Enterprise content management

systemd configurations for Documentum

systemd configurations for Documentum systemd has been with us for several years now and has slowly made its way into most Linux distributions. While it has generated much controversy among sysV init hard core, the fact is that it is(…)

Documentum – xPlore – How to Improve the Search results in DA or D2

When supporting Documentum, we often got complaining from users like "The search is not working" or "I cannot find my document". The first reflex is to verify if the xPlore is working properly. The second reflex is to perform a(…)

Two techniques for cloning a repository filestore, part II

This is part II of a two-part article. In part I, we introduced the Documentum repository file structure and saw a first way to transfer content files(…)

Two techniques for cloning a repository filestore, part I

I must confess that my initial thought for the title was “An optimal repository filestore copy”. Optimal, really ? Relatively to what ? Which variable(s) define(s) the optimality ? Speed/time to clone ? Too dependent on the installed hardware and(…)

Documentum CS 7.* – 777 permission on jobs log

A few weeks ago at a customer, our team was involved in a security control. We tracked files with 777 permission and we detected that logs generated by Documentum jobs have 777 permissions.

Pass Summit – dbi visit day 4 (2)

Power BI 5 top custom visuals The development of Power BI itself is fast. But, the means to represent data is too. I mean there are constantly new Power BI custom visuals developed by the community and Microsoft. You(…)

A Graphical Overview of a Repository

As the saying goes, “A Picture Is Worth A Thousands Words”. I’d add “And A Simple Graph Is Worth A Long, Abstruse List of Numbers”. And of words too, so let’s show off a little bit:(…)

A SQLite extension for gawk (part II)

Welcome to part II of a three-part article on extending gawk with a SQLite binding. Part I is here. Part II is followed by(…)

An SQLite extension for gawk (part I)

Quick: what is the most used database management system on our planet ? Oracle ? Wrong. SQL server ? Wrong again ! MySQL ? You’re almost there. It’s SQLite. Surprised ? I must confess that I was too. Actually, SQLite(…)

Documentum – Checking warnings&errors from an xPlore full re-index

When working with xPlore as a Full Text Server (indexing), there are a few ways to perform a full re-index. You can potentially do it from the IndexAgent UI, from the Dsearch UI, from the file system (with an ids.txt(…)