Chapter 6. Creating Our First Docbase

We have set up Content Server in the previous chapter and are all set to create our first Docbase. Once the Docbase is ready, we can create our custom DocApps in the Docbase and play around with our custom‑defined objects.

First things first—let's come up with a good (and of course rational) name for your Docbase before we jump ahead. In this book, dev_doc is the name we have chosen. Our custom Docbase will be referred to by this name throughout this book.

6.1 Creating a Docbase

As with almost all commercial software, there are a handful of prerequisites for setting up a Docbase. There is no harm repeating that one should always consult the concerned Release Notes in their entirety to avoid any unforeseen hiccups during the installation process.

Figure 6.1: Logical representation of a Docbase

Figure 6.2 lists some points to be borne in mind before commencing with Docbase creation:

Entity	Comments
Content Server	Should be setup correctly before creating...