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title: "File Shares"
description: "Pragmatic integration for SharePoint, network shares, and DMS"
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# File Shares

## Typical systems

- SharePoint / OneDrive
- network storage (SMB/WebDAV)
- document management systems (DMS)

## Pragmatic first

### If native integration exists

- start with the native connector
- run a fast pilot with real user questions
- user-level permissions remain intact

### If no suitable integration exists

- build export/sync pipeline (e.g. n8n or scripts)
- land files in S3 or data-pool sources
- make content searchable via Data Pools (RAG)

## For large data estates

- prefer data pools over pure live retrieval
- define sync intervals and data owners clearly

## Permissions caveat

In indexed data-pool setups, native user-level permissions do not carry over automatically.