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    • DOCUMENT ACTIONS

      • Work with barcodes, watermarks, and images
        Automatically add and read barcodes, or add or remove watermarks and images.
      • Encrypt and decrypt files
        Automatically encrypt and decrypt files in M-Files.
      • Work with electronic and digital signatures
        Automatically add signatures and digital certificates to your documents.
      • Gain more control over your PDF files
        Merge, split, convert, undo conversion, and revert to the original document.
      • Sync data between Excel or Word with M-Files
        Populate Excel and Word files or read data from documents to update/create objects in M-Files.
      • Perform advanced file export/import
        Import files from SFTP or file share and read associated metadata. Export files and metadata. Zip/unzip documents.
      • AI and ML classification and metadata extraction
        Use the power of AI and Machine Learning to automatically classify and extract important documents

      OBJECT ACTIONS

      • Automate object creation and duplication
        Create and duplicate objects from templates and sync between vaults.
      • Validate objects and metadata
        Control object permissions and validate related objects and metadata
      • Control object numbering and versioning
        Define any custom object versioning and numbering formats

      INTEGRATIONS

      • Advanced SQL integration
        Set property values from SQL, call stored procedures, execute SQL functions, and more.
      • HTTP integrations
        Keep systems in synchronization using HTTPS and REST API.
      • Office 365 and Microsoft Azure integration
        Use Azure or Office 365 services to exchange the data with M-Files

      REPORTING AND ANALYTICS

      • Create reports from M-Files data
        Define the dataset and create scheduled or user-triggered reports in multiple formats.
      • Export M-Files data for process analysis
        Export M-Files data in event-based format for process analysis

      PROPERTY OPERATIONS

      • Automatically set property values
        Use prebuilt expressions like Math, Date, Regex, and other operations
      • Copy and set property values
        Set properties on objects or copy from other based on different rules and triggers.
      • Count and math operations on related objects
        Enumerate related objects and apply math operations on properties

      NOTIFICATIONS

      • Send emails to external parties
        Send branded emails to external parties based on predefined rules.
      • Send emails with attachments
        Define which documents you want to automatically attach to your emails.

      UI

      • Embed web pages in M-Files
        Display external reports and web pages directly in M-Files tabs.
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    • DOCUMENT ACTIONS

      • Work with barcodes, watermarks, and images
        Automatically add and read barcodes, or add or remove watermarks and images.
      • Encrypt and decrypt files
        Automatically encrypt and decrypt files in M-Files.
      • Work with electronic and digital signatures
        Automatically add signatures and digital certificates to your documents.
      • Gain more control over your PDF files
        Merge, split, convert, undo conversion, and revert to the original document.
      • Sync data between Excel or Word with M-Files
        Populate Excel and Word files or read data from documents to update/create objects in M-Files.
      • Perform advanced file export/import
        Import files from SFTP or file share and read associated metadata. Export files and metadata. Zip/unzip documents.
      • AI and ML classification and metadata extraction
        Use the power of AI and Machine Learning to automatically classify and extract important documents

      OBJECT ACTIONS

      • Automate object creation and duplication
        Create and duplicate objects from templates and sync between vaults.
      • Validate objects and metadata
        Control object permissions and validate related objects and metadata
      • Control object numbering and versioning
        Define any custom object versioning and numbering formats

      INTEGRATIONS

      • Advanced SQL integration
        Set property values from SQL, call stored procedures, execute SQL functions, and more.
      • HTTP integrations
        Keep systems in synchronization using HTTPS and REST API.
      • Office 365 and Microsoft Azure integration
        Use Azure or Office 365 services to exchange the data with M-Files

      REPORTING AND ANALYTICS

      • Create reports from M-Files data
        Define the dataset and create scheduled or user-triggered reports in multiple formats.
      • Export M-Files data for process analysis
        Export M-Files data in event-based format for process analysis

      PROPERTY OPERATIONS

      • Automatically set property values
        Use prebuilt expressions like Math, Date, Regex, and other operations
      • Copy and set property values
        Set properties on objects or copy from other based on different rules and triggers.
      • Count and math operations on related objects
        Enumerate related objects and apply math operations on properties

      NOTIFICATIONS

      • Send emails to external parties
        Send branded emails to external parties based on predefined rules.
      • Send emails with attachments
        Define which documents you want to automatically attach to your emails.

      UI

      • Embed web pages in M-Files
        Display external reports and web pages directly in M-Files tabs.
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Action type: Decompress

Action type #

Type of action to execute.

  • Compress: Compress the specified items to a given format.
  • Decompress: Extract the specified item.

Decompress #

Displayed only if Action type is Decompress.

Configuration settings for decompressing files. The default fields under this section are:

  • Format of the source archive(s)
  • Is archive password protected
  • Source
  • Destination

Format of the source archive(s) #

Decompress > Format of the source archive(s)

Specify the format of the compressed file(s) to be used as the source for decompression.

  • SevenZip
  • Rar: Additional field is available: Is archive password protected.
  • Tar
  • Zip: Additional field is available: Is archive password protected.

Is archive password protected #

Decompress > Is archive password protected

Displayed only when Format of the source archive(s) is Rar or Zip.

Enable this option to indicate that the source archive is password-protected.

  • No (default)
  • Yes: The Password field opens up.

Password #

Decompress > Is archive password protected: Yes

Displayed only when Is archive password protected is set to Yes.

Enter the password for the source archive if password protection is enabled.


Source #

Decompress > Source

Settings for the source of the files to be decompressed. The options for specifying the source for the Decompress action type are the same as for the Compress action type. For detailed descriptions of these options, refer to this page.


Destination #

Decompress > Destination

This section allows you to define the destination of decompressed files, i.e. where decompressed files will be stored. The options for specifying the destination for the Decompress action type are the same as for the Compress action type. For detailed descriptions of these options, refer to this page.

Note: The Decompress action type includes an additional field: Create Each File As Separate Object.

Create Each File As Separate Object #

Decompress > Destination > Mode: Vault > Vault Destination > Create Each File As Separate Object

Displayed only when Mode is Vault.

Option to create each decompressed file as a separate object on the destination.

Enable this option to create each file in the archive as a separate object in the vault.

  • Yes
  • No: The Object Title field opens up.

Object Title #

Decompress > Destination > Mode: Vault > Vault Destination > Create Each File As Separate Object: No > Object Title

Displayed only when Mode is Vault and Create Each File As Separate Object is set to No.

Provide a title for the object that will be created in the vault.

Updated on May 1, 2025
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