Adding a Connection for SharePoint
To add a connection for SharePoint,
- Click Setup.
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Click the Data Source Management tab.
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On the Connections page, click New Data Source.
Enter the following information.
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Field Name
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Description
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Connection Type
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The data source used to manage the documents (i.e., SharePoint).
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Protocol
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If you have an SSL certificate installed on your SharePoint server and use secure connections, select https. Otherwise select http.
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Server
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The name of the SharePoint server containing the documents you want to index; for example, myserver. (The server name must use only alphanumeric characters; underscores are not allowed.)
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Port
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The port number on which the SharePoint server is running; for example, 80. If no value is provided, port 80 is used for http, and port 443 is used for https.
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DMS User ID and DMS Password
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The user ID and password for an administrator account in SharePoint. This account is used to get and index documents.
Note: Because the SharePoint Client Object Model is used for integration with West km, an administrator account is required.
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Saved Search Path
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The URL to the SharePoint list that contains FAST saved searches, which retrieve the documents you want to index in West km.
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Title Column
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In the SharePoint list containing your FAST saved searches, the display name of the column for the query name.
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Query Column
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In the SharePoint list containing your FAST saved searches, the display name of the column for the query.
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If you want to select a library group for this data source, see Selecting a Library Group for details.
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Click Save.
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