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External sources Integration-Cloud Server

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Hello guys, i have a question, our client have a cloud deployment, and they need to make an integration between M-Files and a HR system. Basically, they want to send files from the RH system to a folder in a web application like dropbox or google drive (no problems doing that) or maybe Azure Files. Once the documents are there, these files are required to be monitored by M-Files and imported with the respective metadata. I don't know if this is possible on cloud deployment, we can do it if we have installed M-Files in a local server (like our own machine), so we can put in the source path in external sources connections the dropbox, google drive or one drive folder as is showed in the attach.

If it is not possible to do it via cloud, do we have another option to monitor files sent by HR system to somewhere in the cloud and import it automatically like we can do it with a local server? Is possible maybe an integration like Outlook with M-Files? I really don't know if we have a custom support for this cases of integration.
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    You should be able to do that with the new Ground Link Proxy. Basically you install the M-Files server software on a server in the same LAN as your HR server (or in the same LAN where the HR server drops the files to be monitored). You do not need a license and you shall not configure a vault on that server. In stead you activate the Ground Link Proxy which will then from the inside out connect through your firewall to the Cloud Vault. Once that connection is established you can use Network Folder Connector to monitor the files. Alternatively you can use the relevant Connector to Dropbox, Google Drive or whatever you plan to use. All of these solutions require a license to M-Files Online 2020 Standard or higher. For some external repositories you will need an add-on license.


    Thank you for your answer. I understand you can connect with Ground Link the Folder where HR server drops the files and after that you can see that files with the Cloud Vault. Is a good idea, but in this specific case you can't auto populate the metadata for that files, right? I mean, Ground Link is a good solution to integrate that files with a cloud Vault in M-Files. However, the idea is auto generate the metadata as well and i think Ground Link doesn't have that functionality, the idea is HR system will send the files and the metadata file related to it, so basically we need to catch and process both to automate 100%. I think we will have to use M-Files importer to do it since the external source functionality is restricted in Cloud deployment.

    Again, thanks!
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    You should be able to do that with the new Ground Link Proxy. Basically you install the M-Files server software on a server in the same LAN as your HR server (or in the same LAN where the HR server drops the files to be monitored). You do not need a license and you shall not configure a vault on that server. In stead you activate the Ground Link Proxy which will then from the inside out connect through your firewall to the Cloud Vault. Once that connection is established you can use Network Folder Connector to monitor the files. Alternatively you can use the relevant Connector to Dropbox, Google Drive or whatever you plan to use. All of these solutions require a license to M-Files Online 2020 Standard or higher. For some external repositories you will need an add-on license.


    Thank you for your answer. I understand you can connect with Ground Link the Folder where HR server drops the files and after that you can see that files with the Cloud Vault. Is a good idea, but in this specific case you can't auto populate the metadata for that files, right? I mean, Ground Link is a good solution to integrate that files with a cloud Vault in M-Files. However, the idea is auto generate the metadata as well and i think Ground Link doesn't have that functionality, the idea is HR system will send the files and the metadata file related to it, so basically we need to catch and process both to automate 100%. I think we will have to use M-Files importer to do it since the external source functionality is restricted in Cloud deployment.

    Again, thanks!
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