Hello,
File Description convert
Simply, you can convert io.jmix.bpm.entity.FileDescription into io.jmix.core.FileRef only inside java code. So, you need to use ServiceTask to transform FileDescription into FileRef:
public FileRef fileRefFromFileDescription(FileDescription fileDescription) throws IOException {
try (InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(fileDescription.getFileContent())) {
FileRef fileRef = fileStorage.saveStream(fileDescription.getFileName(), is);
return fileRef;
}
}
In details, i answer it to you here.
About storing files in cloud.
Yes, this is possible and easy in Jmix.
Here documentation about cloud file storage. Our add-on capible with AWS S3 Format. So, you can use MINIO, S3, GCloud etc (all S3 back-capable services).