# ExternalConnectionOptions

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- **Full name:** `MFiles.ExternalConnectionOptions`
- **Proto file:** [`mfiles/enums.proto`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/downloads/proto/mfiles/enums.proto)

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## Fields

| Field | Type | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| <a id="f-all"></a>`all` | `bool` | 1 | Specifies all flags set; Including any future flags. |
| <a id="f-external_object_types"></a>`external_object_types` | `bool` | 2 | Connections to external objects and value list items (connections to external databases and plug-in based sources such as web services). |
| <a id="f-external_sources"></a>`external_sources` | `bool` | 3 | Connections to external sources (file/e-mail). |
| <a id="f-exported_data_sets"></a>`exported_data_sets` | `bool` | 4 | Data sets for reporting and metadata export. |
| <a id="f-scheduled_export_import_jobs"></a>`scheduled_export_import_jobs` | `bool` | 5 | Scheduled export and import jobs (content replication, archiving/restoring). |
| <a id="f-external_user_groups"></a>`external_user_groups` | `bool` | 6 | Importing external users and groups e.g. from Active Directory. |
| <a id="f-event_handlers"></a>`event_handlers` | `bool` | 7 | Event handlers. A event handler might be a connection point to external data but not necessarily. |
| <a id="f-vault_applications"></a>`vault_applications` | `bool` | 8 | Vault applications. This includes connections to external repositories. |
| <a id="f-remote_indexes"></a>`remote_indexes` | `bool` | 9 | Remote indexes. IDOL or Smart Search search engines are usually located in different servers. |
| <a id="f-anonymous_login"></a>`anonymous_login` | `bool` | 10 | Enabling anonymous login. |

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## Used in fields

- [`AttachVaultOptions.disable`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.AttachVaultOptions/index.md#f-disable): Which vault's external data connection points must be put disabled?