An IBM® Enterprise
Records object
store can act as a File plan object store, a record object store,
or a combination of the two.
An object store can have more than one file plan and the object
store can be configured with only one default plan at a time. The
default can be changed by the Application Engine Administrator
at any time or by the user in the IBM Enterprise
Records user interface. For more
information about setting the default file plan, see the link at the
end of this topic or go to the information center and search for default
file plan.
An IBM FileNet® P8 object store
is a repository of objects and a suite of accompanying storage and
retrieval services.
For
IBM Enterprise
Records, an object
store can be any of the following types:
- File plan object store (FPOS)
- A FPOS contains a file plan, which is a hierarchy of record management
objects needed to classify records.
- Records object store (ROS)
- A ROS contains documents that you can declare as records.
- Combined FPOS and ROS
- A combined FPOS and ROS contains both the file plan and documents.
For best performance, use a database store as the content
store for the FPOS.
Important: Do not use periods in the
FPOS name. You will not be able to declare a record if a period is
included in the object store name. For more information, see the link
at the end of this topic. The object store acting as the FPOS can
use one or more ROSs in the same IBM FileNet P8 domain
for records declaration.
In a production environment, optimize security by ensuring that
only a limited number of Application Engine or Workplace XT users have access to the
entities that make up your file plan in the FPOS.
You can choose between using a database store or file store as
the content storage area, based on the anticipated size of objects. Content Engine retrieves small objects
such as records objects (less than 1 MB in size) quicker from a database
store. Record objects contain a reference to the documents and their
content. Carefully plan which groups should be allowed to administer
the object store (object store administrators) and which groups need
general access rights to create, delete, or modify content. Setting
security using groups helps create a more manageable environment.
Important: When creating a new FPOS, make sure you add
the users and groups you assign Records Administrator privileges to
in the FPOS to the object store administrators group.
Executing queries or running the Disposition Sweep process for
a file plan that has a large number of record categories or record
folders returns large data sets and can therefore result in errors
if the database timeout is not set appropriately. For more information
about timeouts configuration, see the following topics:
- FileNet P8
Platform 4.5
- See the Application server administrator tasks and Database administrator
tasks topics in the Plan and Prepare Your Environment for IBM FileNet P8 guide
for information about increasing timeouts.
- FileNet P8
Platform 4.0
- See the Configure an Application Server for Content Engine (appserver)
tasks in the IBM FileNet P8 Platform Installation
and Upgrade Guide.