Author: Michael Trafton

Use r_object_id_i in Your Queries Note: This tip only increases performance on pre-4i docbases. In most Documentum applications, you will find yourself writing code to find a set of attributes

What is a virtual Document? A virtual document is a document that contains components or children documents. A virtual document is similar to a folder. When you open a folder,

What is a Method? A method is an object in the docbase that lets you launch a program on the server without being logged into the server. Instead, you issue

Introduction Access Control Lists (ACLs) are Documentum’s method of restricting access to important documents.ACLs control Documentum’s security layer, one of the most flexible and powerful security schemes around. Major Benefits

What is an Object Type? Documentum is more than a document management system – it’s really an object management system. As an object-oriented repository, Documentum is made up of different

What is a Registered Table? A registered table is an external database table that Documentum knows about and can query into. For example, imagine that you are creating a document

Introduction When you issue an API in Documentum, you get a return code. In most cases, this return code will tell you whether the API succeeded or failed. If you