Single sign-on using Taskmaster Web in IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture

Single sign-on using Taskmaster Web in IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture

Question

How to use automated or single sign-on and page redirection with Taskmaster Web in IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture

Answer

Starting in IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture 8.0.1 Fix Pack 3, it is feasible to use single sign-on to login to Taskmaster Web and have the operator automatically redirected to a particular page. To do this certain data must be submitted to the website using an HTML form or some equivalent. The form should be placed into the website where Taskmaster Web is run; failure to do so may not yield the anticipated results.

Here is an example HTML form as reference:
<form method="post" action="http://server/tmweb.net/default.aspx" id="frm1" name="frm1">
<input type="hidden" id="hdApp" name="hdApp" value="APT"/>
<input type="hidden" id="hdFuid" name="hdFuid" value="admin"/>
<input type="hidden" id="hdPwd" name="hdPwd" value="admin"/>
<input type="hidden" id="hdStn" name="hdStn" value="remote"/>
<input type="hidden" id="hdRedir" name="hdRedir" value="jmonitor.aspx"/>
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>

Names of the form elements must be identical. The 'hdRedir' element defines where to redirect users after login and it can be a shortcut to run a batch (e.g. button.aspx?ID=# as obtained by hovering over a shortcut link in the Operations tab), or in the above example, the Monitor page. For ADSI or LDAP authentication the 'hdPwd' element should be left blank.

Note: During logout or session termination users will be returned to the referring URL where the original logion request originated from.