Content Manager OnDemand Overview

Content Manager OnDemand manages electronic archives of documents, searches for documents, and retrieves documents.

You can use the Content Manager OnDemand client programs to view documents, send, fax, and print documents, and attach electronic notes to documents.

Content Manager OnDemand supports any process and organization that can benefit from hard copy replacement and instant access to information. A Content Manager OnDemand system can support small office environments as well as large enterprise installations with hundreds of system users. Content Manager OnDemand can dramatically improve productivity and customer service in most businesses by providing fast access to the information that is stored in the system.

Content Manager OnDemand processes the print output of application programs, extracts index fields from the data, stores the index information in a relational database (such as IBM® Db2®), and stores one or more copies of the data in the system. With Content Manager OnDemand, you can archive newly created and frequently accessed documents on disk storage volumes. You can also automatically migrate documents to other types of storage volumes as they age.

Content Manager OnDemand provides the following features:
  • Integrates the capabilities of Advanced Function Presentation (AFP), including management of resources, indexes, and annotations.
  • Supports full fidelity reprinting and faxing of documents on devices that are attached to a workstation, Content Manager OnDemand server, or other server on the network.
  • Integrates data that is created by application programs into an online, electronic information archive and retrieval system
  • Provides the controlled and reliable access to all of an organization's reports
  • Retrieves the data that you need when you need it
  • Provides a standard, intuitive client with features such as thumbnails, bookmarks, notes, and shortcuts
If you are an administrator, you can use Content Manager OnDemand to complete the following tasks:
  • Manage Content Manager OnDemand servers
  • Authorize users to access Content Manager OnDemand servers and data stored in the system
  • Back up the database and data storage
Content Manager OnDemand offers the following advantages over data archiving and retrieval systems you may have used:
  • Retrieves the pages of the report that you need without processing the entire report
  • Easily locates data without specifying the exact report
  • Enables you to view selected data from within a report
Content Manager OnDemand provides you with an information management tool that can increase your effectiveness when working with customers.