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Status Submitted
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 6, 2026

Add CMIS‑style offset/limit pagination support to the FileNet GraphQL API

FileNet’s GraphQL API only provides token‑based pagination, which requires clients to store and reuse a continuation token. This is difficult for distributed systems or lightweight clients that don’t keep state. Adding an optional offset/limit pagination model—similar to CMIS skipCount and maxItems—would make the GraphQL interface easier to use and keep behaviour consistent with CMIS.

Why it’s useful / who benefits:
It makes pagination simpler for integrations that can’t store tokens. Teams moving from CMIS to GraphQL get a more seamless migration because they can keep the same pagination logic. Lightweight or stateless clients also benefit.

How it should work:
The GraphQL API should accept optional offset and limit parameters. These work like CMIS paging and return a predictable portion of results without needing a continuation token. This should not replace token‑based pagination—just complement it.

Example from CMIS:

<ns:maxItems>100</ns:maxItems>
<ns:skipCount>300</ns:skipCount>

 

Idea priority Medium