SharePoint 2010 Connector
Configuring SearchBlox
Before using the SharePoint 2010 Connector, install SearchBlox successfully, then create a Custom Collection.
Configuring SharePoint 2010 Connector
Prerequisites
- All the files related to the connector should be available in the same folder that is, all files should be extracted into the same folder.
- Create a data folder on your drive where the files would be temporarily stored and mention in yml files.
Please contact support@searchblox.com to request the download link for SearchBlox SharePoint 2010 connector.
Steps to Configure and Run SharePoint 2010 Connector
In Windows, the files related to connector can be installed in the C:\ drive in Windows
- Download the SearchBlox Sharepoint 2010 connector. Extract the downloaded zip to a folder.
- Unzip the archive under *C:*
- Configure the sharepoint.yml file which includes Sharepoint properties and SearchBlox properties as listed in the following:
| username | SharePoint account User Name |
| password | Sharepoint account Password |
| data-directory | Data Folder where the data needs to be stored. Make sure it has write permission. |
| api-key | SearchBlox API Key |
| colname | The name of the custom collection in SearchBlox. |
| url | SearchBlox URL |
| domain | SharePoint 2010 domain URL |
| include-formats | File formats to include. |
| exclude-folders | Folders to exclude in Alfresco. |
| max-folder-size | Maximum size of static folder after which it should be sweeped in MB. |
| servlet url & delete-api-url: | Make sure that the port number is right. If your SearchBlox runs in 8080 port the URLs should be right. |
| log-file-maxSize, log-file-maxBackups, log-file-maxAge | specified the size, backup and age limit for log files to be deleted |
- The content details of sharepoint.yml are provided here:
#SearchBlox API Key
api-key: 930B1FDD47479694D9B197615FC779E0
#The name of the collection
colname: custom
#The sharepoint username
username: test
#The name of the collection
password: test@123
#SearchBlox URL
url: http://localhost:8080/searchblox/rest/v2/api/
#Data Folder where the data needs to be stored Make sure it has write permission
data-directory: C:/sharepointconnector/data
#megabytes after which new file is created
log-file-maxSize: 10
#number of backups after which log file should be deleted
log-file-maxBackups: 10
#Number of days after which log files should be deleted
log-file-maxAge: 30
#The Excluded folders wont be indexed. Note:no trailing or leading slashes Eg: test/searchblox
exclude-folders: [/Lists/test2,/_vti_pvt,/sharepointtest/Forms,/SiteAssets,/_catalogs]
#sharepoint 2010 domain
domain: http://test.site.com
#searchblox servlet url for auto delete functionality
servlet-url: http://localhost:8080/searchblox/servlet/SearchServlet
#searchblox delete api url for auto delete functionality
delete-api-url: http://localhost:8080/searchblox/api/rest/docdelete
#maximum size of static folder aftre which it should be sweeped in MB
max-folder-size: 2
#Only Inlcude formats will be indexed
include-formats: [.pdf,.docx,.aspx,.html,.aspx,.txt,.dotx,docx,.doc]
- Please make sure to give the API key, collection name, data folder path and SharePoint domain and other related properties.
- Start running the sharepoint_2010.exe file for Windows
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