Digital Clay Knowledge Base

Add-Ons/External GUI - [Document Templates]

Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-27T08:00:46+00:00

Add-Ons/External GUI This article provides an overview of the various ways in which a custom user interface (which was programmed externally, as opposed to an interface built using Clay's built-in features) may be used with Digital-Clay. Obviously, Digital-Clay allows customizing its own various

Add-On Tabs - [Output]

Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-27T08:00:25+00:00

Add-On Tabs Using Custom Layouts, a URL tab or Document Template tab may be added to any data form which displays a custom web page. In addition to the content of the URL and Document Template, this page may optionally also contain HTML elements that will be used automatically by Clay for changing field values in the current record. I.e. these custom tabs may be used for both input and output. We shall call this functionality 'data entry fields'.

REST API - [Session]

Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-27T07:58:33+00:00

REST API This is a technical guide for the Digital-Clay REST API. For an overview of other options for integrating applications, custom interfaces and systems with Digital-Clay, see Integration. Note that Data Injection is a non-standard but faster alternative for adding and updating data into Digital-Clay, as well as a method for updating data from external systems and web sites that do not have direct network access to the Clay server. As compared to Injection however, the REST

Self-Registration & Public Forms

Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-04-08T11:24:59+00:00

Self-Registration & Public Forms Normally, to enter data into Clay, a Clay 'User' is required, and the person must first login to Clay using the username and password for that User before he can enter data. This raises the often-asked question of how one can provide a self-registration portal using Clay, where users add themselves to Clay and then login. This means a form must be provided which they can access

Advanced Topics - [Integration Features]

Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-16T10:43:44+00:00

Advanced Topics In-depth technical articles and overviews to help with solution-building using Digital-Clay. Overviews Design Overview Custom Links Security Document Templates Analysis/BI Overview Bulk Actions Web ClayStation Offline Usage Advanced Features Sending Mail from Digital-Clay Auto-Attaching Documents and E-Mails Document Types Search in Documents Barcode Readers Integration Features Self-Registration & Public Forms Add-ons/External GUI Add-on Tabs Clay Widgets: S…

Installation Tips - [Command-Line Parameters]

Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-05-16T16:27:55+00:00

Installation Tips Overview There are four installation files for Digital-Clay: * DigitalClayInstall.exe for installing the server or a full development workstation: ClayStation, ClayStudio, ClayIntegrator, and optionally, ClayCentral. Note that if an end-user requires the ClayStudio or ClayIntegrator tools then you must run this installer. Otherwise:

Database Maintenance

Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-17T08:43:00+00:00

Database Maintenance A quick reference for common database tasks like compacting, repairing and creating a backup for databases and setting up SQL Server. Notes on Compacting: Both MDB and SQL Server databases can automatically grow much more than needed due to fragmented data. For this reason it is recommended to regularly compact the databases. Compacting obviously can also make backups and copies much smaller.

Web ClayStation - [Web Server Examples]

Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-03-10T17:02:32+00:00

Web ClayStation Overview Web ClayStation is a Web application, a Web version of the ClayStation client which provides the most important features of a Clay client through a standard Web-browser. It consists of: * Any standard Web-server that supports FastCGI with an installed FastCGI module.

Single Sign-On - [Configuring Windows SSO for WebClay]

Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-03-07T12:52:01+00:00

Single Sign-On This covers authentication methods in Digital-Clay, including 'single sign-on' and 'same sign-on' features added in version 9.2.57. It is a guide for administrators to learn how to configure Clay and integrate Clay with external authentication servers.

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Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2012-01-18T15:22:09+00:00

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Zev Toledano (zevt@undisclosed.example.com) — 2011-06-29T10:31:55+00:00

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