{"id":4423,"date":"2022-08-17T10:29:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T10:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/?p=4423"},"modified":"2022-09-08T07:43:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T07:43:00","slug":"connectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/concepts\/managing-content\/connectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Connectors"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Introduction to Connectors\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

SearchAssist app uses connectors to search and point to content from diverse repositories or sources. The repositories include but are not limited to Microsoft SharePoint, Atlassian\u2019s Confluence, and IBM Domino et. al.<\/span><\/p>\n

Connectors are specific to the required repository to enable crawling the specific third-party content management applications as well as others like customer relationship management(CRM) systems, web database applications, and cloud-based applications.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a given connected source type only one connector is allowed to be connected, but you can connect the SearchAssist app to multiple connectors albeit only one for each third-party repository.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To facilitate indexing and search of the content ingested via the connectors follow these necessary steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. SearchAsssist creates field Names pertaining to the connector prefixing the field name with the connector name.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Add the connector fields to be searched in the Weights section and assign weights as per business requirements, so that the relevant content can surface in the results.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Map the added field names in the results template so that they are included in the results layout view.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Add the connector source name in the facets configuration so that it is reflected in the results describing the source of the result.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/span>Ingesting Content and Synchronization\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

    SearchAssist first establishes a connection and then fetches the data required along with applicable permissions. The connector saves the data for further indexing by SearchAssist.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Once the connection is established with a given connector source type you can synchronize to ingest the content from the source into SearchAssist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Content synchronization is a batch process. The sync operation is not a near real-time activity, unless synchronized afresh the newly added content on the source side won’t be reflected on the SearchAssist side.<\/p>\n

    However, the repository admin gets an instant notification whenever the content is updated. The administrator has an option either to <\/span><\/p>\n