Posts Tagged ‘IBM FileNet P8’

Introducing Handshake This post is the first in a series on Perficient’s newest product: Handshake, the Extensible Search Connector. Perficient’s Data Solution group has built more than 30 custom search connectors. FileNet P8, Documentum, JIRA/Confluence, Salesforce, and Adobe Experience Manager to name a few. As more customers recognize the benefits of search, the demand for […]

A couple of months ago, I did a video about spinning up a local P8 development instance in Docker. IBM has taken containerized instances a step further where P8 can also be deployed to Kubernetes. Here, I go through the steps involved to achieve a successful deployment. The container-sample, and container-navigator GIT repos mentioned in […]

Here is something I’m working on at Perficient to make installing/upgrading, configuring, and deploying IBM FileNet P8 more efficient. It even creates a Domain, and Object Store. All using Ansible. If your organization is looking to implement something like this in your environment, give Perficient a call. We’ll be happy to assist.    For […]

There are many ways to implement FileNet P8 in an environment. Small organizations might have a simple implementation consisting of the Content Platform Engine (CPE), and Content Navigator. Large organizations may have multiple CPEs in a single cluster performing many different functions. Some of those functions are basic, such as end-users simply uploading or retrieving […]

IBM FileNet P8 comes with many tools used for administering, and configuring the different aspects of the application. One of the most important is the FileNet Deployment Manager (FDM). It is used to migrate Objects, such as Classes, Property Templates, Documents, Marking Sets, Workflow Definitions… between different environments. It can even be used to migrate […]

I created three videos with instructions on how to create a domain, an object store, and a document class with associated property templates and choice lists. However, all of these tasks assume you’ve installed, configured, and deployed the Content Platform Engine (CPE). Future videos will demonstrate how to do that. In the meantime, if you […]

IBM Content Navigator (ICN) is a massive leap forward for the OOTB Enterprise Content Management user experience. One of the most important features is the plugin interface. It allows organizations to extend or alter functionality in a maintainable way that persists nicely through upgrades and fix packs*. I’ve been working on a talk for a […]

Migrating content to a single, updated repository allows organizations to replace legacy systems, simplify operations and reduce costs in maintenance and support. With ongoing IBM Image Services maintenance and support at 4x the cost of an updated IBM content repository, the price of staying on an outdated platform is substantially increasing year-over-year. After all content […]

Document imaging and retrieval is a critical component of any content-centric workflow. The financial industry knows the importance of digitalized, activated content, given the volume and complexity of banking and investment documents – loan origination, account management, new account opening, payments, invoices, customer communications, etc. Perficient recently wrapped up a project with Zions Bancorporation to […]

Enterprise Content Management solutions usually follow a standard lifecycle: A client identifies a need. They send out an RFP. A solution (more often than not, a software platform) is selected. The platform is installed, customized, and configured to solve the original problem. For Information Lifecycle Governance (ILG) solutions, the “selection of solution” stage is not […]

In The Beginning… FileNet created Visual WorkFlo. In the years since, the software improved steadily, but the architecture mostly remained. With the release of version 5.0, IBM had rewritten the entire Process code base in Java; yet it remained wrapped in COM and the macro architecture remained mainly unchanged. Then came P8 5.2, and our […]