Alfresco Summit 2013 presentation in Barcelona. From paper to eForms is a Ricoh approach that talks about how to transform papers forms into electronic forms or eForms. This approach is based on Alfresco, Liferay, Orbeon Forms and CAS Server.

1. From paper to eForms

2. About me….
Juan Carlos Fernández Galante
Senior Solution Architect
juan.carlos.fernandez@ricoh.es
@jferna57
es.linkedin.com/in/jferna57

3. From paper to eforms
Conclusions
A business case
Our approach
The challenge
Presentación Corporativa RICOH ESPAÑA
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4. The challenges
Presentación Corporativa RICOH ESPAÑA
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5. Paperless Office
Ricoh can offer several solutions
related to this scope.
- Scanning documents
- Using eForms
Today we will talking about eForms.
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6. From paper to eforms
Our approach
The challenge
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7. Our approach
Authentication Service
Electronic
Forms Portlet
Form Runner
Form Builder
Persistence Layer
Webscripts
Share
Alfresco Repository

8. Our approach
Webscripts
Share
Alfresco Repository

9. Our approach : Alfresco
 Alfresco store all the information:
– Eforms generated by Orbeon.
– Metadata associated.
– Documentation releated.
 Alfresco includes Activiti to manage
the necessary workflows.
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10. Our approach
Form Runner
Form Builder
Persistence Layer
Webscripts
Share
Alfresco Repository
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11. Our approach: Orbeon
 Orbeon Forms is a solution to build and
deploy eforms.
 It’s available in an Open
Source
Edition, as well as commercial
supported Professional Edition.
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12. Integrate Orbeon & Alfresco
 Orbeon is made up of 2 modules:
–
–
Builder
Forms Runner.
Forms
 Ricoh has
develop a new
connector between Orbeon and
Alfresco.
 In the next months, this
connector will be released
Form
Runner
Form
Builder
Webscripts
Repository
to the community.
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13. Our approach
Electronic
Forms Portlet
Form Runner
Form Builder
Persistence Layer
Webscripts
Share
Alfresco Repository
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14. Our approach: Liferay
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15. Our approach
Authentication Service
Electronic
Forms Portlet
Form Runner
Form Builder
Persistence Layer
Webscripts
Share
Alfresco Repository
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16. Our approach: CAS
 Jasig CAS
– CAS is an authentication system
that provides a trusted way to authenticate
a user.
– Liferay offers an out-of-the-box
method.
– Alfresco recommend the use of apache
mod_auth_cas.
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17. From paper to eforms
A business case
Our approach
The challenge
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18. Some screenshots
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19. Some screenshots
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20. Some screenshots
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21. From paper to eforms
Conclusions
A business case
Our approach
The challenge
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22. Conclusions
 Ricoh can help customers with
several paperless
solutions.
 The solution presented, has been
tested on different
clients with positive feedback.
 Is based on Open Source
products with commercial support.
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23. www.ricoh.es