Documentum Application Builder (earlier known as Documentum Developer Studio) is a tool used to create Documentum application packaging units (called DocApps) which consist of object types, lifecycles, workflow templates, and other Documentum objects.
Recall our discussion about DocApps in Chapter 2. A DocApp can be created using Documentum Application Builder and can be archived and deployed over to other Docbases using Documentum Application Installer.
A DocApp can comprise numerous kinds of Documentum objects, such as:
- Object types
- Lifecycles
- Workflow templates
- Permission Set templates
- Alias Sets
- Jobs
- Methods
- Procedures
- Relation Types
- Data Objects
Using Documentum Application Builder (DAB) we can create these objects via simple graphical wizards. Note that Workflow Manager is specifically required for creating Workflow templates. Installing DAB automatically installs Workflow Manager as well. Workflow Manager is seamlessly integrated with DAB and hence it can be opened either from within DAB or as a standalone application.
Documentum Application Installer (DAI), used for deploying Documentum DocApps, is also installed along with DAB installer if the user chooses the option correctly. Using a simple user interface, we can create different kinds of Documentum objects in our own custom DocApps, without worrying about details like Docbase connections and sessions.
Note that DAB need not be installed on the Content Server host. It can be installed on a separate desktop as long as the DocBroker connectivity for the Docbase in question is available.
Figure 8.1 shows Web Publisher objects in the WebPublisher DocApp we installed in our custom Docbase.
8.1: WebPublisher DocApp as seen in Documentum Application Builder
Figure 8.2 specifies some of the prerequisites for installing Documentum Application Builder 5.2.5 SP2 and its associated components:
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Entity |
Comments |
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Hardware |
90 MB hard disk space, 256 MB RAM, and 450 MHz CPU. |
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Content Server |
Content Server, DocBroker, and Docbase should be set up correctly. |
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Internet Explorer |
Should be available on the desktop in order to view online Help. |
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Java Runtime Environment |
Sun JRE 1.4.1, 1.4.2. |
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Others |
For supported combinations of Windows OS and JRE, please refer to Release Notes from Documentum. |