4.11 Summary

We started off this chapter describing scenarios where a web content management (WCM) system should be used in a business application and where it should be avoided. WCM systems add value to organizations that have content-heavy websites that need to be updated with business-critical data at any given point of time, without the dependence on IT staff. On the other hand, organizations that require infrequent updates to their websites and do not have the capacity or the budget for training and CMS infrastructure costs should not use WCM systems.

We went ahead to discuss a sample WCM architecture using the Documentum product suite consisting of entities and tools such as Web Publisher, Content Server, Documentum Administrator, Content Rendition Services, Site Caching Services, Documentum JDBC Services, and Site Deployment Services.

Content Server, discussed in the earlier chapters, is the foundation of Documentum architecture, providing the basic content management services required...