A service-based business object doesn’t map to a particular object type in the Docbase. Instead, it provides general purpose functions for your application to use. Service-based objects can be used across docbases, even accessing multiple docbases at once. These service-based objects are intended to be called from your own custom…

Documentum Foundation Classes (DFC) is an object oriented application programming interface (API) and framework for accessing, customizing, and extending Documentum functionality. Documentum has implemented DFC as a set of Java interfaces and implementation classes. DFC also provides the Documentum Java-COM bridge (DJCB) to make the interfaces available in Microsoft’s Component…

  DFC Runs On : A Java virtual machine (JVM) The machine that runs Content Server.  For example, to be called from a Docbasic method as part of a workflow or document lifecycle. A middle-tier system.  For example, on an application server to support WDK or to execute server methods….

There are two modes of installation of DFC: Standalone   – Installed as a part of client application. Configured information in dfc.properties. DFC.jar placed in WEB-INF/lib dfc.properties and log4j.properties files placed in WEB-INF/classes Applications can be configured with different dfc installation. Embedded – Deployed with web application Added to WAR or…