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Articles About Documentum and System Administration

Introduction to Federations and Replication

October 31, 2004 - Article by Rich Rans

This document is intended to provide an overview and an introduction to two key Documentum features that help support distributed work environments. These features include: Docbase Federations, which provides the capability to manage users, groups and ACLs for multiple docbases from a single location. Secondly, we will discuss Object Replication, which synchronizes changes across multiple docbases.

Groups or Roles: What’s the Difference?

August 2, 2004 - Article by Cory Lowder

Explore the difference between a group and a role, and learn when to use one or the other.

Dump and Load a Docbase

December 21, 2003 - Article by Richard Rans

A brief introduction to the concepts of Documentum’s dump and load feature, as well as an example of performing a dump and load.

WebCache Intro and Q&A

December 3, 2002 - Article by Chris Wilper

WebCache is a Documentum tool that allows quick access to content and (optionally) it’s associated attributes by storing them on a flat filesystem and an RDBMS, respectively.

The Docbroker Projection Target

December 3, 2002 - Article by Michael Wallach

Defining a Docbroker Projection Target in a docbase’s server.ini allows you to have that docbase seen by the docbroker specified in the Docbroker Projection Target variable.

Network Address Translation for Docbrokers

December 3, 2002 - Article by Jes Wills

Learn how to configure a Docbroker to translate network addresses.

Moving a Docbase

December 3, 2002 - Article by Rich Rans

This article discusses several ways to move a Docbase from one place to another.

Introduction to Documentum Tracing

December 3, 2002 - Article by Glen Tarrant

This article explains how to setup and use tracing in Documentum. It covers both the tracing options availble within the Documentum server and the tracing options available in several Documentum client products.

Documentum Performance Tips

December 3, 2002 - Article by Michael Trafton

Learn how to avoid some of the common mistakes that lead to poor performance in a Documentum application.

Using SMTP for Documentum Email

December 3, 2002 - Article by Chris Wilper

This article is intended as a complete guide for people who want to know how email works within Documentum, and how to customize it in various ways. It provides detailed instructions on how to configure a Documentum server running on Windows to use SMTP mail instead of Microsoft Exchange. Written with M. Scott Roth of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC).