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4App Documentation Overview ​

Each 4App has a separate, app specific documentation. Click an app's link from the following table to get to its documentation.

Basic 4Apps ​

4AppMain Documentation TopicsLink
Core Engine

  • System requirements, Architecture, Installation
  • Object Renderer, Layouts, Labels, System Styling
  • Permissions, Role Configuration
  • Conditional Operations
  • Template Engine
DAM

  • Digital Rights and Traffic Lights
  • Full-text Search
  • Supported File- and Mediatypes
  • Sortable Collections
Essentials

  • Metadata Icon-List
  • Shares

Authentication ​

4AppMain Documentation TopicsLink
Authentication Service SSO

  • Installation and Requirements (extension for Authentication Provider LDAP)
  • Configuration for AD
LDAP Sync User

  • Configuring LDAP Sync User (extension for Authentication Provider LDAP)
oAuth2 Authentication Service Provider

  • Installation and Configuration
  • Facebook
  • GitHub
  • Google
  • Keycloak

Note that from version 4.0, 4Apps Authentication Base and SAML 2.0 are part of the Core Engine.
From version 4.4, 4App Authentication Provider LDAP is part of the Core Engine.

Connectors & Integrations ​

4AppMain Documentation TopicsLink
Chili Publisher Integration

  • Installation and Functions
  • DataSources
  • External Assets
  • External Snippets
  • File Synchronization
InDesign Plugin

  • Installation and Requirements
PowerPoint Plugin

  • Installation and Configuration
  • SSO Settings
  • Implementation to PowerPoint
TYPO3 Connector
for DAM


  • Connector Configuration
  • New Page and Website User
  • Typo3 REST and PortalHandler extension
  • Mapping and Trigger Configuration
WordPress Connector
for DAM


  • Connector Configuration
  • WordPress Authentication plugin
  • Mapping and Trigger Configuration

Additional Core Tools ​

4AppMain Documentation TopicsLink
CSV Import

  • Installation
  • Simple Mode
  • Import and Update Object Data
Desktop App

  • Installation
  • Redirect Guide
Inheritance Renderer

  • Installation
  • Field inheritance
  • Additional permission inheritance
Legacy Deeplinks

  • Installation
  • Layout and Renderer Configuration
Multi Module Tree

  • Installation
  • Layout implementation
Object Picker

  • Configure the Object Picker as an IFrame
Reporting Server

  • Installation and Configuration
  • Creating Reports and Report Chapters
  • Loop-statements
Terms of Use (AGB)

  • Installation and Functions
  • Configuration and Customizing
  • Combination with User Registration
Thesaurus

  • Installation and Configuration
  • Hierarchy of synonyms, misspellings, child objects
  • Import and Export (CSV)
  • Collation
User Registration

  • Installation and Functions
  • Configuration
  • Technical Background

Note that from version 4.0, 4Apps HTML Renderer and Extended Search are part of the Core Engine.

Additional DAM Tools ​

4AppMain Documentation TopicsLink
AI Tagging

  • Installation and Configuration
Color Detection

  • Requirements and Installation
  • Functions
DMZ Adapter

  • Requirements and Configuration
  • Functions
  • Start via Docker-Compose
File Approval Workflow

  • Installation and Functions
  • Approval configuration
  • Approval workflow for digital rights
Folder Workflow

  • Installation and functions
  • Workflow configuration
PHash

  • Requirements and Installation
  • Functions and Similar images action
Raw-File-Hash

  • Requirements and Installation
  • Functions and file formats
  • Duplicate Search Configuration
Videocut

  • Installation and Customization

Note that from version 4.3, 4App Collection Downloader is part of the DAM.

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