A Stroll Down Documentum’s Memory Lane
If you have worked with Documentum for a long time you may have noticed that this powerful behemoth has undergone quite a makeover over the years since Documentum 4i. For me the major enhancements began with Documentum 5.3 which now has led to a very powerful but hopefully more user-friendly if not sleeker version of itself in Documentum 6.5. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and revisit the key release changes over the years. In … Read entire article »
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FirstDoc & Documentum can help Life Sciences compliance
An important consideration in evaluating the impact of FirstDoc/Documentum-based applications in helping meet 21 CFR Part 11 compliance is whether the specific system implementation is considered a closed or open system. The FDA provides the following definitions in 21 CFR Part 11 for closed and open systems: Closed system means an environment in which system access is controlled by persons who are responsible for the content of electronic records that are on the system. Open system means an environment in which system access is not controlled by persons who are responsible for the content of electronic records that are on the system. Closed System Controls For closed systems there needs to be a way for “validation of the systems to ensure accuracy, reliability, consistent intended performance and the ability to discern invalid or altered … Read entire article »
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Basics of Documentum WebPublisher Templates
Web Publisher is a browser-based, customizable tool that allows a business user to create web content. It has the advantage over raw web page authoring tools by allowing a more secure enforcement of business rules. A content author can be permitted to create a wide variety of content formats such a Word, PDF, PowerPoint, Images or XML to name a few. Any XML content created by the author would then be transformed using XSL to the proper web site format. There are several components of Web Publisher templates that are important to understand: Template Components Template – Sets basic attributes and information on the content such as object type and lifecycle. Types of Templates Include: XML – Defines the structure of the final XML document. The order of the tags within the XML file determines … Read entire article »
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