With the conference officially ending Thursday, this post will summarize our posts for the week along with our overall thoughts. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Workflow Manager, BPM, and Licensing
We just finished a new 6.6 Documentum install for a client and ran into something slightly unusual. During the installation, we were not able to install a workflow template from an existing archive, a routine install activity. In the past, we could always move workflow templates between repositories using Application Builder and Installer and create new templates with Workflow Manager. While Documentum Application Builder and Application Installer became unsupported with the release of ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Object Model and the Alfresco Content Model
The Documentum object model and the Alfresco content model have many similarities. Both software packages have the concept of library services (check in / check out), a data dictionary, and a hierarchical data model however implementations do differ. In Documentum, administrators can create or alter custom object types with the use of Documentum Administrator, Composer, Application Builder, or DQL or API scripting. In Alfresco, there is one common way to create a custom type, including any ... [Continue Reading]
What’s New and What’s coming in the Documentum Platform
John McCormick gave the initial presentation at EMC World for the IIG (Information Intelligence Group). While the presentation won’t be posted, some highlights on the “unofficial” roadmap included: Q2 ’10 – D6.6 – Will be around Taskspace and Cloud Storage Q3 ’10 – XDB Q4 ’10 – DSS 1.0 – Dynamic Search Services – Built on XDB and Lucene Q1 ’11 – D6.7 – License Management Q2/Q3 – ’11 – D7 – Next Generation – Case Management Platform A significant portion of the discussion focused on xCP ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Application Builder vs. Documentum Composer
First released with Documentum 6, Documentum Composer is a “unified development platform for assembling, configuring, and deploying EMC Documentum applications.” Currently on version 6.5 SP3, Composer is meant to be a Documentum Application Builder replacement. Although Documentum is trying to move away from Application Builder and into Composer, Application Builder is still available for use with Content Server version 6.5 applications through the use of Application Builder 5.3 SP6.5. ... [Continue Reading]
