IBM SmartCloud account please visit this dedicated File Jockey
for IBM Smartcloud page on how to use File Jockey with IBM SmartCloud.
Connect IBM Greenhouse with PDF Expert
Open or install PDF Expert on your iPad. In this manual we will use the iPad, but of
course the app is also applicable for use with the iPhone.
The PDF Expert app opens default in Documents
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Select Network and choose WebDAV
Fill in the IBM Greenhouse URL and your own login. In this example we use our
free File Jockey server for IBM Greenhouse, the associated
URL: https://greenc.lialis.com (only applicable for use in apps) and we use our own
IBM Greenhouse login.
Click Save in the upper right corner.
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The connection with IBM Greenhouse is visible under Accounts and the connection is
established immediately. The folders in IBM Greenhouse are presented.
The Sync option has become visible in the upper right corner. So you can now decide
which part of IBM Greenhouse you want to synchronize with PDF Expert over File
Jockey. The entire environment, a few communities or just some files. It is up to you.
Click Communities to select the Communities you are member of or follow. In this
example we will sync the complete File Jockey community. So select File Jockey and
press the Sync option in the upper right corner.
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The File Jockey community is opened. Press Sync to synchronize the complete File
Jockey community to PDF Expert.
Click 'Sync This Folder'
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The Folder is added to Documents.
Go to Documents. The File Jockey folder is available; the two arrows on the folder
present the ongoing synchronization.
When the synchronization is ready, you can start editing documents or synchronize
other communities or My Files. You can even decide to create another WebDAV
connection to for example IBM Greenhouse Quickr (https://greenq.lialis.com) and
synchronize Quickr places as well.
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Editing documents with PDF Expert
You can now edit and modify documents with PDF Expert. The following file types
are supported:
Open the IBM Greenhouse connection and select a document you want to edit, it will
turn blue.
You can now modify the document completely; highlight, strike out, add a signature,
draw with your finger, make your notes, etc.
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When are ready editing the document you just go back to the dashboard of PDF
Expert and your changes are saved and automatically synchronized with the IBM
Greenhouse environment, during the next sync. The cloud icon beside the document
indicates that the document is not yet synchronized with IBM Greenhouse.
The document will automatically be synchronized in an instance (according to your
Sync Settings). If you don't want to wait for this to happen, you can select Network
and click Sync in the upper right corner.
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PDF Expert settings
With PDF Expert settings (push the gear button in the left upper corner) you can
determine where files are downloaded to, if the data is protected or how
synchronization is arranged.
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Support for versioning
The PDF Expert app supports versioning of documents. Use our File Jockey Beta
program software to be able to test this.
Note: do not use beta versions of File Jockey in your live production environment,
while this software has not been tested thoroughly yet!
Combine File Jockey with other apps
The File Jockey blog page contains multiple other manuals to connect IBM
environments with apps with File Jockey.
Try them all and enjoy how easy you can access your business documents!
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iPad iPhone and Android
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Windows
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