One of TSG’s manufacturing clients is currently evaluating Alfresco for control and management of project related documentation. (Proposals, CAD, Specs….). In working with the client on proof of concept efforts this week, we came across a typical requirement for storing email and attachments easily within Alfresco. In the Documentum world, many of our clients typically […]
Extends vs. Modifies in D6.5 WDK
As more and more of our clients are upgrading to Documentum 6/6.5, we’ve encountered many significant changes between development methods in 5.3 WDK and 6.5 WDK. The good news is they are changes for the better, allowing for more efficient and streamlined development of Webtop customizations. One of the big changes is the ability to modify a […]
Documentum Search – Lucene, FAST, Verity, Google and upcoming DSS
Since the new Documentum Search Services beta program just started last week, we thought we would share some of TSG’s thoughts on full-text search and our plans to add Lucene capabilities to our open source offerings. Documentum Search Services (DSS), was tentatively called Enterprise Search Services (ESS) early in the product development. DSS promises to […]
Documentum Upgrade – Inplace or Migration
For many Documentum customers, deciding how to upgrade a Documentum system often boils down to whether or not to upgrade in-place with a clone or just leave the environment alone and upgrade it in-place on the existing hardware. This year, I worked with a client on a project to explore the differences between upgrading several […]
Documentum Web Services – Documentum DFS and TSG OpenContent
“Why don’t I just use DFS from Documentum instead?” We get his question often from clients. TSG recently had a discussion with a client on this topic. They eventually chose OpenContent over DFS based on the following points: Documentum Support It might seem that a large company would be better positioned to enhance and support any […]
Documentum Migration – Buldoser and OpenMigrate – Folders versus Nodes
In working with a client, I had the opportunity to evaluate Buldoser from Crown Partners versus OpenMigrate from TSG. Buldozer was used to change OS platforms for a Documentum 5.2 Repository while upgrading it to Documentum 5.3. Buldozer failed to migrate a second Repository due to object level complexities. OpenMigrate was then tested in the migration/upgrade […]
Documentum Upgrade – Planning Guide for Documentum Upgrade to 6.5
TSG is announcing the release on our web site of a Documentum Upgrade Planning Guide. The planning guide is a series of questions and tips to help guide your D6 upgrade activities. By filling out the guide, you will receive an email with a custom upgrade guide based on your answers as well as the […]
Active Wizard 3.9 Released!
The Active Wizard latest release is available on the TSG downloads page! This latest release contains functionality added to the product by a number of our clients. The 3.9 release adds the following new features: Form Email Module – The new email module allows an administrator to configure email rules for each form. When the […]
Documentum Consulting and Open Source
I had a good meeting last week with a potential new partner of TSG in regards to how to work together to offer Open Source solutions across our joint customer base. While we have had many firms download our Open Source software (Crown Partners, CSC/FCG, IBM, PWC, Cognizant and EMC themselves to name a few), most […]