M-Files / visma-severa-connector

An External Object Type Data Source that retrieves data from a Visma Severa server.

This project implements a Visma Severa -connector reference implementation for the purposes of demonstrating the use of M-Files's External Object Type APIs. The implementation allows exposing data in Visma Severa system as external objects in M-Files.

Using the sample project

1. Prepare the project

   a. Add a reference to MFiles.Server.Extensions.dll to the provided project. This file can be found in your M-Files installation (e.g. C:\Program Files\M-Files\<VersionNumber>\Bin\anycpu). b. Build the project, ensuring that there are no errors reported.

2. Install the connector to the M-Files server

   a. Copy files from MFiles.Server.Extensions.dll and VismaSeveraConnector.dll to a directory

   b. Change the value "Path" in the settings file settings.reg to match the above directory. Be sure to ensure that the path ends with a slash ("\").

   c. Configure the external object type.

Configuring the external object type

Below is an example connection string:

M-Files extension={4DD9712E-522A-4E22-9A89-12A88C3B4045};endpoint=https://sync.severa.com/webservice/S3/API.svc/;apikey=[replace-this-withapi-key]

The select statement should be one of the following formats:

SELECT statements:

• type=account;columns=*
• type=case;columns=*
• type=contact;columns=*
• type=product;columns=*
• type=product category;columns=* (value list)

Note, that this implementation is only for one way connectivity and insert and update statements should be disabled.