What is a document management system (DMS)?

Document management systems are filing systems for all types of documents in a company and are often the basis for digital archiving. In the broadest sense, the solution architecture of DMS systems is based on the indexing and classification of document types and document content in freely definable classifications. The structure of the system logic is often based on the requirements for document searches in business operations. Basically, the search is based on the document type (e.g. supplier invoices) in conjunction with transaction or partner-related parameters (e.g. supplier number, invoice date, order number, etc.). DMS systems play a central role in most implementation projects in order to regulate the final storage of data in the company archive system.