Software Updates 2020.1

Software updates (previously known as bug fixes) provide enhancements to the latest version of Ephesoft Transact. This includes security and compatibility enhancements and fixes for features. In addition to the updates listed in Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 Service Pack, the following issues have now been resolved: Ticket ID EPHE: Axosoft SF: Salesforce Category Description…

Linux Installation Guide 2020.1

Introduction This document describes how to install Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 in the following environments: Environment types — single or multi-server Operating System — Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 or 7.6 Note: Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 is only supported for these Linux distributions. Do not run the sudo yum update command, as this updates RHEL to an unsupported version. Refer…

Windows Installation Guide 2020.1

Introduction This document describes how to install Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 in the following environments: Environment types — single and multi-server Operating System — Windows® Installation types — normal and silent Important: Steps unique to a multi-server installation are identified where applicable in this document. Installation Overview The process of installing Ephesoft…

Linux Silent Install 2019.1

Overview This document provides information on how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 in the following environment: Environment — single-server Operating System — Linux Installation type — fresh silent The silent-mode installation allows the user to define installation configuration only once and then use it to duplicate the installation on many machines. The config.properties…

Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 Upgrade Guide – Single-Server – for Linux

Overview This document provides information on how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 in the following environment: Environment — single-server Operating system — Linux Installation type — upgrade The following tasks describe how to upgrade to Ephesoft Transact 2019.1: # Installation Task General Scope of Activity 1 Complete the Prerequisites Check Prepare for…

Linux Fresh Normal Install 2019.1

Overview This document provides information on how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 in the following environment: Environment — single-server Operating System — Linux Installation type — fresh normal The following tasks describe how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 for Linux: # Installation Task General Scope of Activity 1 Complete the Prerequisites Check…

Install Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 – Single and Multi-Server

Introduction This document describes how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 in the following environments: Environment types — single and multi-server Operating System — Windows® Installation Overview The process of installing Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 follows this general sequence of tasks. Installation Task General Scope of Activity Prerequisites Prepare for…

User Connectivity

This section contains the following information for configuring user connectivity: Active Directory Resources LDAP and OpenLDAP Resources Single Sign-On Resources Default Authentication Method in Ephesoft Transact How to Administer Ephesoft Users and Groups How to Configure Apache Tomcat Users and Groups User Management

Configuring Ephesoft Transact with ADFS over SAML 2.0 using Apache Tomcat

This article describes how to configure Ephesoft Transact with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) over SAML 2.0 using Authentication Type 1. Authentication Type 1 means we are authenticating using SSO but authorizing using Apache Tomcat, LDAP, or Active Directory. In this article, we will focus on authorization with Apache Tomcat using port 8443. Overview How does authentication with…

Checklist: Ephesoft with ADFS over SAML 2.0 with Authentication Type 2 and Multiple group Support

Ephesoft configuration with ADFS over SAML 2.0 with Authentication Type 2 and Multiple Group Support This wiki provides you details related to what all configuration needs to be taken care of when configuring Ephesoft with ADFS over SAML 2.0 with Authentication Type 2. Authentication Type 2 means we are authentication and authorizing using SSO when users are associated with more than one group.……

Checklist: ADFS Configurations Requirements

Checklist: Minimum ADFS Configurations Requirements This wiki article focuses on the basic configurations that are required at ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services) side in order to integrate it with Ephesoft to enable Single Sign On Feature. Note: This article will provide you basic information on the ADFS configuration. In case of any issues you must connect with your ADFS / Windows…

Checklist: Ephesoft with ADFS over SAML 2.0 with Authentication Type 2

Ephesoft configuration with ADFS over SAML 2.0 with Authentication Type 2 This wiki provides you details related to what all configuration needs to be taken care of when configuring Ephesoft with ADFS over SAML 2.0 with Authentication Type 2. Authentication Type 2 means we are authentication and authorizing using SSO.   Understanding Authentication Type 2 Integrating Ephesoft with…

Manually Configuring SAML 2.0 SSO for Ephesoft Transact 4.5.0.x and 2019.1

SSO Overview Single sign-on (SSO) is a mechanism of access control that can be applied on multiple related, but independent software systems. With this mechanism, a user logs in once and gains access to multiple systems without being prompted to log in again for each individual application. Conversely, single sign-off is a property mechanism whereby a single action of signing out terminates…

Ephesoft Transact Property Files Reference Guide

This document lists and describes the most common property files in Ephesoft Transact. This also includes their location in the Ephesoft file directory, assuming Ephesoft Transact was installed to the C drive (C:). To use this page, use the shortcut Ctrl + F (Windows) or ⌘ + F (Mac) to search for the name of a properties file. application.properties (Transact properties) Folder:…

Upgrade to Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 – Single and Multi-Server

Introduction This document describes how to upgrade to Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 in the following environments: Environment types — single and multi-server* Operating System — Windows® Upgrade Overview The process of upgrading to Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 follows this general sequence of tasks. Installation Task General Scope of Activity Prerequisites Prepare for upgrade…

Form Authentication and HTTPS Support

What’s New In Transact 4.5? Ephesoft Transact v.4.5.0.0 installer has been enhanced to support Form Authentication both for HTTP and HTTPS protocols. Now, the application can be set up to authenticate users on the basis of data provided during the installation itself. If you are installing Ephesoft Transact on a secure server, you can also specify SSL Certificate details. All provided data…

Email Import

Overview This article describes the types of protocols and security configurations Ephesoft Transact supports to connect with email services. Email import is one of the various ways to provide input files for processing in Ephesoft Transact. An administrator can configure an email account for a batch class in Email Import. Ephesoft Transact monitors the configured email folder of that email…

Enhanced Logging

Enhanced logging has been implemented at the application code level and is controlled by different logging levels. This approach ensures more robust logging across the application with special attention to the following areas: Active Directory (logging in, logging out, current user, connecting to AD server etc.) Folder Monitor (firing of jnotify or cron, file detection, folder creation,…

KB0018649 : Encryption over LDAPS : ERROR: salt parameter must not be empty

Issue Identified In : 4120 Issue Fixed In: 4.5 Environment : Linux, Windows Problem: Randomly getting the “salt parameter must not be empty” error after using Ephesoft for some time. Unable to Login to Ephesoft after seeing “salt parameter must not be empty” when Ephesoft is configured over LDAPS with Encryption ON. Root Cause: We have observed that due to some reason…

Ephesoft Transact Configuration with ADFS over SAML 2.0

Ephesoft Transact Configuration with ADFS over SAML 2.0 This article provides details related configuring Ephesoft Transact with ADFS over SAML 2.0. Checklist Components: Server.xml (http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/ssl-howto.html) Configure connection port 8443 Comment connection port 8080 Restart the Ephesoft Transact service. Verify that the server is operable on…

Communication

Ephesoft Transact is a thin-client application so there is no client-side software that needs to be installed. It is designed so that centralized access can be achieved for administrators and operators, regardless of their location. Proper firewall routing, port-forwarding and DNS configurations are necessary if communication with remote administrators or operators is needed. Client / Server…

Email Configuration

The purpose of the Email Configuration screen is to allow users to configure their email accounts with Ephesoft Transact. This screen works with the Email Import plugin to import documents from a user’s email account. This configuration is done per batch class. Multiple email accounts can be set up for each batch class. Prerequisites Complete the following steps in order to turn on the email…

Troubleshooting LDAPS Authentication

Applies to: Ephesoft Transact 4.0.0.0 and above Issue LDAP authentication over SSL (LDAPS) fails due to “Invalid Credentials: Error code 49”. When the server tries to connect, the following error can be seen in the catalina.out log file: javax.naming.CommunicationException: simple bind failed: :636 Root Cause There are a few reasons why this may occur: The credentials could be…

4.5.0.0

Please see the latest release notes for Ephesoft Transact 4.5.0.0: Latest Ephesoft Transact 4.5.0.2 Ephesoft Transact 4.5.0.1 Ephesoft Transact 4.5.0.0 To obtain the Windows or Linux installer for Ephesoft Transact 4.5.0.0, visit the Customer Support Portal. Contact Ephesoft Support for credentials. Previous Releases Ephesoft Transact 4.1.3.0 Ephesoft…