Alfresco Connector: Adding a New Connection

Start by opening the Locator Management Console and go to "Connections" > "Alfresco".  Start the Connection Wizard by clicking "Add New Connection". 

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Setting NameDescription
Connection NameThe name of the connection. 


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Setting NameDescription
Server Name

Hostname or IP address of the Alfresco Enterprise server.

UsernameThe username of the Alfresco index user. See https://confluence.virtualworks.com/x/fgLmAw
PasswordThe password of the Alfresco index user.

AdvancedPage

Setting NameDescription
Enable change setsIf this is enabled the connector will perform incremental crawls in additions to full crawls of Alfresco server.
User foldercrawl serviceThe foldercrawl service is an add-on that can be installed on Alfresco to handle folders with large numbers of items. If you do not have this service installed, do no check this option.
Regular request page sizeFoldercrawl service setting.
Use cached request for large folderFoldercrawl service setting.
Cached request page sizeFoldercrawl service setting.

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Setting NameDescription
Select document types to excludeBy default, all Alfresco Document Types will be indexed. Select any types to be excluded from list

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Setting NameDescription
Select subsites to exclude

By default, all Alfresco subsites will be indexed. Select any subsites to be excluded from list

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Setting NameDescription
File Types to Index

The file extension to index. The options are:

  • Index all file types
    • This one will by default index ALL files, regardless of the file format
    • For file types associated with the built-in DocFilter content filter, all text content available will be indexed
    • For other file types, only available metadata (like file name and path) will be indexed
  • Index selected file types only (default)
    • Will only index the file types listed in the dialog
  • Exclude selected file types
    • Will index everything - except the file types defined in the list

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