IBM® Content Management Interoperability Services for FileNet® Content Manager (IBM CMIS) is a web application that enables client applications that use the OASIS CMIS standard to work with content that is stored on IBM FileNet Content Engine.
The OASIS CMIS standard enables client applications to work with multiple content management systems by defining a standard domain model and standard set of services and protocol bindings for Web Services and RESTful Atom Publishing Protocol (AtomPub). IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager is the implementation of the OASIS CMIS standard for IBM FileNet Content Manager.
The following diagram shows how IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager connects to your IBM FileNet P8 system and your client application.
It is recommended that you deploy IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager to a dedicated application server. In addition, it is recommended that you dedicate a server in your IBM FileNet P8 system to IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager.
IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager communicates with Content Engine by using the Content Engine Client Java™ API. After you install IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager, you must install the Content Engine Client on the machine where IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager will be deployed and install the Content Engine Client Java API files in the IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager installation directory.
IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager and other CMIS-enabled enterprise content management systems communicate with client applications by using REST and Web Services bindings.
