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IBM FileNet P8 connection

Last updated: Jun 12, 2025
IBM FileNet P8 connection

To access your data in IBM FileNet, create a connection asset for it.

IBM FileNet P8 is an enterprise platform that enables you to capture, store, manage, secure, and process information to help you to streamline and automate business processes, access and manage all forms of content, and automate records management.

Prerequisite

Before you can connect to IBM FileNet connection, you will need to enable the AppConnect connection. This will enable the connection to appear in the list of available connectors for you to use.

Important: You will need to peform the following prerequisites in the pod configuration for the cluster where Cloud Pak for Data is running.

Enabling IBM FileNet P8 connector

To enable the connector, you will need to run the following:

  1. Login to the cluster and enable AppConnect:
    oc login -u <username> -p <password> <host:port>
oc project cpd
oc edit datasift datasift-cr
    Then in the spec section:
    set enableAppConnect: true
  2. Login to the cluster and edit the configmap auto-register-custom-datasource-types with the following details:
    oc login -u <username> -p <password> <host:port>
oc project cpd
oc edit cm config-wdp-connect-connection
    Then in the data section:
    set auto-register-custom-datasource-types: appconnect_mssharepoint:grpc+tls://wdp-connect-adapter-appconnect:443,appconnect_filenet:grpc+tls://wdp-connect-adapter-appconnect:443
    Alternatively, you can manually register by running:
    curl --request POST \
  --url '<API_HOST>/v2/datasource_types' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
   "flight_info": {
   	 "flight_uri": "grpc+tls://wdp-connect-adapter-appconnect:443",
   	 "ssl_certificate_validation": "false"
   },
   "origin_country": "us"
}'

Create a connection to IBM FileNet

To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:

  • FileNet GraphQL URL: The Content Services GraphQL server URL of your IBM FileNet Content Manager

  • Repository Identifier: Identifier where your files are stored

  • Authentication method:

    • BASIC:
      • Username and password: The username and password for the Content Services GraphQL account

Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform

In a project
Click Assets > New asset > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.

In the Platform assets catalog
Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.

Next step: Add data assets from the connection

IBM FileNet setup

IBM FileNet P8 needs planning and preparation before using it, see Planning and preparing for FileNet P8.

Restriction

You can use this connection only for reading data. You cannot write data or export data with this connection.

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Parent topic: Supported connections