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 index. 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.
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.
Locator offers two kinds of Connectors;
- ayfie SDK Rapid Connectors
These are out-of-the-box, compiled and ready to go modules, built using Locator Connector SDK.
- ayfie Database Connectors
Connectors built on our DBC Framework