Web Connector Data Sheet

Release Notes

Supported version

Not applicable.

Limitations

The Locator Web Connector is an early alpha version. For feature requests please contact ayf.ie/support
Doesn't support any authentication methods.
Doesn't render JavaScript before processing

Permissions needed

No permissions needed unless the pages have authentication. If there is authentication the index permissions needed is determined by the authentication method.

Refiners

Default refiners.

Preview

Preview of html files needs to be enabled. Add "html" to the list of preview types under "previewApplications", "previewApp" and "add AppName="Document", like such:

<add AppName="document" Action="preview" Script="DisplayLink" ExtList="txt;doc;docx;dotx;docm;docxm;dot;pdf;cs;css;js;fax;xml;xls;xlsm;xlsx;xlsxm;xlt;xltm;xltx;xps;msg;html" DocTypeList="" SkipRootExtList="" SkipRootDocTypeList="" Priority="20"></add>.

Information about how to change default preview types is described here Changing the Default Preview Settings.

Opening

Open is the URL of the page or file.

Other information

Pluggable Architecture

The Locator Web Connector have a pluggable architecture. Custom plugins can be written to solve for example Forms Authentication etc. Each connection can have its own set of plug-ins. Custom configuration settings can
be passed to the plug-ins with the settings Custom 1 ... Custom 10 parameters. Note: For sensitive data, please pass as encrypted data.

The custom plugin has to have form of the .NET assembly implementing at least one of the IPageRequestBuilderPlugin, IWebCrawlDecisionMakerPlugin or IWebDocumentBuilderPlugin interfaces. The assembly needs to be stored in the folder pointed out by the Custom Plugin Path setting in the connection configuration (last page of the Web Connector Connection Wizard).

Please contact http://ayf.ie/support for more information about custom plugins.

Debugging

Set EnableStorePagesToDiskForDebugging=true to save the raw web pages to disk.

Best Practices

Ensure you won't index in the navigation area that's usually present on each and every page.