Domino Connector: Adding a new connection

Configuring the Connection

To index a Domino Server, all you have to do is to start the IBM Domino New Connection Wizard.

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Open Connections menu

Start by launching the Locator Management Dashboard and click on Connections.

Step 2: Add new connection

To create a new Data Connection, click the "Connection actions" link and select "Add" to launch the configuration wizard.

Step 3: Selecting the Domino server and index user account

In the next wizard window, enter the following:

• A display name for the connection.
• The server name or IP address for the connection.
• The Notes session password for the user id file used for the Notes Client on the local server.
• The Start Path for the database directory on the Domino server.  This is typically used to index all corporate mailboxes.
• "Include all databases" checkbox will automatically select all databases for the user and will index any database subsequently added after the initial index.
• The LDAP Server if the LDAP is hosted on another server or port.
  

If you enter an incorrect server address or session password, the Connection Wizard will report this and you will not be able to proceed before you have entered the correct information.

Step 4: Selecting the Domino user directory

Select the Domino user directory.public address book.  Currently, this option only allows selecting the "names.nsf" file.  This option will be expanded in future releases.

Step 5: Selecting the Domino databases

You can select all databases, or select specific databases to be indexed. 

You can also limit the amount of information indexed by checking the "Limit indexing by Domino view" checkbox.  This will limit indexing to only the database documents that appear in the view selected.  By checking this box, you will be presented with the Connection Wizard window described in step #6.

Step 6: Selecting the Domino database view

If you check "Limit indexing by Domino view", select the view from the drop down list.  This will be used to limit the amount of documents indexed to only those that appear in the view. 

This Connection Wizard window is only displayed if the check box for limiting the index by Domino view was checked on the previous window described in step #5.

Step 7: Selecting the Forms and Metadata/Content fields

The Connection Wizard will take some time (up to 25 seconds, depending on the number of databases, forms, and fields) to search for a sampling of forms and corresponding metadata/content fields to display.  Once displayed, you can then select the forms and fields to be included in the index.  You have the option to select all the metadata and content fields for each form, by checking the "All meta data" and/or "All content" checkboxes, or select them individually.

You can also add additional forms and fields if the sampling does not return the desired form in the 25 second allotted time to search the existing databases.  By entering the Universal ID of a document, you can then click the "Add sample document" button and the corresponding form will appear in the "Forms" list.  You will then be able to check the checkbox for that form and select the desired metadata and content.

Step 8: Customizing the search results UI

The search results user interface can be configured within the Connection Wizard.  Specific fields can be selected to be displayed within the search results template.  Only fields selected for metadata, checked during step #5, can be used.