Fastman's Bulk Data Manager solves one of the most commonly encountered issues organisations raise in relation to OpenText Content Server: How do we enable business users to upload and manage documents, drawings and other information securely and accurately in large volume, without having to rely on IT to help.

2. The Data Challenge
Content Server is a system intended to process and
manage large volumes of data
But it provides limited tools
to do this effectively

3. The Traditional Responses
• Pass problem back to users
– Make changes one document at a time (click, click, click…)
• Pass problem to system administrators
– Create and run scripts
– Use Object Importer (needs scripting and data conversion)
• Use extract / import type tools
– Simple approach, but…
– Disconnected from business rules and system controls
– Users require at least some technical knowledge
– Generally requires user and administrator involvement

4. The Management Challenge
Business users and their knowledge are distributed.
Definition of process and governance is centralised.
Business users need tools
that help them do their job
– how, where and when
they need it done.
Businesses need to ensure
policy and processes are
complied with.

5. The Traditional Responses
• Ignore the problem
– It’s just “noise”, no priority, etc….
• Blame the software
– “Why won’t it do this already?” / “Let's try something else”
• Separate process from data
– Export, import data and/or metadata
• Separate data from controls
– “but what about compliance….and the audit trail….?”

6. Fastman’s Bulk Data Manager
Next Generation Data Management for OpenText
Content Server
– Rich, managed set of distributed tools fully integrated with
Content Server
– Allows business or technical users to quickly create, load, update,
and manage large sets of data
– Secures data through Content Server enforced controls
– Centralised management of business data policies and process
access
– Flexible framework that can quickly adapt to additional, unique
requirements

7. What does it do?
Six Core Functional Modules
– Licenced selectively based on budget
– Access centrally controlled based on policy
– User configurable based on need

8. Relevant Business Interface
Users see what they want, in language they use
– Using business terms, avoiding technical jargon

9. Controlling Access and Process
Simple, clear management and configuration
– Central Control for Access and Permissions

10. Controlling Access and Process
Local control for user and process specific settings

11. Key Benefits
Reduces Opex and Capex
– Reduces operating costs by enabling business users to update
and manage data in bulk and place – within Content Server
– Reduces migration costs by enabling business users to create
and load data to Content Server directly
– Removes training costs through the use of standard business
terms and process
– Licenced by module depending on business need
– No need for additional software

12. Key Benefits
Managed Enterprise Solution
– One product centrally maintained across all environments
– Distribution and version updates automated
– Multiple systems support, enabled per user by the
administrator
– OpenText Web Service architecture
– Support for single sign-on

13. Key Benefits
Secure
– Manage access to the product, to each process, and to each
Content Server Environment centrally
– Tightly coupled with Content Server polices, controls and
structure
– Maintains all normal Content Server audit trails by user
– Responsible for each process execution
– Maintains logs of all processes

14. Key Take Away’s
Bulk Data Manager is an all-purpose import & data
manipulation application for OpenText Content Server.
It is effective in the context of recurring business
processes as well as ad-hoc, legacy, or transformation
migration activities.
Bulk Data Manager is flexible, secure, managed, and
proven.

15. For More Information
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