content migration approach from 6.0.0.096 Linux.oracle to 6.6

Anjali_Joshi

Hi All,

We are planning to migrate documentum contents from 6.0.0.096 Linux.oracle to 6.6.

As per our understanding we can migrate them by writing own DFC custom script or with third party tool available in market for migration.

Below is the approach we are planning to use for writing content migration script

• Write a script to import content objects call it as srcobject
• Save the contents in  srcobject
• Save the metadata of content in srcobject
• Save the srcobject in temp location
• Read the srcobject along with metadata from temp location
• Create new object (required object type) in target system call it as dstobject
• Assign the metadata to dstobject
• Save the contents with dstobject
• Save the dstobject

Also we will be using composer to migrate below object

• User
• Group
• Obejct Type
• ACL
• Workflows
• Lifecycle
• TBO
• SBO
• JAVA Methods
• Jobs
• Roles
• Presets
• Formats

Please guide us on above approach to go with it or not.

As there are many third party tools in market for content migration which approach will be good to use standard tool or write own custom script for migration. Also Please share tool names that can be used for content migration.

Thanks in advance.

Florian_PH

Hello Anjali,

developing your own scripts in not the best approach because this will demand high development and testing efforts by your team. Worse than time consuming individual development – your script might have a poor performance and the script must be revised and tested after each change request. Also the option to reuse the code when it comes to the next migration project might not be possible.

I would recommend to use an out-of the-box product for your migration project because you will save money and time when using content migration products  instead of developing your own scripts and frameworks.

One product is migration-center which is used at many customers, please find some links about the product below:

• Website: www.migration-center.com
• Information about savings by using products instead of scripts: http://www.migration-center.com/pricing/migration-center-roi-calculation/
• Free Version/Testversion: http://www.migration-center.com/free-versions/emc-documentum/
• References: http://www.migration-center.com/references/

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact me via mail (f.piaszyk@fme.de).

Best, Florian