If you have done your homework well and are convinced of your business requirement for an effective Web Content Management system like Documentum, then welcome aboard!

Let us discuss a typical Web Content Management architecture using the Documentum product suite.

What we shall discuss going forward is not the 'best possible' WCM architecture, but a reasonably standard one that meets most of the common web-based content needs for many enterprises.

An advanced WCM architecture is not just limited to the products/components depicted in figure 4.1. Depending on one's business requirements, there could be variations in the design and architecture and some more components could be added or existing ones removed from the figure 4.1.

Do not worry if you are unable to understand all the components depicted in the architecture. As you continue reading the rest of the book, all of these will get clearer and more comprehensible.

Figure 4.1: WCM architecture using Documentum