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 [email protected] 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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