Standard interfaces
Documentum provides a number of standard interfaces in addition to the DFC API,simplifying access to the repository from authoring applications, application servers, andother components of the enterprise infrastructure. The standard interfaces include: ODBC and OLEDB Many reporting tools, such as Crystal Reports and MicrosoftAccess, leverage Microsoft data access protocols for…
Technical Architecture
Key Features Security Documentum provides better security than a file system. With a file system, if someonehas access to your hard drive, they can pretty much read, edit, and even delete any file onthe hard drive. With Documentum, you can prevent any individual user (or group ofusers) from seeing the…
Interface Layer
Web Servers Clients and applications use the interface layer to communicate withContent Server and interact with the content repository. The interface layer consists ofDocumentum Foundation Classes (DFC) and a number of standard interfaces built on topof DFC. Documentum Foundation Classes Documentum Foundation Classes (DFC) represents the richest API exposing allDocumentum…
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 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…
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…