HotDocs Template Hub Architecture

The HotDocs Template Hub is a web service that provides central storage for HotDocs Templates. Within the Template Hub you can store, retrieve and organize your HotDocs templates.

The Template Hub consists of three main elements:

• HotDocs Template Hub API – provides the core functionality of the Template Hub, including reading and writing to the database. The Hub exposes an API for interacting with the Template Packages, Groups and User information stored in the database.
• A Database – stores the Template Package files used for document assembly, as well as the Template Groups used to organise the Package files in the Template Hub UI.
• HotDocs Template Hub UI – a web application you can use to administer the Template Hub API and manage content. It exposes Template Hub API methods through a user interface.

To make use of the Template Hub you will also need to access:

• HotDocs Server and Web Services API – HotDocs Server is the engine that assembles and delivers completed documents. The Web Services API allows the Template Hub to communicate with HotDocs Server.
• HotDocs Developer and Upload Plugin – HotDocs Developer is a desktop template development program where you can create your HotDocs templates. To upload your templates to the Template Hub you must also install the HotDocs Developer Upload Plugin.

Alternatively, you can access the Template Hub using an external Business Application (e.g. BPM) where the end user accesses HotDocs functionality through the Business Application.