Simplify the operation of Connections

Reduce administration, content management and user management efforts with CAT

TIMETOACT's Connections Administration Toolkit (CAT) has been on the market since 2010 and started with support for Connections 2.5 (then IBM Connections, now HCL Connections). HCL Connections, available both cloud-based and on prem, opens up enterprise-wide communications with communities, activities, blogs, wikis and forums, file sharing, collaborative document editing and more, all together in one integrated solution.

The CAT Toolkit is in use worldwide with more than 800,000 licenses. Companies of all sizes and industries with HCL Connections use the tool to simplify HCL Connections operations in terms of administration, user management and content management. Companies include, for example, retail business associations, banks, counties, energy service providers, IT companies, specialty chemical manufacturers, and industrial technology.<

CAT simplifies administration, content management and user management of HCL Connections

CAT is a web application that can also be used on mobile devices. Originally developed to simplify administration, more advanced versions have simplified content management and user management, such as.

Copy, merge, import and export selected content
Transfer content from users to others
Active search for problems

These are the advantages of CAT

With the Connections Administration Toolkit, you get these benefits - improvements and new value

Easy Connections Administration

Connections administrators need less training to complete tasks faster
Can be used on the go
Reduces complex wsadmin commands to a few clicks

Compliance

Log who changed what
RunAs Users: CAT users don't need to know credentials of Connections administrators

First and second level support in your company

Reduce waiting times for small day-to-day requests, e.g. a user needs a larger file library
Hand over tasks to non-administrators

Content Transfer

Copy and merge content within Connections
Transfer important content from one Connections system to another
Create backup copies of important content
Assign files to another owner

Active review of problems

User profiles
Scheduler (tasks running regularly in Connections, e.g. search index)
Orphaned content

Information at a glance

How many and which activities / blogs / external users / ... are in Connections?
Total content of a user in Connections

CAT details at a glance

Security and Compliance

Detailed log

Logs every action with CAT
Comments from users

CAT access roles

Defines who actually has access to CAT
Filigree J2EE role division to define rights of users:
Content related roles
Roles for user management
Roles for Administration
CAT administration role

What CAT can do

Content and Access

Copy, merge, delete, restore content
Change editor and owner rights
Import and export content (NEW: also whole communities)
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User Management

Search for user profiles with problems
Activate, deactivate, delete, synchronize, edit, tag, ... profiles

Administration

Editing XML files and wsadmin commands
Checking the status of the scheduler...

Use Cases

Examples of what tasks you can do with CAT to save time:

Create backup of selected communities
Merge wikis with the same content
Export a community
List all externally accessible files
Let internal users interact with external users (assign EMPLOYEE_EXTENDED role)
Search for profiles with problems
Increase storage space of communities
Delete (parts of) search index
Restore (parts of the) search index
Converting external to internal users

Technologie

HCL Connections

HCL Connections is a leading social networking platform that lets you get your work done quickly and easily.

Technologie

HCL Connections Engagement Center

The HCL Connections Engagement Center (formerly known as XCC) adds communication to the HCL Connections collaboration platform.

Referenz

Digitized processes increase efficiency

TIMETOACT & X-INTEGRATE accompany energy supplier e-regio on the way to digitalization. The consulting services in the project included the fields of content management, archiving, collaboration and automation.

Referenz 3/28/22

24/7 support guarantees stable operation of the intranet

The experts took over the operation of HCL Connections in the fall of 2020 and have since ensured the fail-safe stability of the platform.

Technologie Übersicht

HCL

As "HCL Platinum Business Partner" we have years of experience with these tools and will continue to support them for you in the future. The TIMETOACT GROUP is one of the largest HCL Software Services providers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

News 4/29/21

HCL announces monthly fixes for Connections

HCL has announced that there will be a new update strategy for Connections starting May 01, 2021. Therefore, starting in May, there will be monthly fixes for software issues reported by HCL Connections 7.0 customers.

Technologie

HCL Digital Xperience

A portal server is particularly suitable for companies that operate many online services and applications. Several portal pages can be placed and wired together via the "portlet wiring".

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Managed service support for central platform stability

To ensure the quality, availability and performance of the platform at all times, TIMETOACT supports N-ERGIE as a managed service partner.

Technologie

Third Party Integration

The concept of bringing together the most important information in a central Digital Workplace platform (HCL and beyond) is now being continued with the ICEC Atlassian Confluence & Jira integration.

Service

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) & Archiving

With Enterprise Content Management (ECM), all data, information and documents are stored, archived and managed in a context-related manner on a single platform. ECM systems offer numerous advantages for managing the increasing number of (un)structured electronic documents and data.

Technologie

Notes / Domino

Within the TIMETOACT GROUP we have decades of experience with Notes and Domino. As HCL Business Partner we offer you a fast and uncomplicated access to the manufacturer.

Technologie

HCL Leap and Volt

An intranet has the potential for a fully functional digital workplace. To achieve this, the individual user must have access to various tools.

Teaserbild Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Beratung

Service

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) & Archiving

Technologie 1/7/22

Advice around Mendix

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Technologie

IBM Watson Discovery

With Watson Discovery, company data is searched using modern AI to extract information. On the one hand, the AI uses already trained methods to understand texts; on the other hand, it is constantly developed through new training on the company data, its structure and content, thus constantly improving the search results.

Technologie

Confluence from Atlassian

Create, organize, and collaborate on tasks - all in a single place. Confluence is a workspace for teams and organizations where you can store your documentation and collaboratively develop and share knowledge. Dynamic pages give your team a place to create, capture, and collaborate around projects or idea development.

News 5/23/24

HCL license and price adjustments as of 8.8.2024

HCL Software has informed us that the license and maintenance prices for the various product categories will be increased as of 8.8.2024.

Service

Enterprise Service Management

Our Enterprise Service Management Solution offers you a way to make Service Management accessible to all participants via an easy-to-use service portal. You can map your processes in this portal according to defined procedures and connect them to other systems. In addition, you relieve the process participants through automation.