Configurations
To index a Domino Server, all you have to do is to start the IBM Domino New Connection Wizard.
Start by launching the Locator Management Dashboard and click on Connections.
To create a new Data Connection, click the "Connection actions" link and select "Add" to launch the configuration wizard.
Connection Configuration Wizard
Adding / Editing a connection can be a straight-forward process. Starting with the Display Name Setting.
Setting Name Description Display Name The name of the connection. Server The server name or IP address for the connection Password The Notes session password for the user id file used for the Notes Client on the local server Start Path The Start Path for the database directory on the Domino server. This is typically used to index all corporate mailboxes
Include all databases "Include all databases" checkbox will automatically select all databases for the user and will index any database subsequently added after the initial index
LDAP Server The LDAP Server if the LDAP is hosted on another server or port
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.
Setting Name Description User directory public address book Domino's contact file name On the Next Page, you can select all databases or select specific databases to be indexed, set Max Sampling Time and there
is also a checkbox to limit indexing by Dimino view.
Setting Name Description Limit indexing by Domino view This option will be used to limit the amount of documents indexed to only those that appear in the view.
Max Sampling Time If you check "Limit indexing by Domino view", select the view from the drop down list.
This Connection Wizard window is only displayed if the check box for limiting the index by Domino view was
checked.
Proceed by selecting which file types to index, then complete the wizard by clicking 'Finish' button.
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 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
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
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 next Wizard screen allows you to select the file types to include or exclude.
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
Click the Finish button when you are done.
Upon clicking the Finish button the wizard is concluded, and the Locator Server will be ready for scheduling the Domino connections you have created. As soon as the connection wizard is finished, you will be returned to the Domino connections overview page in the Management Dashboard.
You can click the options Edit or Actions to change, disable or schedule individual Domino connections.
Search Profiles
When created new data connections, please remember to add the connection to one of your existing search profiles, or create a new search profile.
Scheduling
The default indexing schedule is continuous.
To change this, please go to the Locator Management Dashboard: Connections > Scheduling