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sourceType

A source type identifies where the information for a source is stored, such as on a Web site or in a database table. Oracle SES provides several built-in source types.

Object Type

Creatable

Object Key

name

Object Key Command Syntax

--NAME=object_name

-n object_name

State Properties

None

Supported Operations

export
exportAll
exportList
getAllObjectKeys

Administration GUI Page

Global Settings - Source Types - Create or Update Source Type

XML Description

The <search:sourceTypes> element describes the source types:

<search:sourceTypes>
   <search:sourceType>
      <search:name>
      <search:managerClassName>
      <search:jarFilePath>
      <search:description>
      <search:securityCapability>
      <search:parameterInfos>
         <search:parameterInfo>
            <search: defaultValue>
            <search:encrypted>
            <search:description>

Element Descriptions 

<search:sourceTypes>

Describes all source types. It contains one or more <search:sourceType> elements, each defining a source type.

<search:sourceType>

Describes a source type. It contains these elements:

<search:name>
<search:managerClassName>
<search:jarFilePath>
<search:description>
<search:securityCapability>
<search:parameterInfos>

<search:name>

Contains the name of the source type.

<search:managerClassName>

Contains the name of the plug-in manager Java class.

<search:jarFilePath>

Contains the qualified name of the jar file. Paths can be absolute or relative to the ORACLE_HOME/search/lib/plugins directory.

<search:description>

Contains a description of the source type.

<search:securityCapability>

Contains a value for the plug-in: IDENTITY_BASED, USER_DEFINED, or UNKNOWN. (Read only)

<search:parameterInfos>

Contains one or more <search:parameterInfo> elements, each describing a parameter of the source type.

<search:parameterInfo>

Describes a parameter. It contains these elements:

<search:defaultValue>
<search:encrypted>
<search:description>

Attribute	Value
Name	Name of the parameter. (Required)

<search: defaultValue>

Default value of the parameter.

<search:encrypted>

Indicates whether the parameter represents a value that should be encrypted. Set to true to encrypt the value, or set to false otherwise. The default value is false. (Optional)

Example

This XML document describes the Oracle Content Database source type:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<search:config productVersion="11.2.1.0.0" xmlns:search="http://xmlns.oracle.com/search">
   <search:sourceTypes>
      <search:sourceType>
         <search:name>Oracle Content Database</search:name>
         <search:managerClassName>
            oracle.search.plugin.ocs.cservices.OCSCSPluginMgr
         </search:managerClassName>
         <search:jarFilePath>cservices/ocscsrvV2.jar</search:jarFilePath>
         <search:description>
            Oracle Content Database crawler plug-in
         </search:description>
         <search:securityCapability>USER_DEFINED</search:securityCapability>
         <search:parameterInfos>
            <search:parameterInfo name="CDB Server public key alias">
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>
                  Oracle Content Database Server public key alias
               </search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="Crawl only">
               <search:defaultValue>false</search:defaultValue>
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>
                  True will perform a crawl without indexing the documents
               </search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="Depth">
               <search:defaultValue>-1</search:defaultValue>
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>
                  Depth from starting paths ("-1" for no limit)
               </search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="Entity name">
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>
                  Name of the trusted entity in Oracle Internet Directory
               </search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="Entity password">
               <search:encrypted>true</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>
                  Password of the trusted entity in Oracle Internet Directory
               </search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="Oracle Content Database URL">
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>Oracle Content Database Web services endpoint; for example, "http://contentserver:7777/content"</search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="Oracle Content Database Version">
               <search:defaultValue>10.1.2.3.0</search:defaultValue>
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>Oracle Content Database version; for example, "10.1.2.3.0"</search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="Oracle Content Database admin user">
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>Name of administrator user for Oracle Content Database; for example, orcladmin</search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="SES keystore location">
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>
                  SES keystore location for WS security
               </search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="SES keystore password">
               <search:encrypted>true</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>SES keystore password</search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="SES keystore type">
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>SES keystore type</search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="SES private key alias">
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>
                  SES client private key alias
               </search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="SES private key password">
               <search:encrypted>true</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>
                  SES client private key password
               </search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="Starting paths">
               <search:defaultValue>/</search:defaultValue>
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>
                  Paths (not encoded) to start crawling (separated by ";" )
               </search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
            <search:parameterInfo name="Use e-mail for authorization">
               <search:defaultValue>false</search:defaultValue>
               <search:encrypted>false</search:encrypted>
               <search:description>Use e-mail to resolve the user privilege. Set this to true if the Oracle Internet Directory has been configured to use "mail" as the nickname attribute.</search:description>
            </search:parameterInfo>
         </search:parameterInfos>
      </search:sourceType>
   </search:sourceTypes>
</search:config>