Content Server provides the Consistency Checker, a tool that scans a repository and reports any inconsistencies. Inconsistencies typically include type or object corruptions, objects that reference a user, group, or other object that does no exist, and so forth. The tool does not fix the inconsistencies. Contact Documentum Technical Support for assistance in correcting errors found by the consistency checker.

The Consistency Checker tool is a job that can be run from the command line or using Documentum Administrator. For information about running the job in Documentum Administrator, refer to Running jobs.

The job generates a report that lists the checked categories and any inconsistencies that were found. The report is saved in the /System/Sysadmin/Reports/ConsistencyChecker directory. If no errors are found, the current report overwrites the previous report. If an error is found, the current report is saved as a new version of the previous report. By default, the Consistency Checker job is active and runs once a day.

EMC Documentum recommends to run this tool on a repository before upgrading the repository to a new version of the Documentum Server.