CIB merge technical documentation (EN)

2. Installation

Windows 32/64-Bit

For active use of the RTF text interpreter, the respective CIB merge program version has to be accessible.

Unix in general

Because of multiple libs archives, the installation instructions are available for various Unix derivatives.

Systems

CIB merge runs on Windows 32- and 64-bit.

CIB merge is available for the following platforms:

• Solaris Sparc (32/64)
• Solaris x86 (32/64)
• AIX-ppc (32/64)
• Linux-x86 (32/64)

Further platforms on request.

Additional modules

According to the well-proven modular principle of the CIB office modules (=CoMod), there are also additional components around CIB merge, which can either facilitate the technical integration into the developer's preferred architecture or which can sensibly supplement the functional range of the CIB merge module.

All additional products are documented in detail in separate technical guides. You can request this information from CIB Support.

CIB chart

With the CIB chart module there is an optional supplement for the CIB merge, which makes it possible to generate various dynamic diagrams from the same data supply and store them as graphics in the result document

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CIB runshell

The CIB runshell is a command line tool that can be used to control all CIB products delivered as DLLs or shared libraries. With the CIB runshell it is possible to set all call parameters ("properties") that each individual CIB office module makes available to the user.

It is also ideally suited for use within (batch) jobs and for designing your own processes (instances) with the modules. A Java encapsulation is also available for the CIB runshell.

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JCoMod Wrapper

With the JCoMod Wrapper you get a complete JAVA/JNI encapsulation, which allows an easy control of CIB merge from JAVA. The corresponding JAVA/JNI interfaces also operate the CIB runshell, so that the CIB components can also be started in your own processes within the JAVA VM.

CoMod.net

If you want to use CIB merge and other CIB modules in a .net environment, please ask us for the appropriate interfaces. These are available for CIB format/output, CIB merge, CIB pdf toolbox, CIB view and CIB job in a common assembly.

CIB documentServer/J2EE

The CIB documentServer serves to optimize the use of the CIB office modules (CoMod), especially when used on servers (document and print services). With the J2EE standard package of the CIB documentServer, a fast realization - even of complex document requirements - is possible in the respective customer system.

Calling and using the CIB documentServer releases the developers of the calling application from the details of the respective technical connection of the CIB docgen modules:

The call for document generation is made by means of a standardized job description in XML format, in which the input, outputs, options and even data for CIB merge are formally specified.

In addition, a framework of Java classes is available to the application developer for easier integration

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CIB workbench

The CIB workbench is an addin for almost all versions of MS Office. In particular, it supports the creation of text modules, which makes it much easier to add field commands. A test environment and a reporting functionality are also integrated.

CIB pdf toolbox

The CIB pdf toolbox is an interpreter for PDF files comparable to the CIB merge. It offers multiple processing possibilities for PDF and supplied data streams. It is also possible to process additional PDF templates into a target document in existing RTF document projects.

For more information please have a look at the CIB pdf toolbox technical guide

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