Connector Vault
The audit-proof archive core for documents, data and print lists. Legal Hold, versioning (check-out/check-in) and protection against silent overwrites included.
The platform
An archive like a kit.
The CaRD Connector cleanly separates what belongs together: capture, integration, archive core, viewing and storage. Start with the core and add modules as needed – all over open standards, with no silo.
01 Modules
Six building blocks, one archive.
Each module works on its own and meshes seamlessly with the others – so the platform grows with your requirements.
Connector Bridge
The interface to SAP and the world: ArchiveLink, SAP DMS, BC-ILM – and open CMIS 1.1 for any CMIS-capable third-party application.
Connector Move
Migration of legacy archives and DMS systems – safe, complete and without downtime. Scales into the terabyte range per week.
Connector Capture
Input from scan, mail and interfaces – with barcode recognition, separation and OCR full text for later retrieval.
Connector View
Seamless display in the browser, straight from SAP – no extra desktop install, with correct preview for Office and PDF formats.
Connector Cloud
Storage connection for SharePoint, Azure Blob, AWS S3 and STACKIT. Switching the backend is configuration – not a new project.
02 Open standards
No lock-in. By design.
The CaRD Connector consistently relies on open interfaces instead of proprietary formats. That keeps your data free and your investment future-proof.
CMIS 1.1
Content Management Interoperability Services (OASIS) – the vendor-independent standard for content repositories, Browser Binding.
SAP ArchiveLink
The classic SAP interface for two-step document filing – including print lists and inbound documents.
SAP DMS
Document info records with originals and components – for connecting SAP document management.
SAP BC-ILM
Information Lifecycle Management: retention rules, WORM and compliant destruction after the deadline.
Ready for SAP out of the box
Compatible with the Apache Chemistry CMIS Workbench. The following SAP scenarios are supported out of the box:
- ArchiveLink scenarios
- Fiori apps
- SARA data archiving
- SAP PLM
- SAP DMS
- Business Documents
- GOS attachments (Generic Object Services)
- SAP HDM (Harmonized Document Management)
03 Architecture
Cleanly separated layers.
Applications speak open standards, storage is connected through interchangeable backends, and an indexed metadata layer keeps search fast – at any data volume.
SAP S/4HANA
on-premises & cloud
ArchiveLinkDMSILM
SAP BTP
Document Mgmt. Service
CMIS repository
Any CMIS application
also without SAP
ECM / DMSCustom software
CaRD Connector
Archive core · multi-repository
Auth gateType registrySearch indexLegal Hold
SharePoint Online
Microsoft 365
Azure Blob
Microsoft Azure
AWS S3
Amazon Web Services
STACKIT
Sovereign EU cloud
Local Storage
On-premises file system
Technical facts
- Protocol
- CMIS 1.1 Browser Binding (JSON), OASIS standard
- SAP integration
- ArchiveLink · SAP DMS · BC-ILM
- Storage backends
- SharePoint, Azure Blob, AWS S3, STACKIT, file system
- Search
- Indexed metadata layer + full text
- Operation
- On-premises, hybrid or cloud
- Tenancy
- Multi-repository in one installation
04 Security & compliance
Protected outside, audited inside.
Access protection
Central auth gate with combinable methods: Basic, JWT, API key, mTLS and IP allowlist. Storage access via short-lived, app-specific permissions.
Audit-proofing
Legal Hold (deletion protection), versioning and WORM support. Immutability and traceability in line with GoBD and the German Commercial Code.
Data sovereignty
Content stays in your infrastructure or your tenant. No intermediate store outside your environment, GDPR-ready.
05 Optional · AI
Find documents without knowing the exact name.
On request, we extend the archive with AI-assisted search – optional, runnable on-premises or in your sovereign EU cloud, without your content ever leaving your own environment.
Natural-language search
Search in your own words – e.g. “invoice from supplier X in the third quarter” – instead of only exact metadata. Semantic matches included.
Automatic tagging
Incoming documents are classified and enriched with keywords and metadata – reducing manual upkeep and improving findability.
Find similar documents
For a given document, related or similar items are suggested – ideal for research, audits and case work.
Optional building block: the classic rule-based search (CMISQL, full text, metadata) remains fully intact. AI features are opt-in and can run in your own infrastructure – in line with your data-protection and compliance requirements.