BFOs and ‘jobs’ – Java only, no .NET?

Question

I have started investigating Documentum (I have Developer Edition 6.6) for a task that, probably, will require usage of Documentum’s Business Object Framework (BOF) objects (TBOs and Aspects) and Documentum’ ‘jobs’. Do I understand correctly that both BOFs and ‘jobs’ can be written on Java and not on .NET? It is important for me because of my project is .NET-oriented.

Answer 1

Yes, your assumption is correct. Documentum is, at its core, a Java based application, and you will be required to write these jobs in Java.

Answer 2

Your BOF elements will need to be written in Java. (Possibly, some PIA approach would work but I haven't tried it and suspect it'd be tough.)

Jobs can be written in any language with varying degrees of integration. For example, a job (scheduled method) can be pointed towards any executable. In this case, you wouldn't have deep integration and would need to receive everything via command line. A java or dmbasic method would have deeper insight.