Chapter 8. Setting Up Documentum Application Builder

Documentum Application Builder (earlier known as Documentum Developer Studio) is a tool used to create Documentum application packaging units (called DocApps) which consist of object types, lifecycles, workflow templates, and other Documentum objects.

Recall our discussion about DocApps in Chapter 2. A DocApp can be created using Documentum Application Builder and can be archived and deployed over to other Docbases using Documentum Application Installer.

A DocApp can comprise numerous kinds of Documentum objects, such as:

• Object types

• Lifecycles

• Workflow templates

• Permission Set templates

• Alias Sets

• Jobs

• Methods

• Procedures

• Relation Types

• Data Objects

Using Documentum Application Builder (DAB) we can create these objects via simple graphical wizards. Note that Workflow Manager is specifically required for creating Workflow templates. Installing DAB automatically installs Workflow Manager as well. Workflow Manager is seamlessly integrated with DAB...