Enabling Desktop Co-Authoring

Important information:
  • Content replication is not currently supported in vaults that have desktop co-authoring enabled.
  • After desktop co-authoring is enabled, it cannot be disabled.
  • This feature is in development for M-Files Web and the new M-Files Desktop. More functionalities will be available soon. Before you start, check the known issues and limitations in SharePoint Embedded and Desktop Co-Authoring FAQ in M-Files Support Portal.
  • It is recommended to use desktop co-authoring with M-Files September '25 Update or later.

To enable desktop co-authoring in a vault, you must first give admin consent for the feature. For instructions, refer to Granting Tenant-Wide Admin Consent to M-Files SPE Application in the M-Files Support Portal. After you give admin consent, please wait at least an hour before you enable desktop co-authoring so that the consent can take effect.

Desktop co-authoring is available for M-Files Cloud customers in selected M-Files platform editions. When this feature is enabled, it is the default edit operation for documents that can be co-authored.

  1. Open M-Files Admin.
  2. In the left-side tree view, open the context menu for a vault and select Properties.
    Result:The Document Vault Properties dialog opens.
  3. In the Desktop co-authoring section of the General tab, select Enabled.
    Result:A confirmation dialog opens.
  4. Select Yes to close the confirmation dialog.
  5. In Tenant ID, enter your organization's Microsoft 365 tenant ID.
    Make sure that you use the same tenant where you provisioned this feature. For information on where to find the ID, refer to How to find your tenant ID in Microsoft documentation.
  6. In SharePoint URL, enter your organization's Microsoft SharePoint root URL.
    Example:https://{organization}.sharepoint.com
  7. Select OK.