Axon Evidence.com

The Axon Evidence.com integration feature allows users to access and manage evidentiary material from Axon Evidence.com directly in their eProsecutor Online app. The integration gives a consolidated view of all case data, including parties, hearings, court orders, and documents stored in eProsecutor Online, with the evidence stored in Evidence.com.

Once you link an Axon Case ID with your eProsecutor Online case, the system retrieves information about the evidence and shows it in your usual case view. Click an evidence record to open Evidence.com, where you can use Axon tools to work with the evidence.

Configure the Axon Evidence.com integration

Configuration of eProsecutor Online for Axon Evidence.com Integration involves the following steps:

  1. Generate an Axon Evidence.com API Client ID

  2. Configure the Axon Evidence.com integration in eProsecutor Online

Generate an Axon Evidence.com API Client ID

The following instructions are valid as of June 2024. Refer to the Axon documentation for current details.

Prerequisites

  • Axon Evidence.com subscription, which supports the creation of an API Access Client.

  • The external IP addresses of your eProsecutor Online installation to communicate with Axon Evidence.com. This can be a single IP or an IP address range in CIDR notation.

Procedure

  1. Log in to https://evidence.com.

  2. Navigate to Admin  API Settings  API Access Clients/

  3. Note your Partner ID.

  4. Click Create Client.

  5. Click Create a new API access client.

  6. On the Create a new API access client page, specify:

    1. In the Client Name field, enter an identifying name, for example, eProsecutor API.

    2. (Optional) In the Allowed IP Addresses field, enter the IP addresses allowed to access the client.

    3. In the Permissions field, Set Allowed for the following permissions:

      • Cases: any.modify

      • Cases: any.read

      • Cases: any.list

      • Evidence: any.read

  7. Click Save.

The system creates a new API Client Secret:

Screenshot showing the Axon Evidence.com Create A New API Access Client page

Record and keep your Secret, Partner ID, and Client ID in a safe location. Axon never shows the secret again. You need all three values to configure eProsecutor Online.

Configure the Axon Evidence.com integration in eProsecutor Online

Ensure you have your API Secret, Partner ID, and Client ID, and know your Axon Evidence.com URL.

  1. Navigate to Left navigation  System Administration  Axon Evidence.com

    The system shows the configuration screen:

    Configure connection settings for Axon Evidence Integration

  2. Select Axon Enabled.

    The screen updates and shows the configuration options.

  3. Complete the options.

    Field Required Description

    Base URI

    Yes

    Your Evidence.com API URL.

    Defaults to https://api.evidence.com.

    Update this field if Axon changes your API URL.

    Partner ID

    Yes

    The Partner ID value from Axon Evidence.com.

    Client Id

    Yes

    The Client ID created earlier on Evidence.com.

    Secret

    Yes

    The Secret created earlier on Evidence.com.

    External URL

    Yes

    Your client URL used to access evidence.com.

    Ensure your URL does not include a trailing slash (/).

    Query Interval (minutes)

    Yes

    Configures how often eProsecutor Online checks for new evidence.

    Axon Evidence.com does not have a mechanism to notify an external system for new evidence associations with a case. To check if new evidence is available, eProsecutor Online periodically polls Evidence.com to check for new evidence.

    Lower numbers result in more frequent polling. Frequent polling may result in a Too many Requests error from Evidence.com.

    Token Expiration (Hours)

    Yes

    Configures how frequently the API token regenerates.

    Evidence.com has a maximum of 4 hours per token.

  4. Click Save Settings.

  5. Click Test Connection button to confirm eProsecutor Online can communicate with evidence.com

The following shows a completed configuration screen with a successful Test Connection message.

Completed configuration screen for Axon Evidence Integration