topic convert document repository to flat files? in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/convert-document-repository-to-flat-files/m-p/209487#M162617 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Guys,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My company is trying to choose a Doc Management system and it's important for us that we can recover the documents in a flat file structure.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>From what I can tell, documents are stored in proprietary structure. It there any way to conver this to a flat file structure?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Mark</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:37:06 GMT mgreen 2009-01-06T19:37:06Z convert document repository to flat files? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/convert-document-repository-to-flat-files/m-p/209487#M162617 Hi Guys,My company is trying to choose a Doc Management system and it's important for us that we can recover the documents in a flat file structure.From what I can tell, documents are stored in proprietary structure. It there any way to conver this to a flat file structure?Thanks,Mark Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:37:06 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/convert-document-repository-to-flat-files/m-p/209487#M162617 mgreen 2009-01-06T19:37:06Z Re: convert document repository to flat files? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/convert-document-repository-to-flat-files/m-p/209488#M162618 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The simplest option is to use an interface like CIFS to retrieve your documents,&nbsp;&nbsp; Alfresco just looks like a shared drive.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can then simply copy out the files onto say a backup tape,&nbsp; or another flat filesystem.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You can also export and import your data so you won't loose your metadata.&nbsp;&nbsp; It's important to understand how to back up and restore Alfresco in a production environment.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:32:12 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/convert-document-repository-to-flat-files/m-p/209488#M162618 mrogers 2009-01-06T21:32:12Z