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The Enterprise Vault Web access components are Active Server Page applications which give users access to archives with standard web browsers.
The following applications are available:
Browser search. This application enables users to perform complex searches, using a wide range of search criteria, on one or more archives. Items returned by searches can be viewed as HTML or in their original format.
The methods for restoring items found in a browser search differ between Exchange and Domino:
In Exchange browser search, the user adds items to shopping baskets, which are managed by the Shopping Service. The contents of the baskets are restored to the user's mailbox (or a PST file, if permitted).
Archived file system or SharePoint items cannot be restored to their original location or the user's local computer using this application.
In Domino browser search, the user selects items from the search results. The items are restored to the user's mail database.
Integrated search. This simple search is available in various places throughout the Enterprise Vault system, including Outlook and OWA when users click the Enterprise Vault search button. This means that searching for archived items is very similar to Outlook's own Find.
The integrated search is also available in custom shortcuts (configured in the Exchange Mailbox Policy in the Administration Console) and in Archive Explorer.
In Lotus Notes, the integrated search is available in the Mail window by selecting a command on the menu.
Archive Explorer. This web interface presents folders within archives in a tree structure that users can browse for required items. The Archive Explorer interface may be available from within Outlook or OWA, but can also be accessed using a stand-alone browser.
In addition to the browse feature, users can view, restore and manage archived items. There are links to both integrated and browser searches.
In a stand-alone browser Archive Explorer can be used to access and manage other archive types: mailbox, public folder, file system or SharePoint. If Archive Explorer is started from within Outlook, only mailbox archives are available.
When folders are archived, access permissions set on them are copied to the associated folders in the archive. So users who have access to shared folders will also have access to the associated folders in the archive.
When a user requests a search, the web access component instructs the Indexing Service to search the index for items that match the search criteria. When users request to view or restore an item, the application interacts with the Storage Service or retrieval task.