The Documentum Administrator Inbox contains tasks, and notifications. All repository users have their own individual inbox. Tasks are electronic assignments and can include attached files. Notifications are messages that an event has occurred.

A task can be assigned manually by another user or automatically by a business process known as a workflow. A workflow is a series of tasks assigned sequentially from user to user. When a user completes a workflow task, the workflow automatically sends a task to the next user in the workflow.

If an organization uses work queues, users can request task assignments.