Chapter 10. DocApps

In this chapter, we will explore the following concepts:

• Customizing Documentum

• Creating and managing DocApps

• Archiving and installing DocApps

Documentum Customization

Any serious business use of the Documentum platform requires customization. Documentum provides the model and framework for creating a business application. Documentum is designed to be customized and customization can involve aspects such as custom types, business objects, presentation, and security.

Documentum has a rich set of features and this richness brings complexity. As a result, customization of a Documentum deployment touches multiple layers of the architecture. Management of these customizations and their ongoing maintenance can become a daunting challenge. The several layers are shown in the following figure:

It becomes even more challenging when Documentum infrastructure is shared among different departments and each department has its own customizations. In this case, it is possible that different...