By Yuki on

Could somebody make me clear about concrete differences between DMS (Document managmant system) and CMS (Content management system)? Can we use Drupal as a DMS(CMS already there)? (Since there is editor and we also can link files , search file titles, make pdf using print module etc. and we can organize)

Thanks.

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jdrichmond commented

I've considered doing this myself for some of our internal documents. I do believe that Drupal could function as a DMS. If it is to work as a DMS than there are some things that should be thought through.
1. I would create a CCK node specifically for documents.
2. I would limit the types of content allowed into file fields for security.
3. I would use the body field for filling in details of the files. The search feature within Drupal will only scan the database, so any information that is in the body or other text fields will be searched. Getting the search engine to search documents will require an additional solution. I haven't researched it in depth, but that might require additional software.

Check out the following links.
http://groups.drupal.org/document-management
http://drupal.org/project/kt
http://www.knowledgetree.com/