(1) Any collection of data stored in a document object. A document can contain any type of data. For example, the System i Access shared folders function can store any data that could otherwise be stored in a PC file; a server application can store any data into a document by using CL commands, such as FILDOC and RPLDOC. The system-recognized identifier for the document object type is *DOC. See also document library object.
(2) A machine-readable collection of one or more objects that represent a composition, a work, or a collection of data.
(3) An item that can be stored, retrieved, and exchanged among Content Manager systems and users as a separate unit. It can be any multimedia digital object. A single document can include varied types of content, including for example, text, images, and spreadsheets. See also workbasket, workflow.
(4) A logical structure that a CICS transaction can use to manipulate text or other structured information. See also document template.
(5) A Notes database entry that users create by using a form on the Create menu. Documents consist of fields, text, numbers, graphics, and so on. Information may be entered by a user, automatically calculated by formulas, imported from other applications, or linked to another application and dynamically updated.
(6) A business document, such as a purchase order or invoice, that can be represented in any supported format. For example, an XML purchase order and an EDI purchase order are both documents, but each uses a different format.
(7) An attachment of any medium such as a text file, a spreadsheet, graphics, videos, or a URL that can be appended to an element in the work breakdown structure (WBS), a resource record, scope element or requirement.