Introduction
The following table lists common terminology for components and important concepts of PrizmDoc and brief definitions of each, along with alternate names or abbreviations, and links to additional documentation.
| Term | Also Known as... | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Application Services | - | The component of PrizmDoc that provides application-level logic between PrizmDoc Server and the Viewer or the customer’s web-tier. See PrizmDoc Application Services (PAS). |
| AutoRedaction Service | ARS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that creates markup XML for redactions on a document. See Performing Auto-Redaction. |
| Central Configuration | Central Config | The configuration file for PrizmDoc Server. See Central Configuration. |
| Cells | - | PrizmDoc Cells is our spreadsheet viewer that gives PrizmDoc users the ability to review Excel files exactly as they would appear in the native application. |
| Cloud Entry Point | CEP | The Load Balancer endpoint for requests to a cluster of PrizmDoc Server instances, to be routed to an appropriate instance. |
| Cluster Mode | - | A mode in which multiple instances of PrizmDoc Server execute simultaneously in a cluster, with individual Server Entry Points and a Cluster Entry Point that could route to any of them. See PrizmDoc Cluster Mode. |
| Content Conversion Service | CCS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that provides document format conversion. See Convert Content with CCS. |
| Email Conversion Service | ECS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from EML and MSG formats. |
| Email Processing Service | EPS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that extracts content from EML and MSG files. |
| Error Reporting Service | ERS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that logs errors originating from other PrizmDoc Server components. See Error Reporting. |
| Format Detection Service | FDS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that identifies the format of a source document. |
| HTML Conversion Service | HTMLCS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from HTML formats. |
| Imaging Services | PCCIS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles the creation and management of viewing sessions. |
| Load Balancer | PLB | A component of PrizmDoc Server that routes requests to the correct component and balances loads across PrizmDoc Server instances in Cluster Mode. |
| Office Conversion Service | OCS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from Office and text formats. |
| PDF Conversion Service | PDFCS, Imaging Conversion Service | A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from PDF format. |
| PDF Processing Service | PDFPS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles text extraction and markup burning for PDF documents. |
| Prizm License Utility | PLU | A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles licensing of the product on installation. See Licensing. |
| PrizmDoc | - | The full product composed the PrizmDoc Server, PrizmDoc Application Services (PAS), and the Viewer. |
| PrizmDoc Cloud | - | A PrizmDoc Server hosted by Accusoft. See PrizmDoc Server (PrizmDoc Cloud). |
| PrizmDoc Self-Hosted | - | PrizmDoc hosted on a customer's server. See Server Hosting Options. |
| PrizmDoc Server | - | A back-end component of PrizmDoc that performs conversions and other manipulations of source files. |
| Raster Conversion Service | RCS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from raster formats. |
| Redaction Service | - | A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles the markup burning workflow. |
| Server Entry Point | SEP | The Load Balancer endpoint for requests to a specific PrizmDoc Server instance. |
| Vector Conversion Service | VCS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from vector formats. |
| Viewer | - | The front-end component of PrizmDoc that allows the uploading and display of documents through a browser. See Viewer. |
| Viewing Package | - | A cache of web-compatible content for a document immediately available for use in a Viewing Session. |
| Viewing Session | - | A resource that provides web-compatible content for an uploaded document. |
| Watchdog | - | A component of PrizmDoc Server that launches and monitors the health of other PrizmDoc Server components. |
| Web Tier | - | A customer's web tier application that interfaces with PrizmDoc. |
| Work File Service | WFS | A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles the uploading and storage of source documents. |