DocuWare Configurations overview

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DocuWare Configurations is the central interface for configuring DocuWare applications and features at the organization level. While Server Manager handles the underlying infrastructure, such as services, database connections, and storage locations, DocuWare Configurations covers everything that directly affects how users work with DocuWare, from file cabinets and workflows to indexing and integrations.

DocuWare Configurations is divided into the following sections and can be accessed from the main menu in the DocuWare Client by selecting Configurations:

DocuWare configuration options including document processing, user management, and integrations.

Which modules you see depends on your permissions. Organization administrators have access to all modules. Other users only see modules for which they have the required functional rights, which can be granted in the DocuWare Configurations > User management section. Personal settings such as document trays are available to all users.

General

Organization Settings

General settings for your DocuWare organization, including diagnostics, feedback, time, and language. In on-premises systems, you can also view available licenses for users and modules.

  • required role: Organization administrator

  • required functional right: none

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Security

Manage organizational security settings such as password policies, single sign-on (SSO), and other authentication options.

  • required role: Organization administrator

  • required functional right: none

  • available in on-premises: yes

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User Management

Create and manage users, roles, and profiles. Grant access rights to file cabinets and configurators.

  • required functional right: Manage users

  • available in on-premises: yes

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User Provisioning

Manage user synchronization between identity providers and DocuWare.

  • required role: Organization administrator

  • required functional right: Manage users

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Audit Reports

View all logged events for DocuWare, including document actions such as storing, index changes, display, print, email, and annotations, each with date, time, and user. All audit reports can be downloaded in CSV format.

  • required functional right: View audit reports

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Mail Services

Connect DocuWare with IMAP or Exchange servers so that users in your organization can archive emails.

  • required role: Organization administrator

  • required functional right: none

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires a Connect to Mail license

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Text and Barcode Recognition

Configure how DocuWare recognizes text and barcodes on documents.

  • required functional right: Configure text and barcode recognition

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires a Barcode+Forms license

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Preconfigured Solutions

Import preconfigured solutions using a DWBUC file that contains configuration elements such as file cabinets, forms, deletion rules, email notifications, or workflows.

  • required role: Organization administrator

  • required functional right: none

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Capture

Document Processing

Define how documents are imported and indexed with a scanner, when printing, or from watched folders. In a processing configuration, you set the target file cabinet, indexing settings, and details such as metadata files or electronic signatures. At least one processing configuration is required to store documents in a file cabinet.

  • required functional right: Configuring document processing

  • available in on-premises: yes, full scope also requires DocuWare Import and Barcode & Forms licenses

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DocuWare IDP

Configure DocuWare IDP to index documents as they are stored, for example, through Connect to Mail.

IDP Monitoring

Monitor the current state of your IDP jobs from the Scan or Import plugins.

Forms

Create electronic forms to capture data in a structured way. Form data can be used as index terms in file cabinets for automatic processing.

  • required functional right: Configuring Forms

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires a DocuWare Forms license

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Outlook Email

Store emails from IMAP or Exchange accounts and index them automatically during import.

  • required functional right: Configuring Connect to Outlook

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires a Connect to Outlook license

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General Email

Store emails from IMAP or Exchange accounts and index them automatically during import.

  • required functional right: Configuring Connect to Mail

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires a Connect to Mail license

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Index

Indexing Assistance

Set up select lists and field masks. After creation, you can assign them to index fields in store or search dialogs within the file cabinet configuration.

  • required functional rights: Configuring field masks, Configuring select lists

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Intelligent Indexing

Configure Intelligent Indexing to automatically extract and assign index data from documents.

  • required functional right: Configuring Intelligent Indexing

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires an Intelligent Indexing license

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Autoindex

Synchronize and complete index data by matching external data sources with documents in DocuWare file cabinets. External sources can be other file cabinets, databases, or files. A match code links records from the external source to documents.

  • required functional right: Configuring Autoindex

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires an Autoindex license

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Document Storage

File Cabinets

Set up and configure file cabinets, including fields, store and search dialogs, result lists, select lists, and folder structures.

  • required functional right: Configure file cabinets

  • available in on-premises: yes, full configuration scope also requires a Task Manager license

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Document Relations

Define links between related documents. These links are available in the result list and in the viewer.

  • required functional right: Configure file cabinets

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Deletion Policy

Define which documents should be removed from a file cabinet at specified intervals.

  • required functional right: Configuring deletion rules

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Transfer

Transfer documents to another file cabinet at specified intervals.

  • required functional right: Configuring document transfer

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Collaboration

Notifications

Set up email notifications that are sent automatically when documents are stored or index entries are modified.

  • required functional right: Configuring notifications

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires a Task Manager license

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Stamps

Create stamps that can be applied to documents in the viewer to mark them or modify index data.

  • required functional right: Configure stamp

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Workflow Designer

Digitize the document-based processes of your organization. Set up workflows in which you assign tasks to employees and automate decisions and work steps.

  • required role in Workflow Designer: Designer and Controller, more information here.

  • required functional right: Configure workflows

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Personal

Document Trays

Create document trays to edit, staple, or pre-index documents before storing them in a file cabinet.

  • required functional right: Configuring document trays

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Integrations

Smart Connectmore information

Connect external applications to DocuWare. Transfer records from any program interface as index data to DocuWare, or search DocuWare directly from within other applications.

  • required functional right: Configuring Smart Connect

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires a Smart Connect license

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Web Services

Manage REST and SOAP web services for use in DocuWare modules such as workflows and file cabinet validations.

  • required functional right: Configuring web services

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Webhooks

Register webhook URLs so DocuWare can notify third-party applications via POST requests when documents are stored or index entries change.

  • required role: Organization administrator

  • required functional right: none

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Export Data

Configure the export of document index data as CSV files for use in third-party applications such as ERP and accounting systems.

  • required functional right: DocuWare Export

  • available in on-premises: yes, also requires a DocuWare Export license

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FTP

Upload documents to document trays via FTP.

  • required role: Organization administrator

  • required functional right: none

  • available in on-premises: no

Power Automate API Keys

Create API Keys to connect DocuWare to Microsoft Power Automate.

App Registration

Registering your client app, whether it be a web or mobile application, establishes a secure connection between your app and DocuWare, serving as the trusted identity provider.

  • required role: Organization administrator

  • required functional right: no

  • available in on-premises: yes

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Trusted Application Users

Manage special DocuWare users who can use DocuWare from external applications.

  • required role: Organization administrator

  • required functional right: no

  • available in on-premises: yes

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E-Invoicing

Create a document processing configuration to store your e-invoices.

  • required functional right: Configure E-invoicing

  • available in on-premises: no

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Supported versions: DocuWare Cloud +