Media plugins

These plugins are .dll files that come with the Axiell WebAPI (wwwopac.ashx and its accompanying files), which allow wwwopac.ashx to ingest and/or retrieve content (e.g. image files) into and from a DAMS (Digital Asset Management System) through the DAMS proprietary API.

While an Axiell Collections application like XPlus is primarily intended to catalogue the objects in your collection (along with a Multimedia documentation data source to register the images of those objects separately as well), it is not as effective in organizing, searching and presenting your images and other media files as a good DAMS is. In a media file rich environment, the two systems may therefore complement each other wel.

For wwwopac.ashx, several plugins are available to extend the functionality of the WebAPI, usually to allow for calls to third-party APIs.

Axiell basic POST plugin: documentation explaining how to configure the Axiell basic POST plugin for the WebAPI. The plugin takes the request message from a specific configured field in a specific record from a specific configured database and will POST the raw contents to the URL configured for the plugin and relays the response back to the caller. This plugin is available from version 3.5.1.2226 of the WebAPI.

Axiell generic Media Server plugin: documentation explaining how to configure the Axiell generic Media Server plugin for the WebAPI. This plugin allows wwwopac.ashx (3.4.1.1928 or higher) to pass through requests to different external media storage/retrieval services, using the mapping of the arguments passed to the getcontent command to a service URL.

Axiell Azure image plugin documentation explaining how to configure the Axiell Azure image plugin for the WebAPI. This image plugin allows wwwopac.ashx to communicate with a Azure Blob Storage through its specific API.

Axiell FotoWare image plugin documentation explaining how to configure the Axiell FotoWare image plugin for the WebAPI. This image plugin allows wwwopac.ashx to communicate with a FotoWare DAMS through the DAMS-specific API.

Axiell Open Text image plugin documentation explaining how to configure the Axiell Open Text image plugin for the WebAPI. This image plugin allows wwwopac.ashx (3.7.15106.2 or higher) to communicate with an OpenText DAMS through the DAMS-specific API.

Axiell Piction image plugin documentation explaining how to configure the Axiell Piction image plugin for the WebAPI. This image plugin allows wwwopac.ashx to communicate with a Piction DAMS through the DAMS-specific API.

Axiell Pictura image plugin documentation explaining how to configure the Axiell Pictura image plugin for the WebAPI. This image plugin allows wwwopac.ashx to communicate with a Picturae DAMS through the DAMS-specific API.

Axiell Portfolio image plugin: this image plugin allows wwwopac.ashx to ingest and retrieve content (e.g. image files) into and from the Extensis Porfolio Server DAMS through the Portfolio API.