Architecture

In order to expose the M-Files metadata, the Connector imports the data from M-Files using the LSConnect Wrapper assembly that wraps the interop.MFilesAPI and bi-drectionally update the SQL Server using a range of T-SQL procedures that interacts with the assembly.

The current release of the Connector include most of the M-Files metadata and object details of the target vault.

The Connectors always operate on a single designated vault in the M-Files Server. A separate Connector is required for every vault that requires interaction.

The Connector is installed on the SQL server in a separate database. This SQL server may be on the M-Files server or another server as long as the Connector server and M-Files server can be connected.

Note that the Connector does not require nor use the standard M-Files SQL vault database. The Connector operates a completely separate and independent SQL Database from the internal M-Files SQL Database.