OpenOffice.org Add-on

OpenOffice AddOn

OpenOffice Add On is compatible from OpenOffice version 3.2 and OpenKM repository 4.x

After installing OpenOffice Add On, "OpenKM" appears as a new toolbar. It usually appears in the top-left of the OpenOffice window.

Details of the functions according to their icons:

• → Add On configuration
• → Add new document
• → Document edit ( check-out )
• → Upload modified document (check-in)
• → Cancel document edit
• → Help

Configure OpenKM Add On

First you must select OpenKM tool bar option to setting your configurations values for remote OpenKM accessing from client computer. If you've got other OpenKM AddIn yet installed it's not needed.

When you setting your configuration values is created OpenKM folder in your user home. Into OpenKM folder is created a configuration file called openkm.xml and other file called document.xml that OpenKM Add On uses to store some document editing information, you might not want to edit or delete those files.

Uploading a new file

Before you begin, make sure the file you wish to upload is a) saved to disk (or OpenKM with throw up an error) and b) has the file name you wish it to have within the OpenKM repository (otherwise (true up to at least OpenKM 5.2) you will have to go through the OpenKM web interface to change the filename). After clicking on the add new document button - , a tree browser window appears. You must select a folder within this window before you are permitted to upload the file.

Once you've found the correct directory, highlight it and click the Add Button, and the document will be uploaded to OpenKM. Once the process is complete a notification window will pop-up.

Edit OpenKM document

After making a click in document edit button, it'll appear a navigator browser. You must navigate across folders and select a document that you want to edit.

When you've got some OpenKM document opened, it'll be enabled Upload modified document (check-in) and Cancel document edit, toolbar option.

• To upload modified document, use the Upload modified document (check-in) toolbar button.

• To cancel document editing, use the Cancel document edit toolbar button.

After editing your local document copy will be deleted to prevent user confusion.

OpenKM Open Office Add-on runs with OpenKM 5.x or upper.

Troubleshooting

Linux users must remember installing packages:

openoffice.org-java-common
openoffice.org-java