General Concepts

These articles cover the basic Documentum concepts such as object types, workflows, and virtual documents.

What are Access Control Lists?

Documentum has one of the most robust security schemes around, and Access Control Lists provide this security for Documentum's object repository. Learn what they are, how they work, and how to use them to keep prying eyes out.

Using Alias Sets

Alias sets are lists of alias names paired with the values they will resolve to. They can make already powerful Documentum features like Workflow, Lifecycles, and Access Control Lists even more powerful by allowing critical attribute values to be resolved dynamically. Learn how to use alias sets to get the most from your Docbase architecture.

Using Alias Sets Part 2

In Part 2 of Using Alias Sets, learn how to use alias sets in ACL Templates and Workflows to get the most from your Docbase architecture.

Object Relationships

Learn to use dm_relations to create your own user-defined object relationships.

Creating a Simple Lifecycle

This article walks you through creating a simple lifecycle and shows how to call custom procedures from lifecycle states.

Methods

Methods are used to execute external programs on the Documentum server. They are used to offload processing from the client to the server and to allow a normal user to execute certain commands that can only be executed by a superuser.

Object Types

Learn about Documentum's object-oriented type hierarchy, and how to create and use object types.

Registered Tables

Registered Tables are external database tables that Documentum can access. They can store validation data or be used to integrate into legacy systems. Learn all about them.

Virtual Documents

Virtual Documents allow your documents to be represented in a hirerarchy. This article introduces Virtual Document concepts and also goes into advanced VDoc features such as Early and Late Binding.

Workflows

Learn how to create and manage Workflows in Documentum

Groups or Roles: What's the Difference?

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

Using Verity Full Text Engine

Learn to configure and use the embedded Verity Full Text Engine within Documentum.