Content Manager product portfolio components

In this section, we describe, at a high level, the different components that make up the Content Manager product portfolio as shown in Figure 2-1.

2.2.1 IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management (LWWCM)

IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management

(LWWCM) enables the easy

creation of Web sites and Web content. Refer to Chapter 1, “Lotus Workplace Web Content Management overview” on page 3 for an overview of LWWCM.

IBM DB2 Content Manager - VideoCharger - Net Search Extender

IBM DB2 Content Manager Product Portfolio e-mail Archive IBM DB2 CommonStore - SAP - Exchange - Domino Records Management IBM DB2 Records Manager Digital Rights Management

IBM Electronic Media Management System EMMS* IBM DB2 Information Integrator for Content Information Integration Imaging Document Management COLD Digital Asset Management NSE

IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management (LWWCM), Java Edition Web Content Management

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

TSM

DB2 OnDemand

IBM DB2 Document Manager

2.2.2 IBM DB2 Document Manager

IBM DB2 Document Manager

(Document Manager) manages the various states

and transitions that occur throughout a document’s life cycle, from creation to final disposition. Document Manager supports collaborative document creation and management for dispersed user groups, such as creators, reviewers, approvers and contributors. Content Manager can be used as a repository for Document Manager.

The capabilities of Document Manager include the following:

򐂰 Compound document support

򐂰 Bulk document loading

򐂰 Rules-based document life cycle management

򐂰 Desktop application integration 򐂰 Support for engineering file formats 򐂰 Rendition services

򐂰 Remote printing/plotting

򐂰 Process management

򐂰 Automated notification (via e-mail or instant message)

Since Document Manager manages the complete life cycle of business

documents, it becomes part of government (e-government) solutions. Document Manager helps government departments reduce paper-based processes and redundant data entries.

2.2.3 IBM DB2 Records Manager

IBM DB2 Record Manager

(Record Manager) is used to supply record

management solutions through file planning and record life cycle support. A generic record structure can be considered as a file containing the following:

򐂰 Label

򐂰 Primary electronic and/or physical objects 򐂰 Metadata with pointers to the objects

򐂰 Status and processing information such as status notes and/or annotations A generic record can be used, for example, to implement a virtual city hall identity card service.

2.2.4 IBM DB2 Content Manager Information Integrator for Content

IBM DB2 Content Manager Information Integrator for Content

(Information

Integrator for Content) is used to access real time content from distributed sources and deliver that information through a federated interface for applications

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or through client solutions. The connection to different back ends is implemented through connectors. The Information Integrator for Content framework has a consistent programming interface across all supported connectors for search and access. The connectors include the federated connector (FED connector) that searches against all federated content and the Content Manager connector (ICM connector) that searches against Content Manager content. With Information Integrator for Content System Administration Client, you can define federated search templates which can be used by the Content Manager application and LWWCM application along with the federated connector to access federated content, including Content Manager data. Refer to Chapter 7, “Publishing Content Manager content” on page 115 for more details on how LWWCM publishes Content Manager content with the connectors and the search templates.

Figure 2-2 shows the architecture for Information Integrator for Content.

Figure 2-2 Information Integrator for Content architecture CM Commonstore for SAP& Notes

Browser Client Java/C++ Notes Client Backend Workstation DB2 DataJoiner ODBC JDBC Extended Search: Notes, Files, Web IP/390 VI/400 Domino.Doc BI Information Catalog S A P DocumentumFileNET Others MQSWF CMv7 TIE RM LS Version8 Content Manager E x c han g e CM OnDemand L o tu s No te s Business Object OLAP Content Connect Connectors Domino Extended Search LSX, Domino ServerPages

extended search links Java, C++, ActiveX, Dynamic Server Pages

CC/ DES Link

Connector Connector

...

Connector Connector

Federated Search

(Connector) Workflow

Information Mining

Java, Beans, Servlets, JSP C++, ActiveX*, ASP

Categorization Clustering Summarization Feature Extraction

...

Connector Search Retrieve

Update

View Workpacket Worklist

Workflow Worknode Search

2.2.5 IBM DB2 Content Manager OnDemand

IBM DB2 Content Manager OnDemand

(OnDemand) is used to archive the

output of “computer output to laser disk” (COLD) solutions/systems. OnDemand stores print spool files and billing reports with efficient query and retrieval capabilities. OnDemand includes the capability to store and manage different document formats for object management along with a company reporting system. Content Manager clients can also search and access the documents archived by OnDemand.

2.2.6 IBM VideoCharger (bundled with Content Manager)

IBM VideoCharger

(VideoCharger), bundled with Content Manager for

Multiplatforms, is considered one type of Resource Manager in a Content Manager system. VideoCharger manages large media files in the Content Manager system. It stores these files as assets and handles the streaming of these files.

The media types supported by VideoCharger include MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG, AV, QuickTime, WAV, MJPEG, H263, G723, and LBR.

In our scenario, we use Content Manager as a repository for LWWCM and for video files. In addition, we integrate VideoCharger in the solution such that within a LWWCM hosted Web site, streamed videos can be viewed.

2.2.7 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

(TSM) is a client/server program. TSM is used as

an automated, centrally-scheduled, policy-managed archive, back-up and space management facility for workstations and file servers. Within Content Manager, if you plan to provide long-term storage on devices other than fixed disks, TSM is required. For example, if you would like to store objects on an optical jukebox or tape drive, TSM should be installed.

2.2.8 IBM DB2 CommonStore

IBM DB2 CommonStore

(CommonStore) archives e-mails, documents, and data

from different applications (SAP R/3, Microsoft® Exchange, and Lotus Domino) into different back-end servers (such as Content Manager, OnDemand, and Tivoli Storage Manager). Within Content Manager, the archived e-mails,

documents, and data can be retrieved or changed from Content Manager clients. Also, they can still be accessed from within the original application using

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2.2.9 IBM Electronic Media Management System (EMMS)

IBM Electronic Media Management System

(EMMS) offers digital rights

management. EMMS provides an industry-independent foundation for delivery of digital assets that creates new business models, enables flexible digital rights management (DRM) and helps to protect the assets through their entire life cycle.

2.2.10 IBM DB2 UDB Net Search Extender (NSE)

IBM DB2 UDB Net Search Extender

(NSE) is an IBM DB2 UDB feature. It is

optionally used in Content Manager to add text search capabilities on objects and metadata stored in Content Manager. By using NSE, Content Manager clients or applications can perform searches on document content or Content Manager attributes and other metadata. See 10.1.2, “NSE integration within Content Manager” on page 212 for more details.

NSE search functions (supported by the Content Manager Java and C++ APIs) are:

򐂰 Word or phrase search

򐂰 Boolean search, AND, OR, NOT

򐂰 Proximity search, in the same sentence or in the same paragraph

򐂰 Fuzzy search

These are searches on similarly spelled search terms. The degree of fuzziness can be specified. The first three characters must match. For example, a fuzzy search on “Shakespere” can return anything with “Shakespeare.”

򐂰 Wildcard search

Use this carefully. It may have a performance impact. There is an internal limit of 1000 for search term expansion.

For example, a wildcard search for “House of p%" can result in 0 hits while a wildcard search for "House of pa%" returns hits that are fewer than 1000. 򐂰 Free text search

򐂰 Ranking

򐂰 Thesaurus search

This is based on a user-defined thesaurus built with the included thesaurus tool.

򐂰 Highlighting of search terms in the search result (the NSE Fixpack 4 and Content Manager Fixpack 6 are needed or else this is not enabled)

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