EMC Documentum eRoom (‘eRoom’) is a web-based collaborative workspace for distributed teams. However, it doesn’t seem to get the support needed for the seemingly endless stream of new internet explorers. Problems where introduced with Micorsoft Internet Explorer 8 and continue to plague eRoom with Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. Mozilla Firefox has changed their upgrade path from minimal version increases, as…
Read More »Having tested eRoom under different conditions and scenarios, I have found it to be a laborious task to manually stop and start services throughout any procedure as there are at most nine services. So, I created a couple of scripts using AutoIT to stop and start all services that eRoom uses. Using these scripts have saved me quite a bit…
Read More »A couple of weeks ago, I upgraded eRoom from 7.3.4 to 7.4.0 (7.40.500.183), which was released on March 11, 2008. On March 28, 2008, EMC Documentum eRoom 7.4.0a (7.40.500.184) was released. Unlike previous versions of this product, 7.4.0 is no longer available. For example, version 7.3.3 and version 7.3.3a both exist and are still downloadable. This raises the question, what…
Read More »In one environment, I had to test the possibility of an eRoom upgrade not succeeding. As part of the test, I backed up the three SQL databases, and performed the upgrade successfully. However, as a back out plan, I uninstalled the upgrade and removed the IIS folder and Program Files folder that were called eRoom. This means that the entire…
Read More »During a recent install of Documentum eRoom on a test box, I received the following unexpected error. Unfortunately, eRoom was unable to create the site, because the schema files are corrupted. Please reinstall the eRoom Server before proceeding. The resolution, may or may not be simpler than the one described by the error box. Do not reinstall eRoom Server. Reinstall…
Read More »Yesterday, March 11, 2008, EMC Dcomumentum eRoom 7.4.0 was released. I upgraded EMC Documentum eRoom 7.3.4 to 7.4.0 (7.40.500.183). Each upgrade took about 15 minutes each. There were no problems with the upgrade. This environment is using the MSSQL Advanced edition. Files needed: MSSQLAdvancedSetup_7.40.exe IndexServerSetup_7.40.exe This answered a few questions I had in mind. Q: How to upgrade eRoom 7.3.4…
Read More »When attempting to import eRooms into a new installation of the following error message may appear: Unfortunately, eRoom was unable to process this dialog, because this operation could not be performed. The object or data that eRoom was manipulating was of an incorrect type for the operation being performed on it. The resolution as directed by the EMC technical support…
Read More »After installing EMC Documentum eRoom and when attempting to create an eRoom site. The following error message may occur: Unfortunately, eRoom was unable to create the site, because of an unanticipated error (0x80040fff) Couldn’t find the resolution anywhere, there were many articles that touched on the subject but not as thorough as I needed. It turned out to be something…
Read More »EMC Documentum eRoom 7.3.2a Advanced Configuration: Two servers both running Microsoft Windows 2003 SP2 (Standard Edition) Server 1: SQL server (assumption that it is already installed) Server 2: eRoom server and eRoom Index Server Prerequisites: Server 2: eRoom server and eRoom Index Server
Read More »I recently upgraded EMC Documentum eRoom 7.3.2a to 7.3.4 plus DST patch. Each upgrade took about 15 minutes each. This environment is using the MSSQL Advanced edition. Files needed: MSSQLAdvancedSetup_7.3.4.exe IndexServerSetup_7.3.4.exe eRoomDSTPatch2007.exe (September 2007) This answered a few questions I had in mind. Q: How to upgrade eRoom 7.3.2a to eRoom 7.3.4? A: I couldn’t find the answer, so this…
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