WatchDog Installation

Configuring WatchDog in DocBits

1. Access WatchDog Settings

   • Navigate to Settings → Document Processing → WatchDog.

2. Folder Settings

   • Define the paths where WatchDog finds and processes documents.

   • The folder paths should match those created during installation:

     • C:/WatchDog/Read

     • C:/WatchDog/Processed

   

   • Note: It is recommended to use local paths. These should match the folders in the DocBits Installation

3. General Settings

   • Select the document types to process by checking the corresponding checkboxes

     
   • Barcode Divider: When turned on enables the barcode dividing.

   • DocBits Operator: When enabled opens a chrome browser in the background for the DocBits Operator.

   • Export destination: Sets the export destination.

     • Infor: Documnets get exported to Infor.

     • Enaoi Export: Documents get exported to a defined folder that can be configured below.

     

     • Note: For XSLT configuration, please consult your project manager.

4. Export Configurations

   • Displays all configured exports for on-premise processing.

   • Shows the timestamp of the last successful connection for each configuration.

     
5. bod_mapping Configuration (Optional)

   • Required Fields: Before adding custom metadata mappings, you must define the following two values:

     • file_name

     • pdf_path

   • Click Add Row to define metadata mappings.

   

   • Value: Specifies the field name for the metadata.

   • Path: The XPath expression pointing to the XML data that should be assigned to the field.

   • Trashcan Icon: Used to delete a secific row.

6. Download the Configuration

   • Save the configuration

   • Download the configuration

     

WatchDog Installation Guide

1. Create Required Folders

   • Create a main directory: C:/WatchDog

   • Inside C:/WatchDog, create the following subfolders:

     • C:/WatchDog/Read

     • C:/WatchDog/Processed

   • Note: It is recommended to use local paths. These should match the folders in the DocBits Configuration

2. Download WatchDog

   • Download the latest version of WatchDog.exe from: https://github.com/Fellow-Consulting-AG/ActualWatchdog/releases

   • Place the downloaded WatchDog.exe file in C:/WatchDog.

   • Place the downloaded watchdog-config.json file in C:/WatchDog.

   • open the watchdog-config.json. and change the config_path.

   • In this example:

     • "config_path": "C:/WatchDog/watchdog-config.json"

3. Install WatchDog

   • Open Command Prompt (CMD) with Administrator rights.

   • Navigate to the WatchDog folder

   • Run the following command to install WatchDog:

     WatchDog.exe install

4. Start the WatchDog Service

   • Run the following command in CMD:

     WatchDog.exe start

5. Set Startup Type

   • Open Services (Press Win + R, type services.msc, and press Enter).

   • Locate WatchDog in the service list.

   • Double-click to open its properties.

   • Set Startup Type to Automatic (Delayed Start).

   • Click OK.