ECM Characteristics
Content management includes ECM, Web content management (WCM), content syndication, and media asset management. Enterprise content management is not a closed-system solution or a distinct product category. Therefore, along with Document Related Technologies or Document Lifecycle Management, ECM is just one possible catch-all term for a wide range of technologies…
ECM Components
ECM combines components which can also be used as stand-alone systems without being incorporated into an enterprise-wide system. The five ECM components and technologies were first defined by AIIM as capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver. AIIM Model for ECM (Enterprise Content Management):
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…
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 – 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…
Parag Doshi’s ECM Notes
Enterprise Content Management, when I herd of this term first time I was thinking it should be something related to companies and their documents. But when I get into this, I get to know that it is not only related to company documents but it is like an ocean which…