Getting started

Before you begin using the Team Collaboration Manager (TCM) web application

Before you collaborate using the TCM application, do the following:

Following are general guidelines for working with the TCM application:

How TCM interacts with other FileNet components

The TCM application integrates with other components of a FileNet P8 system. Documents and all other collaboration objects reside in a special object store on the Content Engine.

The FileNet TCM application also integrates with other FileNet P8 functional expansions, including Web Content Manager and Records Manager.

TCM roles and security

The TCM application uses the concept of security roles to control what a user can and cannot do within the application. Within a teamspace, a user is assigned a specific role. That role determines what activities the user can participate in, and controls what objects they can create or modify.

Roles determine what you and other users can and cannot do within the TCM application and within a specific teamspace. Note, however, that a teamspace role cannot grant a user any permission that they do not have for the Content Engine. In other words, if a user is restricted from doing something by Content Engine security, they will have the same restriction within a TCM teamspace even if they are given a role that grants permission to perform the action.

User assistance

For assistance while using the application, click the Help link at the top of the screen to display context-sensitive information for the item you are working with.

For information on TCM concepts, see Overview of the Team Collaboration Manager (TCM) Web Application.

To get started using the TCM application see TCM Home tab .

For general information on the FileNet P8 Platform, select the Help Directory link in the upper right-hand corner of any help page.