Product Description of DAI

You use Documentum Application Installer to deploy DocApp archives to Docbases. A DocApp encapsulates Docbase‑related objects and processes that are specific to a business or department. A DocApp archive is a set of files that the Application Installer uses to install the DocApp; you create an archive from Application Builder. For example, you can use the Application Installer to deploy a customized Web Publisher DocApp to a Docbase.

Documentum strongly recommends users of DAB and DAI to migrate to Documentum Composer. Documentum Composer is an Eclipse‑based toolset used to create Documentum applications. Documentum Composer 6.5 contains new features including a DFS Service Catalog Viewer, and Smart Container. In future, all new Documentum Platform features will be exposed through Documentum Composer. Information on Documentum Composer 6.5 is in the Documentum Composer Quick Start Guide, version 6.5 and Documentum Composer User Guide, version 6.5.

DocApp archive compatibility

For 5.2.5 Documentum Servers and above, you can use DAI 5.3 SP2 to install a DocApp

archive that was created from a DocApp installed on an older Documentum server to a

newer one as well as from a newer Documentum server to an older one.

EMC | Documentum does not guarantee that you can use DAI 5.3 SP2 to install DocApp

archives created by future versions of DAB.