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Deploying HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3
Welcome to the HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3 documentation, where you can find information about installing and deploying HCL Docs 2.0 CR3. HCL Docs is a collaborative productivity suite that enables you to work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations together in the cloud. If you have HCL Docs 2.0, HCL Docs 2.0 CR1, or CR2 already installed, to install CR3, you only need to download the HCL Docs 2.0 CR3 zip package from FixCentral and extract the package. Then follow the instructions in the PDF file to install CR3. But if you have a version prior to HCL Docs 2.0, before installing CR3 package, you must follow instructions in this guide to install and deploy HCL Docs 2.0.
Overview
HCL Connections™ Docs extends HCL Connections, offering real-time, co-editing support designed to help users collaborate on documents together.
What's new in HCL Docs 2.0
Find out about the new or updated features in this release of HCL Connections™ Docs.

Deploying HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3
Welcome to the HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3 documentation, where you can find information about installing and deploying HCL Docs 2.0 CR3. HCL Docs is a collaborative productivity suite that enables you to work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations together in the cloud. If you have HCL Docs 2.0, HCL Docs 2.0 CR1, or CR2 already installed, to install CR3, you only need to download the HCL Docs 2.0 CR3 zip package from FixCentral and extract the package. Then follow the instructions in the PDF file to install CR3. But if you have a version prior to HCL Docs 2.0, before installing CR3 package, you must follow instructions in this guide to install and deploy HCL Docs 2.0.
- Overview
  HCL Connections™ Docs extends HCL Connections, offering real-time, co-editing support designed to help users collaborate on documents together.
  - What's new in HCL Docs 2.0
    Find out about the new or updated features in this release of HCL Connections™ Docs.
    - Deploying Linux Conversion server with HCL Docs 2.0 CR3
      You can deploy Linux Conversion server with HCL Docs 2.0 CR3.
  - Supported languages
    HCL Docs is available in multiple languages.
  - Components overview
    An HCL Connections™ Docs deployment consists of six components:
  - Managing personal information to comply with GDPR
    As an administrator, you might experience users asking that their personal information be erased or corrected in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). HCL Docs can be integrated with HCL Connections Files or other repositories. Therefore, the personal information and access control are dependent on the integrated repository.
  - Accessibility features for HCL Docs
    Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
- Planning
  Before installing HCL Docs, review the system requirements and deployment options, and then complete the worksheets.
- Installing
  To install HCL Docs, complete the following procedures in the sequence shown.
- Upgrading or migrating
  You can upgrade HCL Connections™ Docs from the previous two releases to the current release by using the installer or upgrade scripts. You can also install the latest release on new hardware and then do a side-by-side migration from the old to the new.
- Security
  You might need to refer to this section during deployment. HCL Docs supports WebSEAL. This section is for setting up single sign-on (SSO) if installing HCL Docs in the same cell as IBM® Connections.
- Performance tuning
- Troubleshooting and support
  To isolate and resolve problems with your deployment, you can use the troubleshooting and support information.

What's new in HCL Docs 2.0

Find out about the new or updated features in this release of HCL Connections™ Docs.

What's new in HCL Docs 2.0 CR3

Integration

Enabled Notification API of editing session start or end for 3rd party repository integration.
Watermark with real time information can be customized in File Preview of Document and Spreadsheet files.
Added Cell Protection support for 3rd party repository integration.
HCL Docs can be configured to automatically check in documents to FileNet repository through IBM Content Navigator.

Deployment

You can directly deploy Conversion server on Linux when installing HCL Docs
If you already have HCL Docs installed with Conversion server on Windows, you can migrate existing Conversion server from Windows to Linux.

What's new in HCL Docs 2.0 CR2

More APIs support to interact with objects in HCL Docs, for Spreadsheets editor and Documents editor.
HCL Docs can be embedded in other applications, with the following two modes
- Adding ?mode=light to the document URL gives you a simplified toolbar.
- Adding ?mode=compact shows only the current file editing interface, with the banner, menu bar, toolbar, or sidebar removed.
Enabled UI customization support.
The administrator can disable the copy function in Viewer by changing the configuration in viewer-config.json.

What's new in HCL Docs 2.0 CR1

New profile API is extended to show more user information in third-party integration.
The administrator can disable downloading and printing files from a Docs editor by changing configuration settings.

What's new in HCL Docs 2.0

Enabled Microsoft SQL server support.
Added integration support for products outside of HCL Connections.
New error report mechanism.
Load user configurations from cfg.properties files during installation.
Give users an option to supply web server url.
When installing viewer with HCL Docs, the snapshot cache is enabled to avoid the viewer-specific document conversion task and improve viewer performance. Therefore, mounting Docs storage on viewer servers is now required.
Enabled SSL connection support.

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