IBM FileNet P8 Platform 5.0: System Implementation and Administration (F1420)

Overview
Outline

About this Course

This course is for those whose job responsibility is to maintain, monitor, and configure an operational IBM FileNet P8 Content Manager system. Maintenance tasks include starting and stopping FileNet P8 engines and other system components as required, configuring object stores and file systems for storing documents, and implementing system security and access control structures. In addition, this course is for those whose job responsibility is to build or implement a business solution using the tools provided with an IBM FileNet P8 system. These tasks include creating content data structures (document classes), document properties, list structures, document indexes, and stored searches and queries. Related activities include exporting and importing documents and associated metadata from one object store to another. You work with a fully functioning, IBM FileNet P8 system to practice the skills required for administering, configuring, and monitoring components of an IBM FileNet P8 Content Manager system, as well as building and modifying an IBM FileNet P8 business solution.

Audience Profile

This intermediate course is for anyone who is currently, or soon will be, administering an IBM FileNet P8 system or building a business solution hosted on the IBM FileNet P8 platform.

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to administer an IBM FileNet P8 Content Manager system using the tools and techniques presented here.
Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to implement a Content Manager system using these tools.

Prerequisites

You should have:

IBM FileNet P8 5.0 Prerequisite Skills using Workplace XT (F141)or equivalent experience
A basic understanding of relational database concepts
Some experience as a system administrator, database administrator, or business solution builder

Course Outline

Introduction to IBM FileNet Content Manager

System overview
Examine system components
Start or stop system components

Content Storage

Content storage concepts and components
Configure an object store
Create a file storage area and policy

Content Data Structures

Business content analysis
Configure content metadata components
Migrating data
Modify metadata

Securing Content

Security concepts
Working with direct security
Configure object store security
Configure security policies
Configure security inheritance

Document Searches and Bulk Operations

Create stored searches and search templates
Working with Query Builder
Configure content-based retrieval

Automate Actions on Content Objects

Content engine events
Create event actions
Configure Content Engine auditing

Configure FileNet Workplace XT

Workplace XT configuration files
Configure Workplace XT appearance
Configure Workplace XT behavior
Configure My Workplace pages
Configure Application Integration BCS and File Tracker

System Administration and Maintenance

Overview of system maintenance
Monitor components with IBM System Dashboard
IBM System Dashboard reports
Monitor content storage