Casey,
Please refer to the technical documentation for DocuWare 7.
https://www.docuware.com/main.asp?sig=dld&lan=en&loc=en&dwdblan=english&dwdbkat=do*&dwdbname=technical+notes:+Changes+with+docuware+version*
The dwx file replaces the XML file from DocuWare 7 onward. You can inspect the structure of the dwx file. First of all copy the file from the storage location. You should not under any circumstances attempt to open a dwx file "in situ".
The dwx file is a zip file so you can extract the components with file explorer.
The metadata XML's are found in the folder structure "Document_nn \ Version_nn".
Phil Robson
Senior Director Support Americas