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DAM

See Digital Asset Management.

DAO

See Data Access Object.

dashboard

The SkyVault dashboard is an interactive user interface that presents and organizes information to the user.

dashlet

A dashlet is an application that appears in the SkyVault dashboard that presents information to the user. Users can organize dashlets into different layouts and set keyboard short cuts for each dashlet.

Data Access Object

A Data Access Object (DAO) can be used where data storage is required to provide an abstract interface between the data access and the application logic.

Day Zero

See SkyVault Day Zero Configuration Guide.

Deleted Content Store

The deleted content store saves orphaned files that are removed (nightly, by default) by the content store cleaner.

description document

A description document provides the main configuration elements for a web script. The description document records the URL that initiates the web script, together with a given short name and description, and with authentication and transactional needs.

Digital Asset Management

Digital Asset Management (DAM) is the process of storing and manipulating digital assets, for example, video, audio, and image files.

dir.indexes

The dir.indexes folder contains all Lucene indexes and deltas against those indexes.

dir.root

The dir.root property is specified in the SkyVault-global.properties file. It points to the default directory alf_data, which contains the content and the Lucene indexes.

disposition schedule

Disposition schedules are a key function of the records management system. The disposition schedule defines the procedures required for maintaining records in the records management system until their eventual destruction or transfer to another location.

A disposition schedule contains one or more steps that define a particular action to be carried out at a date or after an event has occurred.

Document Management

Document Management is the engine that SkyVault uses for storing and retrieving documents, including content contribution and categorization, advanced search, content transformation, versioning and auditing, collaboration, and security.