Trade License Archive Searchable in Seconds

Prague 2 has replaced its outdated archiving system with a modern application for business licensing documentation that features a tree structure, Czech full-text search, and open-source code.

2.6.2026
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Trade License Archive Searchable in Seconds

Category: Public Administration · Local Government

Product / Type: ODV

Client: Prague 2 City District – Trade Licensing Department, City District Office – Local Government.

What the project covers

  • Digital Archive of Trade License Records: business owners, licenses, and historical documents organized in a hierarchical structure by year, file, folder, and document.
  • Full-text search in Czech: declension and diacritics in metadata as well as PDF and DOCX content, while respecting permissions.
  • Automated data import and integration: incremental import from XML and PDF, integration with MS AD, IDM, and Azure ID.
  • Document integrity and audit trail: a document fingerprint upon saving and a transaction log with millisecond-level precision.

Technology / Integration

Open-source source code license · REST/SOAP API · MS Active Directory + IDM + Azure ID · Zabbix monitoring · MS SQL / Oracle / open-source DB · 12 months of warranty support

Result

  • Decades of business records can be retrieved in a matter of seconds.
  • Open-source code with no licensing dependency on OAD.
  • The integrity of each document can be verified by its digital signature during verification.
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