About this task
IBM Content Navigator is the preferred client application that you can
use to manage content that is stored on IBM
FileNet Content Manager.
IBM Content Navigator is the functional replacement for Application Engine and IBM
FileNet Workplace XT, which are
deprecated from IBM
FileNet Content Manager in this release. You can develop a
custom IBM Content Navigator application to replace the Workplace or Workplace XT applications
that you were using.
You can still use the deprecated versions of
Application Engine and
Workplace XT for document management tasks, but these applications
are no longer being enhanced. To continue to use
Application Engine and
Workplace XT, you must:
- Update the current Workplace and Workplace XT fix packs and interim fixes. For more information, see FileNet P8 Fix Pack Compatibility Matrices.
- Update the Content Platform Engine client software to match the release
level of the Content Platform Engine server software.
If you have features that require the
Workplace client,
Workplace XT, or Process Task Manager, you must install
Application Engine or
Workplace XT. The following
features require
Workplace,
Workplace XT, or Process Task Manager:
- Rendition Engine publishing: You must use Workplace only.
- Process Simulator: You can use Workplace or Workplace XT.
- Workflow components that use the legacy IBM
FileNet Content Manager: You can
implement these components to use the component manager framework that runs on Content Platform Engine. Or you can use Process Task Manager that is installed with
Application Engine or Workplace XT.
- Custom applications that were developed by using the IBM FileNet Web Application Toolkit: You
must develop a custom IBM Content Navigator application to replace the
Workplace applications that you were using or install Application Engine.
To
determine whether you need to upgrade your client application, see System requirements: Hardware and software requirements for IBM FileNet
P8.