Enterprise content management

Dctm – Incorrect r_object_id reference in OTDS

I recently faced another pretty interesting case with an incorrect r_object_id reference in OTDS. In a non-production (dev) Active Directory (Azure EntraID) that is used as source of truth for the users/groups, it looked like there was an account which(…)

Dctm – MFA & non-MFA within OTDS based on target Applications

In OpenText Directory Services (OTDS), you have multiple ways to handle two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA). As a quick reminder, 2FA is simply the fact that you need to prove your identity in 2 different ways (e.g. a(…)

M-Files Sharing Center: Improved collaboration

As I’ve said many times, I like M-Files because each monthly release not only fixes bugs, but also introduces new features. This time (December 2025), they worked on the sharing feature.It’s not entirely new, as it(…)

Avoiding common ECM pitfalls with M-Files

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems promise efficiency, compliance, and better collaboration.Many organizations struggle to realize these benefits because of common pitfalls in traditional ECM implementations. Let’s explore these challenges and see how M-Files addresses them with(…)

Dctm – OTDS SSO with sAMAccountName AD/LDAP attribute and Azure

The OpenText Directory Services (OTDS) is a pretty interesting piece of software, and it works quite well out-of-the-box. If you are starting to use the OTDS from scratch (when you have nothing internally), then there isn’t much problem, you can(…)

Dctm – D2 SSO through OTDS fails with DM_LICENSE_E_INVALID_LICENSE

After doing some more upgrades from Documentum 20.2 to 23.4, including D2, I faced a funny error about invalid licenses (DM_LICENSE_E_INVALID_LICENSE) while trying to login to D2 through OTDS SSO. That’s interesting because there is no license management for Documentum(…)

M-Files vs. SharePoint vs. Documentum vs. Alfresco: Which ECM Fits Your Business?

For over 15 years, I have been exploring the world of Enterprise Content Management (ECM). Although this sentence reminds me that I’m getting old, that’s not the point! Above all, I have accumulated a fair amount of knowledge in this(…)

Benachrichtigungen in M-Files

Was sind Benachrichtigungen in M-Files In M-Files besteht die Möglichkeit, Benachrichtigungen, sogenannte Zuweisungen, auf Basis von Ereignissen zu automatisieren. Die M-Files Benutzer werden zum einen direkt in M-Files mittels Zuweisungen informiert und zum anderen per E-Mail.

M-Files Workspaces: Context First

In one of my previous blog I announced a big improvement in M-Files: the Workspaces. Following a period of discovery and experimentation that spanned multiple weeks, the logic behind this enhancement is now apparent. Let’s take(…)

Alfresco – Solr search result inconsistencies

We recently encountered an error at a customer’s site. Their Alfresco environment was behaving strangely.Sometimes the search results worked, and sometimes they did not get the expected results. The context The environment is composed of 2 Alfresco7 nodes in cluster(…)