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Documentum Content Management Foundations: EMC Proven Professional Certification Exam E20-120 Study Guide

You're reading from   Documentum Content Management Foundations: EMC Proven Professional Certification Exam E20-120 Study Guide Learn the technical fundamentals of the EMC Documentum platform while effectively preparing for the E20-120 exam

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2007
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781847192400
Length 284 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Pawan Kumar Pawan Kumar
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

Documentum Content Management Foundations
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
Preface
1. ECM Basics FREE CHAPTER 2. Working with Content 3. Objects and Types 4. Architecture 5. Users and Privileges 6. Groups and Roles 7. Object Security 8. Searching 9. Custom Types 10. DocApps 11. Workflows 12. Lifecycles 13. Aliases 14. Virtual Documents Practice Test 1 Practice Test 2 Answers

Chapter 14. Virtual Documents

In this chapter, we will explore the following concepts:

  • Managing virtual documents

  • Using virtual documents

Managing Content Hierarchically

The hierarchical content is fairly common in everyday life. A book is an excellent example of hierarchical content. Books are usually organized into chapters, chapters into sections, sections into sub-sections, and there can be more layers in such a hierarchy. A hierarchical organization is frequently used with large content to facilitate its management. While this benefit applies even to content that is not in electronic form, significant benefits are possible for electronic content. This is what the hierarchy for a book looks like:

While the hierarchical organization makes large content manageable, it also opens up new possibilities for online collaboration. For example, suppose a team working on creation of a book consists of two authors, two subject matter reviewers, and one editor. It is highly desirable that all these...

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