Documentum Architecture
The Four Layers of the Documentum ECM Platform The services layer, consisting of Documentum Content Server and a variety of extendedservices, provides the content management functionality and serves as the foundation forall other products. The interface layer, consisting of Documentum Foundation Classes (DFC) and itsrelated APIs, provides communication between the…
Documentum Enterprise Content Management
Enterprise content management (ECM) is the category of software that helps you manageall of the unstructured information or content in your enterprise.This information exists in many digital forms as text documents, engineering drawings,XML, still images, audio and video files, and many other file types and formats.ECM helps you create content…
Documentum Fundamental
Documentum is using Object oriented foundation system where all items are considered as objects. It might be document, xml, type, attribute, process, lifecycle, security, presets, group, user or any other entity managed or stored in ECM System. Each object is identified with a specific type, and a unique object id….
Documentum History
Howard Shao and John Newton formed a company named Documentum in June 1990, while they were working at Ingres and found a solution to unstructured information management problems using relational database technology. With initial backing from Xerox, they developed a customized system for Boeing to organize, store, maintain, and selectively…
Documentum Introduction
Documentum…., the word shows that this term must be related to documents. In fact, Documentum is the name of company who has founded Electronic Document Management System (EDMS). Documentum is an enterprise content management platform, now owned by EMC Corporation, as well as the name of the software company that originally developed the technology….
ECM Components – Deliver
The deliver components of ECM present information from the Manage, Store, and Preserve components. The AIIM component model for ECM is function-based, and doesn’t impose a strict hierarchy; the Deliver components may contain functions used to enter information into other systems (such as transferring information to portable media, or generating…
ECM Components – Preserve
Preserve involves the long-term, safe storage and backup of static, unchanging information. The logical architecture and functionality model is definded by the ISO Standard 14721 “OAIS”. Preservation is typically accomplished by the records management features of an ECM system and many are designed to help companies comply with government and…
ECM Components – Store
Store components temporarily store information that isn’t required, desired, or ready for long-term storage or preservation. Even if the Store component uses media that are suitable for long-term archiving, “Store” is still separate from “Preserve.” Store addresses storing information during use and retention periods, Preserve addresses longterm digital preservation of…
ECM Components – Manage
The Manage category includes five traditional application areas: Document management (DM) Collaboration (or collaborative software, a.k.a. groupware, including as well Web 2.0 features) Web content management (WCM, including web portals) Records management (RM) Workflow and business process management (BPM) The Manage category connects the other components, which can be used…
ECM Components – Capture
Capture involves converting information from paper documents into an electronic format through scanning. Capture is also used to collect electronic files and information into a consistent structure for management. Capture technologies also encompass the creation of metadata (index values) that describe characteristics of a document for easy location through search…