Overview
The following process describes configuring a source system
Configuring A New Source System
Open up the Source System Configuration panel.
On the upper right options menu, click it, and select New Source System.
The first step shows is called System Basic Configuration. The following screen opens -
Field | Description |
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System Method | The type of methods use to connect the source. SOAP+XML and REST+JSON are available. |
System Name | The source system name. |
Description | A description of the source system. |
Base URL | The base url of this source system to access it. |
Authentication type | The options of authentication to the source. OAuth, Username/Password, Fetch OAuth and using Oauth through Username authentication are supported. |
Click Save System.
Based on the Authentication type (Fetch OAuth, OAuth) configuration will be displayed on the left side down the corner of the page.
Authentication Configuration
A warning will appear once an incorrect configuration is entered. It will not allow saving until the error is corrected.
Authentication Details of External Systems
iManage
iManage supports OAuth and User Id & Password-based authentication. OAuth is supported in cloudimanage.com and 10.3 versions of the private cloud (starting Q3 2020). Currently, CAM is using User & Password-based authentication. A complete OAuth based authentication will be supported by Dec 2020.
Permissions and Roles
You need to specify the NRTADMIN account. This is required for CAM to be able to create users, groups, metadata. Please note the “View Documents” permission is not required unless CAM is used for documents sync or Business Continuity.
Also, In future versions, CAM will support two different authentications 1. CAM authentication without download and delete document permission. Client NRTADMIn with download and delete document permission. This account will be stored in the Client’s AWS or Azure. Therefore CAM will never have direct permission to view or delete a document.
NetDocuments
NetDocuments supports OAuth. CAM obtain the OAuth token from the NetDocuments Authentication dialog.
Permissions and Roles
You need to specify an Admin account with all permissions to create metadata, users & groups, workspaces, and folders.
Office 365/Azure AD
Office 365 supports OAuth + Application authentication. CAM App is registered within the Azure Portal and assigned needed permissions. Then this App Id is used to obtain the OAuth token from the Office 365 Authentication dialog.
Permissions and Roles
You need to specify an Admin equivalent account all permissions to create team, SharePoint site, OneDrive, channel, groups, users, etc.
Minimum permissions for Azure AD are:
Permission | Description |
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User.ReadWrite.All | To add internal users via Azure AD |
User.Invite.All | To add external users via Azure AD |
After Authentication Configuration is completed, Object Configuration page is enabled on the right side of page.
Enter the following information on Object Configuration page
System Limitations
Aderant Expert Sierra
Since Expert Sierra is on AWS and Aderant exposes the Database, the recommended way to connect is to leverage Aderant Cloud’s sync to an on-premises SQL database, and then use that as a source to CAM.
Object Configuration
Once Source System is configured it will be listed at Administration -> Source System Configuration.
Quick Actions
Action | Description |
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View | Shows the configuration details. |
View Jobs | Status of scheduled Jobs. A limit on the number of jobs a tenant can submit in Source System Integration now applies. The limit is 50,000 jobs. An error will warn the user on the limit, and any new Source system jobs will not be submitted for processing until the batch completes. This eliminates newer jobs continuously filling the queue or causing timeouts on the current original job. |
Upload Logo | Logo to display for source system. |
Export | System Configuration is exported at JSON file. Note: To Import the configuration file click on hamburger sign at top of the page and select Import Source System. |
Delete | Delete the source system. |
Pagination
For pagination, use the CSV Parameters for Source Systems here to set pagination. The parameters are supported for GET and POST commands.
For example, here’s how to setup pagination for Simple Legal:
It is possible to add the following dynamic values for custom parameters for source system objects:
{{today}}
{{yesterday}}
{{last_week}}
{{last_month}}
{{last_run_time}}
These values will be resolved at runtime and replaced with the proper value.
Role Permission Mapping
CAM roles can be mapped to the external system role.
Permission Mapping | Set permission based on CAM Roles. Common CAM roles are following:
Examples are as follows: Users: Adding an Admin ( iManage Full Access) bob.bradely@demofirm.com|true#23/12/2019*Admin$true Adding an Editor (iManage Read/Write access) firstnamelastname2@firmname.com|true#null*Editor$true Adding a Watcher (iManage Read only) firstnamelastname3@firmname.com|true#null*Watcher$true Denying Access (iManage No Access) firstnamelastname4@firmname.com|false#null*Deny$true Groups: For example, adding an editor group PartnersGroup|true#11/3/2021*Editor$true
Note: Dates are based on your system setting found here: Admin->Settings.
Click on the hyperlink of the CAM Role to show the CAM permissions available for the role. The permissions for these roles can only be edited after the server information has been saved. If the server details have not been saved, the Edit button will be grayed out. If hovered over, a tooltip will warn users about this. |
Click on each type of Security Role to update their respective permissions. | |
Read | This allows access to only view documents, properties /metadata etc |
Read Write | This allows full access to the document (view and edit), but limited control on properties /meta-data and no ability to change security (including for the folder, workspace etc) |
Full Access | This allows full access to the document (view/edit/share) and full control over properties /meta-data and also the security (including for the folder, workspace etc) |
Managing Files of Source System Integration
In V2 of the Source System Integration, the Jobs submit JSON files instead of CSV files in the backend to avoid overloading the queue processor.
Old Version Compatibility
If a firm requires the older version of Source System Integration, V1, make the following changes to the appsettings.config file:
\<setting name="v2Enabled" serializeAs="String"\> \<value\>False\</value\> \</setting\>
We recommend using the V2 version of Source System Integration for more efficient processing!
New Version Features
In addition to the new submission in JSON, there is a new folder where those CSVs are stored when the JSONs are uploaded. This folder is called newCSV. The CSVs are created and then converted from these files in this folder to JSON. If a job fails, this would be the folder that contains the JSON files to troubleshoot.
Generated CSVs still reside in the generatecsv folder for all jobs.
Archived CSVs still reside in the archivecsv folder for any successfully completed jobs over time.
Related Topics
iMange | NetDocuments | M365 |