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# **Configuring SearchBlox**

Before using the SharePoint Online Connector, install SearchBlox successfully, then create a **Custom Collection**.

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# **Configuring SharePoint Online 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 Online connector.

## **Steps to Configure and Run SharePoint Online Connector**

In Windows, the files related to connector can be installed in the C:\ drive in Windows

  • Download the SearchBlox Sharepoint Online 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:

Column Title
Column Title
usernameSharePoint User Name
passwordPassword
data-directoryData Folder where the data needs to be stored. Make sure it has write permission.
api-keySearchBlox API Key
colnameThe name of the custom collection in SearchBlox.
urlSearchBlox URL
domainSharePoint domain URL
site-urlSharePoint site url to be indexed
root-folderSharePoint root folder of specified site
include-formatsFile formats to include.
exclude-foldersFolders to exclude in Alfresco.
max-folder-sizeMaximum 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-maxAgespecified the size, backup and age limit for log files to be deleted

  • The content details of sharepoint.yml are provided here: 


  • Please make sure to give the API key, collection name, data folder path and sharepoint domain and other related properties.
  • Start running the sharepoint_online.exe file for Windows
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