2.90:Export Provider

Export Providers are used by the Document Export activity to define where and how Grooper content is exported.

What Export Provider you choose will determine where your processed content in Grooper (including documents and their metedata) are exported. They allow you to define the connection type when exporting outside of Grooper, such as file systems, content management repositories, or mail servers.

There are two categories of Export Providers: CMIS Export and Legacy Export

CMIS Export

CMIS Export has two different provider types:

• Mapped Export
• Unmapped Export

These export providers use connections to storage platforms using Grooper's CMIS+ architecture. Connections are created as "bindings" modeled after the CMIS standard. CMIS Connections can be created to the following storage platforms for Mapped and/or Unmapped Export.

• The ApplicationXtender document management platform.
• The FileBound document management platform.
• Content management systems using CMIS 1.0 or CMIS 1.1 servers.
• The following Microsoft content platforms
  • The Microsoft Exchange mail server platform.
  • The Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage platform.
  • Microsft SharePoint sites.
• FTP (File Transfer Protocal) and SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocal) servers.
• IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)mail servers
• The Microsoft Windows NTFS file system.

Mapped Export differs from Unmapped Export in that information from a Content Model, such as a document's classification type and extracted data, can be exported as well (The metadata is "mapped" from Grooper to the storage platform). Unmapped Export is a simpler export. Processed files are simply exported according to the format you choose in Grooper (such as PDF or TIFF). Metadata is not mapped to any location in the storage platform. However, a metadata buddy file can be created alongside the document (such as a CSV or XML file).

Legacy Export

These providers are the export providers available prior to the switch to Grooper's CMIS+ architecture in version 2.72. They are still available for use, but are depreciated. No further improvements or updates will be made to these provider types. There are four Legacy Export providers.

• File System Export -This provider exports content over a local network to the Windows file system.
• FTP Export - This provider exports content using the FTP and FTPS protocols.
• Mail Export - This provider exports content to mail servers using the IMAP protocol.
• SFTP Export - This provider exports content using the SFTP protocol.

Note the four Legacy Export providers also can be created as CMIS Connection Types. FTP, SFTP, IMAP and Windows file system exports can all be done using a CMIS Export. It is best practice after version 2.72 to use CMIS Export over Legacy Export providers.