First off, a couple of clarifications The Content Management and Archiving (CMA) group of products (that included Documentum, Captiva…) has been changed to the Information Intelligence Group (IIG). We (TSG) are just going to stick with “Documentum” to keep things simple and relevant to our reader base. (Plus we save on having to explain the […]
Day 2 – EMC World 2010
Case management and xCP is the theme I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I wasn’t quite sure of the theme of this year’s Momentum track at EMC World. As we get into Day 2, most of us here agree that xCP is the dominant theme tied to Case Management. Roadmap Updates and EMC Investments This […]
EMC World 2010 – Day 1
This year marks my 15th Momentum/EMC World. For the next couple of posts, we will focus on some of the TSG team’s impressions of the sessions we attend. Look for additional posts from others with their thoughts. Overall Impressions Overall – Documentum user attendance is lower in years past (they mentioned 1,000 at a keynote). […]
Documentum Upgrade: Impact on e-Signatures
As TSG continues to help clients upgrade their Documentum environments to 6.5, support for e-Signatures has required special attention on several of our projects. We thought we’d share a few of our lessons learned below. Lesson Learned #1: Customization is Required to Support e-Signatures on Linux and HP-UX Platforms e-Signatures are NOT supported by EMC […]
Documentum Midwest User Group Spring Meeting – 2010
TSG is responsible (well, actually just Ellen and Bethany) for coordinating the Midwest Documentum User Group (MWDUG) (http://www.mwdug.com) meeting held on April 9th. In talking with some of the attendees, we all agreed that it was one of our best meetings with over 100 attendees. We even had a big group of 8 fly in […]
Documentum Full Text Search with Lucene – Honoring ACL Security
The last post discussed the results of an HPI Lucene Search test compared to a Webtop FAST Search as part of a proof of concept for a client looking to provide a consumer interface. As we have often mentioned on this forum, we continually see clients looking for a better search interface than Webtop, as […]
Documentum Upgrade – Understanding all the Pieces
As mentioned in previous posts, many clients are struggling with the upgrade to Documentum 6.5. Typically, the upgrade of the Documentum components are only one piece of what can be a difficult puzzle. Upgrading servers, operating systems, databases, and document manipulation services all add a level of complexity and coordination. This post will highlight typical […]
Documentum – What’s Next Updated for 2010
Back in 2007, we started offering a presentation for clients, “What’s Next for Documentum?” The presentation focused on what mature Documentum clients are doing “next”. Typically, mature customers: have an existing production install of Documentum have implemented tools “out of the box” with some or extensive customizations have had some success ….and are looking for […]
PDF Annotation Tools That Work Beyond Documentum 5.3
Over the years, a variety of software tools have become available for integrating PDF annotation functionality into the Documentum client suite. Some of these tools include Brava!, AnnoDoc, Snowbound, and Documentum PDF Annotation Services. Each product has its own feature set, but all provide the ability to mark up PDF documents and store the annotations […]