Solution Corner #27: The new Archive Browser (Recording)
What’s New? The Archive Browser 2.0 at a Glance
The new Archive Browser is not just a simple update; it is a complete re-development as a modern web app. The tool aligns visually with the user interface of the Automic Web Interface (AWI) and is completely intuitive to use.
The key highlights and technical enhancements at a glance:
- Modern Web UI: Significantly more user-friendly, with a look and feel tailored to the current AWI design.
- Lightning-Fast Lucene Search: Thanks to integrated Lucene indexing, long waiting times are a thing of the past. Filters, targeted search queries, and massive data volumes are processed in seconds.
- True Full-Text Search in Reports: You can now search directly within the contents of archived reports – a huge leap forward compared to the legacy tool.
- Decoupled Architecture (No Direct DB Access): The Archive Browser works directly on the archived files. This makes the architecture extremely secure and completely independent of your operational Automic database.
- Unified Archive Format: Full compatibility across various Automic versions (supporting, for example, V21, V24, and V26).
- Lean Architecture & Easy Deployment: A lightweight Java application without a complex backend or its own database. Configuration is straightforward via files or environment variables. The tool is highly flexible and fully ready to run in Kubernetes.
- Integrated REST API: Full access to your archive data for custom integrations, scripts (Powershell, Python, Shell), and automated workflows.
- Simple Permissions Model: Focuses on the essentials with just two roles (Admin and Operator). The guiding principle is: Visibility = all or nothing.
- Easy Data Import: Archive data can be flexibly provided via ZIP upload, which automatically triggers the indexing process.
Note on Performance: Since this is a Java-based application, performance with exceptionally large data sets depends heavily on the underlying infrastructure (specifically the allocated JVM memory).
Webinar Agenda & Content
In this video recap, we guide you step-by-step through the new version, covering both the user and the administrator perspectives:
- Review & News from the Automic World: What’s new on PEM? (Including a walkthrough of the new notification settings in the PEM dashboard under "My Account").
- The History of the Archive Browser: From the classic legacy tool to the modern Archive Browser 2.0.
- Live Demo (User Perspective): Accessing and utilizing the tool as a Guest (AAKE), filtering, searching (including in-content search within the LAB), and running downloads.
- Admin Deep Dive: Configuration, User and LDAP integration, as well as leveraging the REST API.
- Outlook & Announcements: What’s ahead on PEM in the coming weeks (e.g., upcoming Office Hours)?
Covered Technologies and Keywords
This webinar covers a wide array of relevant topics essential for modern Automic administration and scripting:
- Infrastructure & Platforms: AWI, Automic DB, Kubernetes, TLS, Marketplace, Analytics, Utilities, Object-Transportation.
- Interfaces & Formats: REST API, XML, JSON, JSON Processing, XML Elements.
- Scripting & Automation: AE Scripting, SQL, Powershell, Python, Shell scripts.
- Automic Fundamentals & Objects: JOBS, JOBF, JOBP, Variables and VARA Objects, Workflows, Tasks, Users.
- Scripting Areas & Functions: Calculations, Data Sequences, Date and Time, Errors, Events, Restart, Strings, Structure, System.
- Perspectives in Focus: Process Assembly, Process Monitoring.
Watch the Webinar Recording Now
The new Archive Browser delivers exactly what matters in practice: fast, uncomplicated access and a highly performant search. Watch the video now and learn how to seamlessly integrate this standalone, independently versioned tool into your Automic environment.
Learn Automic with PEM!
Would you like to learn more about Automic without having to travel across the country for workshops? At PEM, you decide when and how you want to continue your education! In interactive courses, tutorials and videos, you will learn everything you need to know about Automic – and more! And we are always there for you via comment function or email.
Does that sound interesting? Then get started today with PEM, Automic Training 2.0 and year-round Automic support!
FAQ about Automic Training on PEM
PEM is the most innovative and fastest growing Automic learning platform. It offers PEM members a comprehensive range of online training courses that can be accessed 24/7 and from anywhere. The platform includes dozens of videos and interactive courses and is aimed at beginners and professionals alike.
To meet different needs, PEM offers different types of content: courses, tutorials, learning paths, labs and tools.
- In the courses and tutorials you will learn everything about Automic in entertaining and interactive videos.
- The learning paths offer comprehensive training on a specific Automic topic. For example, the 11-part operator learning path is suitable for beginners. Are you already an Automic expert? Then you will definitely learn something with the database SQL learning path.
- Labs are automated environments that are available at the touch of a button and where what has been learned can be put into practice.
- Tools with appropriate instructions are regularly provided on PEM . This allows Automic processes to be automated and simplified even further.
In our library, you’ll find all content items currently available on PEM. And every week, we add more items to learn Automic.
PEM Labs are comprehensive, pre-configured Automic environments designed to provide users with a hands-on and immersive experience. These labs offer instant access to multiple Automic versions, allowing users to experiment with functionality and explore new features effortlessly. Available on demand and at no additional cost for members, PEM Labs eliminate the need for complex setups or extra expenses. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced professional, they serve as realistic sandbox environments ideal for learning and experimenting with Automic.
Labs are provisioned on demand with a single click and are automatically deleted after 24 hours.
There are two different deployment-variants for the Labs:
- Labs for Operator and Designer
These provide access to a dedicated Automic Client via the Automic Web Interface (AWI). - Labs for Admins
These labs include OS-level access through a browser, enabling members to perform all administrative tasks, including those at the operating system level.
PEM Labs are available in three formats:
- Test Labs
These labs are empty Automic clients or systems that members can use for their experiments. - Course Labs
These labs include one or more scenarios where users are tasked with solving practical exercises, similar to classroom training sessions. - Story Labs
Story Labs are like Course Labs but incorporate a storyline to make the experience more engaging and entertaining. Think of them as small adventure games where you solve puzzles using Automic.
The Operator, Designer, and Admin roles in PEM align closely with the roles available within Automic itself. Each role is tailored to specific responsibilities, ensuring users focus on the skills and knowledge most relevant to their work:
- Operator:
Operators are responsible for monitoring, executing, and managing workflows in Automic. In PEM, the Operator role covers topics like workflow execution, troubleshooting, and day-to-day operations to ensure smooth automation processes. - Designer:
Designers are the architects of workflows and automation solutions in Automic. The Designer role in PEM includes content on creating, optimizing, and maintaining workflows and objects, with a focus on best practices for efficiency and scalability. - Admin:
Admins handle system-level configurations, user management, security settings, and advanced maintenance tasks in Automic. PEM’s Admin role offers in-depth training on system setup, troubleshooting, and managing complex environments, including OS-level access through PEM Labs.
By mirroring Automic’s role structure, PEM ensures that members can seamlessly apply what they learn to their actual responsibilities within the software, making the training practical and highly relevant.
We host live sessions called Solution Corners 12 times a year, offering direct interaction with our experts. These sessions are open for questions on any Automic topic, and members can submit questions in advance for a more in-depth discussion.
Additionally, we provide online consulting—exclusive video conference sessions with our Automic specialists. Members with a consulting quota can book appointments directly via the experts’ calendars, ensuring flexible and personalized support.
In normal Automic training courses, the trainer is available to you for a few days. If you’re lucky, you might be able to provide input before the training, and if you’re particularly lucky, you might be able to ask 1-2 questions in the weeks following the training.
Our members can send us an email at any time. We answer questions immediately by email. If our members have questions about specific topics, they can also use the comment function. We call this “year-round Automic support”.
You always sign up for a membership for one year. After that, it is usually renewed automatically.
You can cancel at any time up to one month before the end of the contract with a simple email. Of course, you can limit the membership to one year at the beginning of the contract.
