Retrieve Information from M-Files

To retrieve information from M-Files, set up a fetch task using the following procedure. The connector runs fetch tasks automatically, based on the schedule that is configured in the configuration file.

To create a new Fetch Task

  1. Stop the connector.
  2. Open the configuration file in a text editor.

  3. In the [FetchTasks] section of the configuration file, specify the number of fetch tasks using the Number parameter. If you are configuring the first fetch task, type Number=1. If one or more fetch tasks have already been configured, increase the value of the Number parameter by one (1). Below the Number parameter, specify the names of the fetch tasks, starting from zero (0). For example:

    [FetchTasks]
Number=1
0=MyTask

  4. Below the [FetchTasks] section, create a new TaskName section. The name of the section must match the name of the new fetch task. For example:

    [FetchTasks]
Number=1
0=MyTask

[MyTask]

  1. Set the following configuration parameters:

    MFilesApiUrl The base URL of the M-Files application. The connector expects the REST API to be available at <MFilesApiUrl>/REST/.
    SSLMethod To connect to the vault over HTTPS, set the parameter SSLMethod=NEGOTIATE.
    Username The M-Files user to authenticate as.
    Password The password for the user specified by Username.
    VaultName The name of the vault to connect to.

    For example:

    [MyTask]
MFilesApiUrl=https://mfiles.example.com
SSLMethod=NEGOTIATE
Username=user
Password=encrypted-password
VaultName=Awesome Vault
  2. Save and close the configuration file.