6 IBM Workplace Forms: Guide to Building and Integrating a Sample Workplace Forms Application
Figure 1-2 Positioning of IBM Workplace Forms
1.2 Overview of IBM Workplace Forms
The IBM Workplace Forms suite includes the following products:
IBM Workplace Forms Viewer
IBM Workplace Forms Designer
IBM Workplace Forms Server
Together, these tools allow you to create, fill, and submit forms, and integrate those forms with
your back-end processes.Ultimately, IBM Workplace Forms tools work together to make each
of the functions possible (creating, submission, and integration with other data systems) and
can be used to create an end-to-end solution.
Figure 1-3 illustrates a conceptual overview of how the products work together within the
context of a complete Web based forms application.
IBM in the E-Forms Marketplace
by functionality
High
Medium
Low
Enterprise Value
Enterprise Value
Functionality
Functionality
Microsoft
Adobe
H
T
ML
Advanced Forms
Industry Forms
Compliance Requirements
Basic Forms
End-user
Horizontal reach
Easy to build, low cost
Content and Document
Management Solutions
Business domain knowledge
IBM
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Figure 1-3 Conceptual overview of Workplace Forms
Figure 1-4 illustrates a more in-depth view of how IBM Workplace Forms works with other
products in the IBM Software portfolio.
Figure 1-4 Architecture of Workplace Forms
Corporate Web Server
Users
IBM Workplace Forms (WF): Suite Architecture
Servers
Corporate
Firewall/Proxy
Browsers with
WF Viewer
Rich Client PC
Internet
Deployment
Server
XFDL Form
Internet/Intranet
SSL
Deploy IBM
Workplace Forms
Viewer
SSL
HTML Render
Web Server
Web Server
Webform Server
WF Webform Server
Servlet Class
WF API
3
rd
Party
APIs
Customer Application
Browsers
Browser Only PC
Webform Server
Translator
WF Designer
Intranet
Designer PC
XFDL Form
Data Repositories
Oracle
SQL Server
DB2
Document Repositories
IBM
FileNet
BroadVision
Workflow Systems
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