A rendition is an alternate copy of a file or an alternate file that is associated with an original file. For example, a rendition can be a copy of an image in a different file format or in a different resolution.

You can display all of a file’s renditions by selecting the menu option View > Renditions.

You can create renditions outside the repository, and import them in, or you can generate renditions within Webtop, through transformation.

Transformations let you automatically transform the look, and format of an existing file in order to create a new rendition associated with the original file.

When transforming a file, you choose a preset transformation task, and enter any applicable transformation parameters. The transformation profiles that are available for a given file depend on the file’s format, and the Documentum products installed, and configured for the repository.

Transformations occur on one item at a time, and are processed asynchronously, meaning that transformed items, and renditions might not be immediately available. You receive a notification when a transformation is completed or if a transformation fails.

When a file is versioned, its renditions, including any thumbnail renditions, are not carried forward with the new version of the file automatically. If you create a new version of the file, the renditions remain with the previous version. However, Webtop may automatically generate new renditions when you check in, and version a file if it was selected during rendition creation. See Creating a rendition through transformation for more information on automatically updating a rendition upon versioning.

Note: Some rendition, and transformation functionality is available only on repositories that are configured with Documentum’s Content Transformation Services products. Without the presence of these products, some rendition, and transformation functions described in this guide may not be available.

Note: Webtop does not allow multiple renditions of the same format. Therefore, for any new renditions created, Webtop replaces any existing renditions of the same format. For example, a Microsoft Word document can only have one Acrobat PDF rendition at any time.