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 […]
Upcoming OpenMigrate 1.6 Release / Alfresco Webinar – March 3rd
TSG is diligently working on integrating the latest updates to OpenMigrate for the upcoming 1.6 release, centering around enhancements and integrations we have developed on Alfresco. We’ve been working with a number of clients that have begun to leverage OpenMigrate not just for one time migrations, but also as a key piece to aggregate content […]
Documentum 6.6 Upgrade – Character Encoding Fail – Part II
This week we are urgently reminding clients, as part of their upgrade evaluation, to look seriously for character encoding issues in regards to their current Documentum content and the affect on upgrades.
Documentum User Groups – Thoughts and Best Practices
The Midwest Documentum User Group meeting coming up on October 29th, (visit http://www.mwdug.com/ if you are interested in attending). As usual, Ellen and Bethany have put together a great agenda including: United Airlines, Fedex and American Electric Power presenting. Deep Dive on xCP Review of the Documentum Roadmap Panel Discussion with Discover, AEP, Abbott and […]
Documentum 6.5 Upgrade – Character Encoding Issues
Special Note: Anyone that is planning an upgrade from Documentum 5.3 to 6.5 should look closely at this note as some types of upgrades (clone or in-place) could result in content that was retrievable from 5.3 not being available in 6.5. This post was developed based on recent work for a major pharmaceutical client. The client, […]
Documentum Migration to Alfresco – Summary of Series Postings
While TSG will continue posting our experience on clients that are moving from Documentum to Alfresco, this will be our last posting for our series over the summer of 2010. Summaries of the articles are presented below: Documentum Migration to Alfresco – in our first post, we discussed the reasons why clients are choosing to […]
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, […]
Documentum Migration to Alfresco – Development Environment Comparison
Beyond the features and look and feel of ECM user interfaces discussed in our initial posts, we recognize the importance of a stable and robust development environment necessary to facilitate the customization, support and maintenance of an ECM platform. We also recognize that organizations who use Documentum today likely employ staff with Documentum specific skill […]
Documentum Migration to Alfresco – Part 1
2010 seems to be the year many of our Documentum clients are deciding (or considering) to migrate to Alfresco. For this post, we will try to address the reasons leading to this trend. This will be the first of several posts on the subject with follow-up posts providing more technical, application and industry examples. First […]