Chapter 3. Documentum Advanced Concepts

We can now proceed further with the assumption that you have brushed up your basic concepts about the Documentum system. In this chapter, we will discuss some more vital aspects of Documentum architecture. Needless to say, you may skip this chapter and move on if you already understand the concepts listed below.

Let us not forget that the Documentum system is extremely vast and is not just limited to the basic/ advanced concepts we discuss.

Note

For an exhaustive understanding of the system, going through Documentum's product manuals is strongly recommended.

For an exhaustive understanding of the system, going through Documentum's product manuals is strongly recommended.

3.1 DMCL

DMCL stands for Documentum Client Library which provides a communication layer (RPC) between end clients and the Content Server.

Client requests reach the Content Server via the DMCL layer, which consists of a C++ library of APIs that get executed on the Content Server.

It is recommended...