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Aug 30, 2023 3:56 AM UTC
Question

Storing documents generated in Appian for longer period of time

Hi,

We have a particular business requirement, in which large number of documents will be generated on daily basis, and these need to be stored for a relative longer period of time, around 7 years. Which tool can we use to integrate with Appian for storing the generated documents. Please suggest.

Regards,

Chetana

    6 replies

    mathieud0001
    Genius
    Aug 30, 2023 6:02 AM UTC

    Depends on the requirements but you would need some sort of enterprise document management system. (Sharepoint, Box, OpenText ECM, IBM FileNet etc)

    I would assume that the company you are building an app for already has a solution for this. You would just need to plug into it. If not, what would be the issue of storing these documents inside Appian?

    Known Participant
    Aug 30, 2023 6:16 AM UTC

    Thank you for your response Mathieu.

    The company is open to any storage solution, as long as I am not using sftp, Let me explore the options you have suggested above. 

    And regarding the storing of docs in Appian, 7 year would be a huge period of time, and eventually huge data files would be created. Do you think its advisable to store in Appian itself? Will it not be a burden on the server? please confirm.

    mathieud0001
    Genius
    Aug 30, 2023 7:18 AM UTC

    Depends on how many files we are talking about but choosing (and implementing) an ECM is not a small task. I would strongly advise against it if there is no existing solution within the organization for document management.