One of our large pharmaceutical clients recently came to TSG for help with migrating documents from multiple eRoom sources to a Documentum target. The goal of this effort was to consolidate multiple disparate, global eRoom systems into an existing Documentum system, providing a unified platform for managing regulatory documentation. This project was a good test […]
Documentum Client for Outlook, Notes Connector, iPhone and other thoughts on Content Management and Email
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 […]
Active Wizard to use OpenContent
TSG is currently in the process of creating a version of the Active Wizard that will work with our own OpenContent web services. Using OpenContent will allow Active Wizard to work with any Content Management System that OpenContent supports. This means that Active Wizard implementations will be supported on a number of repository types (ex: […]
Document Control – Common Best Practices
We had an open-forum discussion on Document Control at the most recent Midwest Documentum User Group meeting. The discussion focused on feedback from various members of the group as well our experience over the years. We received positive feedback that the open discussion format, with multiple people participating, was insightful and are planning on using a similar […]
OpenMigrate: Making Complex Migrations Simple
TSG is in the final stages of a complex, cross-Atlantic migration utilizing OpenMigrate. This project requires moving approximately 40,000 documents from a Qumas DocCompliance system in the Midwest to an existing Qumas DocCompliance system in Europe.
FAST Administration and Search Tools
While helping a client troubleshoot some FAST full text indexing issues with their Documentum 5.3sp6 environment recently, I came across some tools that proved to be helpful during the troubleshooting process.
OpenMigrate: Bulk Load Interface Available for Download
The OpenMigrate Bulk Load Interface provides a highly configurable user interface which enables the user to easily manage documents and import them into a variety of targets.
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 […]