The following sections describe the FileNet® P8 platform architecture
from the enterprise level as well as each product component, including
an overview of services provided by the component and the component
architecture.
FileNet P8 integration options
The FileNet P8 platform
provides the baseline components for enterprise content management
solutions. These components address enterprise content management
(ECM) and business process management requirements. Additional components
can be added to a system to enable additional capabilities. Content
federation capabilities for accessing enterprise-wide content include IBM®
FileNet Content Federation Services for Image
Services, which enables applications
that are built on the FileNet P8 platform
to natively access IBM
FileNet Image Services documents.
FileNet P8 baseline architecture
The FileNet P8 family
of products includes back-end services, development tools, and applications
that address enterprise content and process management requirements.
Content Platform Engine Content Platform Engine is
a FileNet P8 component that
is designed to handle the heavy demands of a large enterprise. It
can manage enterprise-wide workflow objects, custom objects, and documents
by offering powerful and easy-to-use administration tools. Using these
tools, an administrator can create and manage the classes, properties,
storage, and metadata that form the foundation of an enterprise content
management (ECM) system.
IBM Content Navigator IBM Content Navigator is
a web client that can connect to multiple IBM Content Manager Enterprise Edition, IBM Content Manager OnDemand, and FileNet P8 repositories.