This chapter describes Oracle's content management products and the features available with those products. It contains the following sections:
The Oracle Enterprise Content Management product family consists of several content management products. This section describes the functionality included in each of these products.
Table 7-1 introduces the Oracle Enterprise Content Management product family.
Licensing information for version 10g content management products can be found in the Enterprise Content Management Licensing Information 10g Release 3 (10.1.3.3.0) document, available at the following URL:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E10316_01/license/toc.htm
Table 7-1 Oracle Enterprise Content Management Product Family
Product | Description | Included Features |
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Oracle Content Conversion Server |
Oracle Content Conversion Server provides content conversion services in support of Content Server. Oracle Content Conversion Server includes restricted use of Oracle Outside In Technology. Outside In Technology program libraries can only be accessed from Content Conversion Server — either using standard Content Conversion Server features or using custom components running on Content Conversion Server. Outside In libraries cannot be accessed from any other application under this license. |
Included products:
Content Management:
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Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite |
Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite bundles Oracle's solutions for Oracle Universal Content Management, Oracle Universal Records Management, and Oracle Imaging and Process Management, providing a complete solution for customers seeking to implement an enterprise-wide content management system. Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite includes restricted use Oracle Information Rights Management to secure content. Information Rights Management can only be used in conjunction with Oracle Universal Content Management, Oracle Universal Records Management, Oracle Imaging and Process Management, or Content Conversion Server. All sealing must be initiated by Universal Content Management, Universal Records Management, Imaging and Process Management, or Content Conversion Server. Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite includes restricted use Oracle Unified Business Process Management Suite for modeling, executing, and monitoring processes that are initiated from Oracle Imaging and Process Management, or within and between Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite, Oracle Universal Content Management, Oracle Imaging and Process Management, Oracle Universal Records Management, Oracle Content Conversion Server, and Oracle Information Rights Management only. |
Included products:
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Oracle Imaging and Process Management provides imaging and business process management capabilities for enterprise applications, such as accounts payable and human resources, as well as for business applications, such as loan origination and claims processing. Oracle Imaging and Process Management includes the restricted use Oracle Unified Business Process Management Suite for modeling, executing, and monitoring processes that are initiated from Oracle Imaging and Process Management. Oracle Imaging and Process Management includes the restricted use of Universal Content Management for the storage of documents originating from Imaging and Process Management. Specific components included with this license are Content Server and Content Tracker. Oracle Imaging and Process Management includes restricted use of Oracle Outside In Technology. Outside In Technology program libraries can only be accessed from Imaging and Process Management — using either standard Imaging and Process Management features or using custom components running on Imaging and Process Management. Outside In libraries cannot be accessed from any other application under this license. |
Included products:
Content Management
Imaging and Process Management
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Oracle Universal Content Management |
Oracle Universal Content Management provides a unified application for delivering document management, Web content management, digital asset management, and retention management. Oracle Universal Content Management includes restricted use Oracle BPEL Process Manager for creating workflows/processes within and between Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite, Oracle Universal Content Management, Oracle Imaging and Process Management, Oracle Universal Records Management, Oracle Content Conversion Server, and Oracle Information Rights Management only. Oracle Universal Content Management includes restricted use of Oracle Outside In Technology. Outside In Technology program libraries can only be accessed from Universal Content Management — using either standard Universal Content Management features or using custom components running on Universal Content Management. Outside In libraries cannot be accessed from any other application under this license. |
Included products:
Content Management
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Oracle Universal Content Management Standard Edition |
Oracle Universal Content Management Standard Edition provides document and content management capabilities for small and medium size deployments. Oracle Universal Content Management Standard Edition can be used with the following Oracle Enterprise Content Management products:
Restrictions:
Oracle Universal Content Management Standard Edition includes restricted use of Oracle Outside In Technology. Outside In Technology program libraries can only be accessed from Universal Content Management Standard Edition — using either standard Universal Content Management Standard Edition features or using custom components running on Universal Content Management Standard Edition. Outside In libraries cannot be accessed from any other application under this license. |
Included products:
Content Management:
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Oracle Universal Records Management |
Oracle Universal Records Management provides consistent records and retention management across multiple systems with central policies. Adapters are available for ECM solutions and other repositories. Oracle Universal Records Management includes restricted use of Oracle Outside In Technology. Outside In Technology program libraries can only be accessed from Universal Records Management — using either standard Universal Records Management features or using custom components running on Universal Records Management. Outside In libraries cannot be accessed from any other application under this license. |
Included products:
Content Management:
Records Management
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E-Business Suite Adapter for Enterprise Content Management |
Oracle E-Business Suite Adapter for Enterprise Content Management provides integrations between Oracle E-Business Suite and:
The Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite license, Imaging and Process Management, or Universal Content Management license is not included with this adapter and needs to be purchased separately. |
Application Integration
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PeopleSoft Adapter for Enterprise Content Management |
The PeopleSoft Adapter for Enterprise Content Management provides an integration between PeopleSoft Enterprise and Oracle Imaging and Process Management, allowing document processing workflow tasks and related images associated with PeopleSoft Enterprise business processes to be easily invoked, viewed and acted on. The Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite license, or Imaging and Process Management license, is not included with this adapter and needs to be purchased separately. |
Application Integration
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Siebel Adapter for Enterprise Content Management |
The Siebel Adapter for Enterprise Content Management provides an integration between Siebel and Oracle Universal Content Management, allowing documents related to the current Siebel context to be easily accessed and attached from within the Siebel user interface. The Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite license, or Universal Content Management license, is not included with this adapter and needs to be purchased separately. |
Application Integration
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An Oracle Database license is not included with Oracle Enterprise Content Management components and must be licensed separately.
An Oracle WebLogic Server license is not included with Oracle Enterprise Content Management components and must be licensed separately.