RE: Oracle and Document Management: any real stories?

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Hilary
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 11:21 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

TOPIC: Oracle and Document Management: any real stories or information?

Does anyone have any experience with Oracle and Document Management that they're willing to share? [I'm cross-posting to Oracle Apps and Oracle Server.]

The past 5 years, I've been hearing about how Oracle
(1) is a document management system

and/or
(2) integrates quickly and easily with popular document management
systems

We've tried the usual approaches and can't get any lists or info from Oracle
(Metalink, Forums, Tars, tech docs) as to details. The Forum messages
(we're

not the first) don't even get answered. Our records manager also has been
sold on the idea that Oracle has magical document management capabilities
(and that's why I'm writing to Oracle Apps also just in case one of
those
products IS the document management system!).

I have researched a little each year. To date, I have concluded that Oracle
COULD BE USED for document management, if N programmers create M lines of
code. (Or the users learn SQL for BLOBS)

Also I have concluded that if Oracle integrates with popular document management systems, either it is the base for the system (hidden under OEM
relabeling) or it is only integrated if N programmers create a different M
lines of code. (Or the users learn SQL for BLOBS)

We are running Apps 11i, I'm the DBA and my users are trying to convice me
that there's either some profile setting or ini param and all I have to do
is hit that switch and we'll be operating a document management system and
the users won't have to learn SQL for BLOBS to use it! Is that true or not?

Stories, comments, ideas are welcome. Thanks in advance!  

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