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Administering the File Traverser Connector for FAST

The File Traverser Connector is administered in the Administration - Search > Search Connector Settings view. This connector is available as part of the default FAST installation. No separate connector installation is necessary.

NOTE:  This is an optional connector and is not required for integration between Siebel Search and FAST InStream.

To configure the File Traverser Connector for FAST

1. Navigate to Administration - Search > Search Connector Settings.
2. Select the File System connector in the Search Connector Settings applet.
3. Verify the parameter values in the following table.

   Parameter Name	Value
   Library Name	filesystem
   Engine Name	FAST
   Type	Filesystem
   Document Types	doc,pdf,xls,txt,ppt,htm,html,log,msg
   Index File Changes	Y
   Drop Deleted Files	Y
   FAST Collection	filesystem
   File Date	sblcreationdate
   File System Root	D:\fs
   Batch Size Limit	200
   Single File Size Limit	5000000
   Prepend Path	\\<Siebel_Server>\<install_path>\fs
   Library Name	filetraverser
   Single File Size Limit	5000000

4. Set the File System Root parameter to the location of the shared Siebel File System directory. By default this is a local path in the format D:\fs.
5. Set the Prepend Path parameter to the location of the shared Siebel file system directory on the Siebel Server. The path format is \\<Siebel_Server>\<install_path>\fs.
6. Select Save Record on the Connector Parameters drop down menu.