ImageMaster File Interoperability Service (FIS)

The File Interoperability Service (FIS) provides the means for high-performance bulk operations in an ImageMaster environment (import, update & delete and export). FIS receives input in the file system and it also generates its output in the file system.

FIS requires the Integration Service web services and it provides a command line interface, which is used to start a FIS process via a command or a script in a shell or console. The file system serves as input and output interface for FIS operations. The command line interface, which represents the actual FIS client, requires a Java runtime environment. FIS can be installed on a different system than the ImageMaster application server.

FIS internally relies on the services for document creation, document update and delete, and the services for querying and retrieving as they are provided by the Integration Service web services. FIS configuration is handled by the AdminClient [UM AdminClient] (FIS configuration). Any FIS process provides output in protocol files so the success status is transparent for each processed document.

In any FIS scenario all of the native ImageMaster recording and protection mechanisms are respected like audit trails and deletion protection caused by retention plans in Retention Management.

FIS is a file system interface that is typically used in a batch processing context where several automated steps are controlled by a scheduler. ImageMaster Batch Processing can be used to design automated processes with FIS, where two modes of processing are distinguished: pre-processing and post-processing. These processing steps are generally subject to customization which are not covered by FIS. Only the independent, direct import, export, update or delete operations on document sets are supported by FIS.

For details see the system manual [SM FIS] (Introduction).