A CONNECTOR is an application module, used to connect and fetch text and binary data from a data source/repository, and to prepare the content for the Universal Indexindex. The Connector also handles security and UI setting for the source.
It connects the system or repository, reads the structure available to pull content and metadata from the source, including unstructured documents. The variety of formats is then filtered, converted, and prepared to be indexed. In addition to the data side of the process, the connector is also handling data and user level security, before finally preparing UI side search results.
For information on what file formats and types that can be indexed, and which ones are default, see Default File Types in the Planning & Pre-installation section of the Install Guide.
ViaWorks Locator offers two kinds of Connectors;
- ayfie SDK Rapid Connectors
These are out-of-the-box, compiled and ready to go modules, built using ViaWorks Locator Connector SDK.
- ayfie Database Connectors
Using database queries, these Connectors run in a database environment Connectors built on our DBC Framework
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