CMIS uses web protocols to access the repositories and supports SOAP and REST through the
AtomPub protocol.
Note: Atom Publishing Protocol, or AtomPub, is an IETF standard for creating and updating web
resources. It is REST-based and very flexible in extending the metadata it handles. This
protocol is the basis for REST-based APIs.
CMIS focuses on mapping to existing systems targeting core use cases, such as:
- Collaborative content creation - allows users to work collaboratively to create one or more documents or web pages
- Portal access of ECM systems - portals with CMIS provide an aggregated interface to viewing content from multiple sources
- Mashups of content in websites - websites using CMIS can create composite applications that mash up or integrate data and functionality from one or more repositories
- Portable search against multiple repositories - search interfaces in CMIS support a consistent way for search engines to index and access content from a content repository