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Collaboration

With version 7.0 and later, you have a chat and video conference function in objectiF RPM. Additionally, you can also share data and your screen with other users. 

In the upper-left-hand corner, you will find the button for opening the Messenger:

Note
By default, you can use the chat feature without any extra configurations made to the system. However, if you wish to hold video conferences, you need to configure the collaboration and SignalR servers in the Service Manager beforehand. 

Chats

Individual and group chats: You can exchange messages either in one-on-one or group chats. These chats work on the premise of push notifications; this means that if a message is sent to a user not logged in at the time, they will receive it as soon as they log back in. Additionally, unless configured otherwise in the Service Manager, your push notifications will be refreshed every 60 seconds. If you want to receive messages as soon as they are sent, you will have to configure the SignalR Server.

Video Conferences

If you have a webcam or a camera built into your computer and provided the Collaboration (Node.js) and SignalR servers are correctly configured,  you can initiate and participate in video conferences.

Certificate

f the web service and the application server are installed on different computers, you need an additional certificate that is not self-signed. When enabling the function, specify the value of the Thumbprint identification key in the Service Manager.

Enable port for web client

If you want to use the web client, you must provide a new port in IIS for the web server. IIS for the web client a new binding and release a new port that runs under https.

  1. Open the IIS.
  2. Select the objectiF RPM Web Service and choose the Edit Bindings command in the context menu.
  3. Click Add and select https under Type and enter a new port.
  4. Confirm with OK.
Enable function

With the configuration of the SignalR server, the collaboration functions are enabled for the web client and messages and invitations can be transmitted immediately.

  1. Open the Service Manager.
  2. Click the Edit button of the service for which you want to enable the chat or video feature.
  3. Switch to the SignalR tab and configure the SignalR server.
  4. Switch to the Collaboration tab.
  5. Click the Initialize Node.js button, enter the Node.js server address and specify which certificate to use.
  6. Then start the service.

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