Checking user’s permission on a document using WebTop

Step 1: Select the document.         

Step 2: Select ‘View’ -> ‘Properties’ -> ‘Permissions’

Step 3: Properties dialog box opened for the selected document while the ‘Permissions’ tab was selected. Click on the Search link available at the bottom

 

 

Step 4: A new dialog box opens, enter the user/group name in the ‘Starts with’ text box as shown below and then press ‘OK’ button available at the bottom.

 

A new dialog box opens which displays Permission Summary for the user/group

DSN Architecture mismatch error while installing EMC content Server 6.5/6.6 on 64 bit machine

Problem: Issues while installing EMC Content Server 6.6 on Windows 7 (64bit) machine.

Environment:  Windows7 (64bit), SQL Server 2008 R2 (64bit) and Content Server 6.5/6.6 on a single machine.

Error:  “The specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application ERROR(-1) “

Scenario: Tried installing Content Server but it throws aforementioned error while setup program tries to use the Data Source Name(DSN) to use existing SQL database or attempts to create a new database in order to create/configure a repository.

Solution:  It is assumed that SQL Server 2008 R2 is installed on the machine.

When DSN is created on 64 bit machine it is meant to be used by a 64bit application. The Content Server setup is a 32 bit installation so cannot used 64bit System DSN and as a result throws error and cannot proceed. Follow below steps to rectify this issue:

a). Download and Install patch KB956717 for 64 bit machine from the Microsoft Technical Support website.

b). Create a case sensitive database using SQL Server Config manager. Visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/transactsql/thread/f5cd6d91-0a0e-41be-8801-97d5b7bef98b for more information.

Note: If the database is not created as a case sensitive DB, the Content Server installer throws error similar to the one “Database is not case sensitive”.

c). Create a new user and make sure this user has appropriate access so that new DB and required objects like Tables, views etc are created during installation.

d). Download SqlCmdLnUtils utility (SqlCmdLnUtils-2008-64bit.msi, SqlCmdLnUtils-2008-32bit.msi) from Microsoft Website and install it on the machine (Windows 7).

e). Start odbcad32.exe from %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\ location. This program is referred to as ODBC Configurator.  Create a System DSN by selecting SQL Server driver. Test the connection to make sure DSN has been configured as expected. The following SQLCMD command can be used to test the DSN:

C:\sqlcmd –S <SQLServer> -U <UserID> -P <Password>

Note: Make sure SQLCMD.exe is installed at C:\Program Files \Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools or  C:\Program Files \Microsoft SQL Server\100(90)\Tools location.

f).  Check the below path exists for SQL Server 2008

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn; and add it to the PATH environment variable.

• Right click on ‘Computer’ icon on desktop and choose ‘Properties’ option.
• Click on ‘Advanced system settings’ in the left pane.
• Click ‘Advanced’ tab in the System Properties window and click on ‘Environment variables’
• Find PATH variable under System Variables section and edit it as explained above.

For more information visit

https://solutions.emc.com/emcsolutionview.asp?id=esg107602

https://community.emc.com/thread/110174

Document Control

Document Control

Document Control is a critical process of controlling registration, review, distribution and transmission of documents in an organization.

Document Controller’s duties

•  Control the registration, filing, review, approval, distribution & transmission of documents & provide associated regular progress & performance reporting (expediting as required to eliminate delays)
•  Log, check / verify & transmit documentation to internal, external parties
• Ongoing monitoring, training & cleanup of documentation in the document management system
• Provide timely ad-hoc assistance to locate & retrieve project documents.
• Generate reports meaningful for management to make informed decisions.

Becoming a doc controller

http://www.aconex.com/document-control-course

Roles hierarchy in Doc Control

Document Control Manager

Lead Document Controller

Senior Document Controller

Document Controller

Junior Document Controller

Guide lines for Doc Controller

The Document Control Manager normally sets the guidelines and they are to do with document numbering, storing, archiving etc.

Useful links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_management_system
http://www.aiim.org/Resources/Archive/Magazine/2007-May-Jun/33461

Performance tunning and monitoring - Performance Corner

Good article

https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-12038

Load balancing

http://www.loadbalancing.org/

Content Analytics

http://www.aiim.org/Research/Industry-Watch/content-analytics