CMIS Integration
Introduction
CMIS is the e-Democracy Committee Management System for Local Government. It has a comprehensive member’s database which stores contact and other information such as election history, images, biography and a register of interests. Astun have written a Python script to download this information in order that Councils who have CMIS can configure the My House page to include councillor information e.g.
Pre-Requisites
- iShare v5.4.0Â -Â This version includes the required version of Python together with the Scripts and XML etc. for this integration.
- Python 2.7 (including SUDS Library) - included in the Astun 3rd Party Installer. The SUDS Library is required to communicate with SOAP Web Services.
Configuration Steps
The following steps describe how to configure iShare to link to CMIS.
- Create a Job to Refresh the CMIS data
- Update .MAP file for Councillor Ward Layer
- Configure My House Councillor Ward Layer
- Style My House Councillor Content