Multi-content documents

Documents in IBM Content Cortex can have multiple content elements associated with them. This concept is different than compound documents in that a multi-content document is a single document with a single set of metadata, but multiple content elements.

For example, an email with multiple attachments is typically stored as a multi-content document. Multiple content elements are not supported by the client applications. Multi-content documents cannot be created by the client applications, but can be managed through them. Any content operation, such as viewing or uploading content, defaults to the first content element on the document. Other content elements are not visible to the client applications.

IBM FileNet Collaboration Services differs from IBM FileNet Workplace and IBM FileNet Workplace XT in its treatment of these documents. Of course, Workplace and Workplace XT can create them. Content download links are parameterized, so that the calling user or application can select a particular content element. The default is to return a zipped file containing all content elements.

IBM FileNet Collaboration Services provides limited support for multiple content elements, in the form of IBM Lotus Quickr 8.5 for Lotus Domino pages.

For multi-content documents that contain Microsoft Office document as one of its contents, annotations can only be added on the first part of the document. If annotations are added to other parts, the document will no longer be able to display in the Daeja ViewONE viewer.