Set IBM® Content Manager configuration options to support content
federation.
Set the following IBM Content Manager configuration options:
- If IBM Enterprise Records is part of the content federation system, enable
lockdown in the source IBM Content Manager repository.
- Set the new version policy for attributes to Never
Create.
- Set the new version policy for document parts to Always
Create.
- Set the usage mode.
- Grant the Content Federation Services user
the required minimum access rights to items that can be federated.
- Avoid setting a maximum version limit on item type definitions.
- Avoid setting the retention period.
- Prefer document item types over resource item types.
- Avoid using reference attributes.