How to get started with XCP

Hi All,

I'm a newbie with Documentum. However I have previously actively worked with Document Management Systems and rolled my own solutions too.

I'm starting with XCP for case management applications. I have gone through both the tutorials [grants management and mail manager]. Though these are nice, I'm facing problems in getting my head around HOW to implement a particular solution. While going through the tutorials, their docs, and the video tutorial, I'm getting 2 different experiences.

The mail manager application is explained in detail, but is a very simple application, while the Grants Management application is complex, but not explained in detail so that the work can be replicated. What I was trying was to get to somehow reverse engineer each aspect of this application so that I can understand the hows and the whys of the application.

Can anyone guide me as to how to get started with developing a basic XCP application? This would be highly appreciated.

I'm thinking of going with a very simple application like a Leave application, where an employee can apply for a leave, and a manager grants it or rejects it. In case the number of days applied is more than a certain threshold, then the leave application will have to additionally be approved by a senior manager.

This looks like a simple enough way to start, and though it is similar to the Mail Manager application, it is still getting me stuck in starting the implementation.