Installing the Document Conversion Module

This section contains the Document Conversion Module installation procedure for Windows and UNIX.

The Document Conversion Module converts source documents from a variety of file formats to text. The resulting text can be manipulated as part of Data Foundry processing for use in your records. For information about the types of file formats that the module can convert as part of Data Foundry processing, see “Formats Supported by the Document Conversion Module” in the Platform Services Forge Guide.

Note that the installation of the module has these pre-requisites:

Install the Document Conversion Module on Windows by using the installation wizard.

To install the Document Conversion Module on Windows:

  1. In your local environment, locate the Document Conversion Module installation package that you downloaded from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud.

    The name of the installation file should be: docconverter_<version>_x86_64pc-win32.exe

  2. Double-click the installer file to start the wizard.

  3. When the Document Conversion Module Setup Wizard screen appears, click Next to begin the installation process.

  4. Read the copyright information and click Next.

  5. In the License Agreement screen, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.

  6. In the Ready to Install the Program screen, click Install.

  7. When the installation is complete, click Finish to exit the wizard.

After the installation is finished, you should see a directory named Stellent in the %ENDECA_ROOT%\lib directory.

The UNIX version of the Document Conversion Module software is distributed as a self-extracting tar file and install script.

To install the Document Conversion Module on UNIX:

  1. Determine the root directory of the Platform Services installation. The Document Conversion Module must also be installed there.

  2. In your local environment, locate the Document Conversion Module installation package that you downloaded from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud. The name of the installation file is as follows:

  3. Run the install script with the --target flag, which specifies the location of the target installation directory, as in this example: 

    ./docconverter_<version>_x86_64pc-linux.sh --target /usr/local

  4. The license agreement appears. Scroll to the end, then type Y to accept the agreement and finish the installation.

After the installation is finished, you should see a directory named Stellent in the $ENDECA_ROOT/lib directory.

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