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Alfresco 4 Enterprise Content Management Implementation

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Alfresco 4 Enterprise Content Management Implementation

Overview of this book

Alfresco 4 has improved a lot with its new and advanced concepts for content management. Users have been waiting for a book that covers these concepts along with security, dashboards, and the configuration features of Alfresco 4. Alfresco 4 Enterprise Content Management Implementation is a well-crafted and easy-to-use book, and it is a complete guide to implementing enterprise content management for your business needs using Alfresco 4. It covers the enhanced document management, integration with standard productivity tools, and various integration options with proven external applications. This book will take you through a number of clear, practical sections that will help you to make a proper decision for your business needs using standard practices with Alfresco's Document Management and various third-party integrations You will learn how to install, administer, and manage your entire application. The concepts of mapping your business documents by extending content models and achieving your complex business process using Workflow models and business rules will be discussed in this book. Integration with various third party tools like MS Office, Mobile Application, Outlook, Liferay, Ephesoft, and Kofax will also be covered. You will learn to create your own custom workflow using Activiti BPMN 2.0 Process Designer and also maintain and administrate the entire application.This book explains everything you need to know to manage your documents using standard processes and mechanisms.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Alfresco 4 Enterprise Content Management Implementation
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Upgrading to newer versions of Alfresco


You can consider upgrading to new version of Alfresco if you are expecting one of the following benefits:

  • Security patches

  • Bug fixes

  • New features

  • Compatibility with other systems

Even if you are not getting these benefits, sometimes you might consider upgrading to a newer version as you do not want to maintain a big gap between the Alfresco version on which your application is currently running, and the latest Alfresco version. If this gap is too big, it might be very expensive for you to upgrade later on. This is the scenario with most of the enterprise software.

Alfresco has upgrade scripts that helps you to upgrade to newer versions automatically. However, it is essential to follow certain best practices while upgrading your system. Always try upgrading the test or staging server first before trying on production server. It is essential that you back up your existing data before attempting an upgrade. Follow the information and instructions given in the...