Integration considerations for IBM FileNet Content Manager

IBM BPM supports ECM integration with IBM FileNet 5.1 Content Manager.

When you define the ECM server properties for IBM FileNet Content Manager, the default CMIS web service context path is "/fncmis". You can contact your IBM FileNet Content Manager administrator for complete connection information.

Other integration considerations for IBM FileNet Content Manager are described in the following sections:

CMIS capabilities

IBM FileNet Content Manager supports the optional CMIS capabilities that are described in the following table:

CMIS Capability IBM FileNet Content Manager BPM Considerations
ACL none Not applicable
AllVersionsSearchable true  
Changes none Not applicable
ContentStreamUpdatability pwconly Documents must be checked out for updates
GetDescendants true  
GetFolderTree true  
Join innerandouter  
Multifiling true  
PWCSearchable true  
PWCUpdatable true  
Query metadataonly The CONTAINS() predicate function is not supported
Renditions none Not applicable
Unfiling true  
VersionSpecificFiling false  

Best practices

The best practices for developing client applications for IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager are described in the topic Best practices for developing client applications.

Reference

Information about the IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager implementation of the OASIS CMIS standard is found in the topic IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager implementation of the OASIS CMIS specification.