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All content platforms are exposed to Grooper under a single framework, called CMIS+, as if they were traditional CMIS endpoints.  CMIS+ provides standardized access to document content and metadata across a variety of external storage platforms by using [[CMIS Binding]]s. These bindings include:
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CMIS+ provides standardized access to document content and metadata across a variety of external storage platforms  All content platforms are exposed to Grooper under a single framework, called CMIS+, as if they were traditional CMIS endpoints by using ''[[CMIS Binding]]s''.
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* CMIS connections
== About ==
* FTP directories
* Microsoft SharePoint sites
* Email servers
* NTFS file system.


The settings and logic used to connect Grooper to an individual storage platform is contained in its corresponding [[CMIS Binding]]. For example, the [[AppXtender (CMIS Binding)|AppXtender Binding]] contains all the information Grooper uses to connect to the ApplicationXtender content management system.  Which binding you use (and therefore which platform you connect to) is set by creating a [[CMIS Connection]] and choosing the appropriate binding as the "Connection Type".
[[CMIS]] stands for "Content Management Interoperability Services".  It is an open standard that allows different content management systems to inter-operate over the Internet.  This standard protocol allows Grooper to use many different platforms for importing and exporting documents and their contents.  Once a '''CMIS Connection''' is created, Grooper can exchange documents with these platforms.  "Interoperability " means Grooper has the same access to control the system as a human being does.  It is a "one-to-one" connection to the platform, allowing full and total control.


Using this architecture, Grooper is able to create a more standardized import and export workflow.  You now use [[CMIS Import]] and [[CMIS Export]] providers regardless of the storage platform.  They connect to a [[CMIS Repository]] imported from a [[CMIS Connection]] and use that as Grooper's import or export path.
Upon connecting to an external content management system, Grooper will be able to see the "repositories" associated with it.  A repository, in computer science, is a general term for a location where data lives.  Different systems refer to "repositories" in different ways.  An email inbox could be a repository.  A folder in Windows could be a repository.  A cabinet in ApplicationXtender could be a repository.  It's a place to put things. We standardize the various terms used by various storage platforms to simply "repository". 


Only how you create a [[CMIS Connection]] differs from [[CMIS Binding]] to CMIS Binding, as each binding has a different way of connecting to it (You don't connect to an Outlook inbox the same way you connect to a Windows file folder, for example).
These repositories are "imported" into Grooper as a '''[[CMIS Repository]]''' object, as a child of the '''CMIS Connection''' object.  This doesn't import data into Grooper in the traditional sense of importing documents into a batch.  "Importing" here is more like bringing the repository into a framework Grooper can use (creating the '''CMIS Connection''' object).  Upon importing the repository Grooper has full file access to that location in the storage platform.
 
For our purposes, repositories are like filing cabinets full of documents.  Once a connection is established, it's like giving Grooper a key to that cabinet.  You can open the various drawers of that cabinet.  You can pull out files and put files into.  The storage platform or content management system is like the cabinet.  The '''CMIS Connection''' object is like the key.  The '''CMIS Repository''' object is like a drawer in the cabinet.  You "connect" to the cabinet by turning the key.  You "import" the repository by opening the drawer.  Now you can see there are documents in there!  You can take them out.  You can read them and put them back in.  You can put new ones in.  You can use this "open" connection to the "drawer" however you need.
 
== CMIS+ Architecture ==
 
Grooper expanded on this idea in version 2.72 to create our CMIS+ architecture. CMIS+ unifies all content platforms under a single framework as if they were traditional CMIS endpoints.  Prior to version 2.72, there was only one type of '''CMIS Connection''', a true CMIS connection using CMIS 1.0 or CMIS 1.1 servers.  Now, connections to additional non-CMIS document storage platforms can be made via "''CMIS Bindings''".  This provides standardized access to document content and metadata across a variety of external storage platforms.
 
Using this architecture, Grooper is able to create a simpler and more efficient import and export workflow, using a variety of storage platforms.  You now use [[CMIS Import]] and [[CMIS Export]] providers, regardless of the storage platform.  They connect to a '''CMIS Repository''' imported from a '''CMIS Connection''' and use that as Grooper's import or export path.
 
How you create a '''CMIS Connection''' only differs from ''CMIS Binding'' to ''CMIS Binding'', as each binding has a different way of connecting to it.  You don't connect to an Outlook inbox the same way you connect to a Windows file folder, for example.
 
=== CMIS Bindings ===
 
A ''CMIS Binding'' provides connectivity to external storage platforms for content import and export.  Grooper's CMIS+ architecture expands connectivity from traditional CMIS servers to a variety of on-premise and cloud-based storage platforms by exposing connections to these platforms as ''CMIS Bindings''.  Each individual ''CMIS Binding'' contains the settings and logic required to exchange documents between Grooper and each distinct platform.  For example, the ''AppXtender Binding'' contains all the information Grooper uses to connect to the ApplicationXtender content management system.
 
''CMIS Bindings'' are used when creating a '''CMIS Connection''' object.  The first step to creating a '''CMIS Connection''' is to configure the '''''Connection Type''''' property.  Which binding you use (and therefore which platform you connect to) is set here.  First, the user selects which ''CMIS Binding'' they want to use, selecting which storage platform they want to connect to.  The second step is to enter the connection settings for that binding, such as login information for many bindings.
 
=== Current CMIS Bindings ===
 
Below is a list of all current CMIS Bindings:
 
* The [[AppXtender (CMIS Binding)|ApplicationXtender]] document management platform.
* The [[Box (CMIS Binding)|Box]] Content Management System.
* The [[FileBound (CMIS Binding)|FileBound]] document management platform.
* [[CMIS (CMIS Binding)|Content management systems]] using CMIS 1.0 or CMIS 1.1 servers.
* The following Microsoft content platforms
** The [[Exchange (CMIS Binding)|Microsoft Exchange]] mail server platform.
** The [[OneDrive (CMIS Binding)|Microsoft OneDrive]] cloud storage platform.
** [[SharePoint (CMIS Binding)|Microsoft SharePoint]] sites.
* [[FTP (CMIS Binding)|FTP]] (File Transfer Protocol) and [[SFTP (CMIS Binding)|SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) servers.
* The [[Box (CMIS Binding)|Box]] cloud document management system.
* [[IMAP (CMIS Binding)|IMAP]] mail servers
* The Microsoft Windows [[NTFS (CMIS Binding)|NTFS]] file system.

Revision as of 12:39, 20 November 2020

CMIS+ provides standardized access to document content and metadata across a variety of external storage platforms All content platforms are exposed to Grooper under a single framework, called CMIS+, as if they were traditional CMIS endpoints by using CMIS Bindings.

About

CMIS stands for "Content Management Interoperability Services".  It is an open standard that allows different content management systems to inter-operate over the Internet.  This standard protocol allows Grooper to use many different platforms for importing and exporting documents and their contents.  Once a CMIS Connection is created, Grooper can exchange documents with these platforms. "Interoperability " means Grooper has the same access to control the system as a human being does. It is a "one-to-one" connection to the platform, allowing full and total control.

Upon connecting to an external content management system, Grooper will be able to see the "repositories" associated with it.  A repository, in computer science, is a general term for a location where data lives. Different systems refer to "repositories" in different ways.  An email inbox could be a repository. A folder in Windows could be a repository. A cabinet in ApplicationXtender could be a repository. It's a place to put things. We standardize the various terms used by various storage platforms to simply "repository".

These repositories are "imported" into Grooper as a CMIS Repository object, as a child of the CMIS Connection object. This doesn't import data into Grooper in the traditional sense of importing documents into a batch. "Importing" here is more like bringing the repository into a framework Grooper can use (creating the CMIS Connection object). Upon importing the repository Grooper has full file access to that location in the storage platform.

For our purposes, repositories are like filing cabinets full of documents.  Once a connection is established, it's like giving Grooper a key to that cabinet.  You can open the various drawers of that cabinet. You can pull out files and put files into. The storage platform or content management system is like the cabinet. The CMIS Connection object is like the key. The CMIS Repository object is like a drawer in the cabinet. You "connect" to the cabinet by turning the key. You "import" the repository by opening the drawer. Now you can see there are documents in there! You can take them out. You can read them and put them back in. You can put new ones in. You can use this "open" connection to the "drawer" however you need.

CMIS+ Architecture

Grooper expanded on this idea in version 2.72 to create our CMIS+ architecture. CMIS+ unifies all content platforms under a single framework as if they were traditional CMIS endpoints. Prior to version 2.72, there was only one type of CMIS Connection, a true CMIS connection using CMIS 1.0 or CMIS 1.1 servers. Now, connections to additional non-CMIS document storage platforms can be made via "CMIS Bindings". This provides standardized access to document content and metadata across a variety of external storage platforms.

Using this architecture, Grooper is able to create a simpler and more efficient import and export workflow, using a variety of storage platforms. You now use CMIS Import and CMIS Export providers, regardless of the storage platform. They connect to a CMIS Repository imported from a CMIS Connection and use that as Grooper's import or export path.

How you create a CMIS Connection only differs from CMIS Binding to CMIS Binding, as each binding has a different way of connecting to it. You don't connect to an Outlook inbox the same way you connect to a Windows file folder, for example.

CMIS Bindings

A CMIS Binding provides connectivity to external storage platforms for content import and export. Grooper's CMIS+ architecture expands connectivity from traditional CMIS servers to a variety of on-premise and cloud-based storage platforms by exposing connections to these platforms as CMIS Bindings. Each individual CMIS Binding contains the settings and logic required to exchange documents between Grooper and each distinct platform. For example, the AppXtender Binding contains all the information Grooper uses to connect to the ApplicationXtender content management system.

CMIS Bindings are used when creating a CMIS Connection object. The first step to creating a CMIS Connection is to configure the Connection Type property. Which binding you use (and therefore which platform you connect to) is set here. First, the user selects which CMIS Binding they want to use, selecting which storage platform they want to connect to. The second step is to enter the connection settings for that binding, such as login information for many bindings.

Current CMIS Bindings

Below is a list of all current CMIS Bindings:

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