Searchable Directories
Zenario makes it easy to build directories of documents, videos, podcasts, images and other data.
Zenario is ideally suited to handling documents, whether a small number of downloads, or a large, searchable repository.
When uploaded, documents are scanned to extract their text, so it becomes searchable. They are stored locally, or if very large can be stored on Amazon's AWS s3.
Where security is required, documents can be password-protected.
One of Zenario's most common applications is in building searchable document directories.
Document Administration
Documents can be of any format, though PDF is most common. Each document uploaded to Zenario is automatically scanned, to save its metadata, an image of the first page, and to index its full content.
Large documents can be handled (for example, over 1GB) by saving them on AWS S3 storage. While downloaded from S3, they otherwise are fully indexed on Zenario.
Zenario's document data model is customisable using the Datasets system, so additional flags, codes, selectors and other fields can be added to the data of each document.
Visitor Experience
Depending on the site requirements, visitors may be able to browse a list of documents, or may need to search before they find results.
Searching may be done on keyword, on categorisation, and with a full textual search on document contents.
Example Site
See DB-Comp for an example of a Zenario-based library of legal documents.
Zenario can be maintain a library of videos, which can be stored externally on YouTube, Vimeo or other platforms.
Video Administration
Each video that's loaded into Zenario automatically gets a title and thumbnail from its external source, and then then be given additional data. Videos can be put into categories, and be given additional custom data, such as codes and flags.
Visitor Experience
Visitors can then browse video libraries, and search by category or keyword.
Using Zenario's FEA system, the interface can be set up in many possible ways. For example, an anonymous visitor may be able to see the overview of each video, but requires an account to play the video fully.
Example Site
See the WFN E-Learning Hub for an example of a Zenario-based video library.
