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RetrieveProperties operation
The RetrieveProperties operation extracts the properties of a document content based on the request from an SCA component.
The adapter receives the retrieve request along with either the
- Object ID of the document, or
- Target folder and Document Name.
The adapter then processes the request and extracts the Properties of the document from the Content Management Repository.
When both Object ID and document path are provided as input to the operation, the Object ID takes a precedence over the document path value to perform the operation.
Figure 1. Structure of request and response business object 
Along with the Properties of the document, the adapter also returns a link to the ContentStream of the Document as a URL and populates it in the DocumentURL field of the return business object.
The ContentStream of the document, which provides access to the content in the Document object, can be accessed by the end point using this URL.
Document URLs are of the following format:
http://cmis.dnsdojo.com:8080/p8cmis/resources/DaphneA/ContentStream/idd_8DB4E573-4B60-46A8-8D92-C109628D9307
The calling application uses the Rest based DocumentURL to fetch the contents of the document. The corresponding fields of the input business objects are populated and sent back as the response to the calling component.
When there is a processing error, the RetrieveProperties operation returns the InvalidRequestFault or the MissingDataFault faults.
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