Designing processes - EMC Community Network

Planning and Designing the Application
The goal of the xCP platform is to enable solution construction with little or no custom coding. Use
templates to create processes, forms, and user interface screens. For planning, xCP applications can
require more time dedicated to requirements gathering and solution prototyping.
This chapter addresses business requirements, solution design, and prototyping. It offers suggestions
for planning and designing solutions that are directly relevant to EMC products.
Project preparation
To prepare the project, do the following:
• Read the documentation
• Define project roles
• Take training
• Create a project plan
Read the documentation
The delivery team must understand the intended purposes of EMC products. Members of the project
team must read and understand the product documentation. The best place to start is with the EMC
Documentum xCelerated Composition Platform Sample Application Tutorial. The tutorial takes the
reader through the development of a simple process-based application and describes how to create
reports and a BAM dashboard. In addition, each product ships with documentation that introduces
and explains the product functions and provides guidance on how to use them correctly. Reading the
documentation helps to avoid misunderstandings, plan your project, and save development time.
Define project roles
The following is a list of key roles that are needed in a process-based project. (This is not a complete
list of roles.)
• EMC Project Manager
• Client Project Manager, to assist with internal project coordination
• Business Users, to define and clarify functional requirements
• Information Architect, responsible for creating the data model
• Process Architect, responsible for designing the process in Process Builder
• User Interface Architect, responsible for designing Forms and TaskSpace screens
• BAM Architect, responsible for designing the reports and dashboard
• Client System Administrator, Network Administrator, and Information Security, and Database
Administrator (DBA) to support the implementation and enable account creation
A single person or several people can play these roles, depending on the size and staffing of the project.
The architects must work closely together to ensure consistency of approach.
Take Training
Training is important for project architects to understand the product architecture and current features
of EMC Documentum products. Training can be carried out in formal training classes, in targeted
meetings with engineering, or in EMC MyLearn web-based classes.
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