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Providing Access to External Content with Remote Content Sources

Content sources provide access to external content repositories, enabling users to submit documents and content managers to create content crawlers to import documents into the Knowledge Directory. Each content source is configured to access a particular document repository with specific authentication. For example, a content source for a secured web site can be configured to fill out the web form necessary to gain access to that site. Register a content source for each secured web site or back-end repository from which content can be imported into your portal.

Before you create a remote content source, you must:
  • Install the crawl provider on the computer that hosts the portal or on another computer
  • Create a remote server pointing to the computer that hosts the crawl provider (optional, but recommended)
  • Create a crawler web service on which to base this content source
To create a remote content source you must have the following rights and privileges:
  • Access Administration activity right
  • Create Content Sources activity right
  • At least Edit access to the parent folder (the folder that will store the content source)
  1. Click Administration.
  2. Open the folder in which you want to store the content source.
  3. In the Create Object drop-down list, click Content Source - Remote. The Choose Web Service dialog box opens.
  4. Select the web service that provides the basic settings for your content source and click OK. The Remote Content Source Editor opens, displaying the Main Settings page.
  5. Complete the tasks on Main Settings page:
    • If necessary, edit the content web service associated with this content source by clicking the web service name.
    • Gatewaying Imported Content
    Note: Depending on what type of remote content source you are creating, you might see additional settings and additional pages.
  6. Click the Properties and Names page and complete the following tasks:
Users with at least Select access to this content source can now submit documents from this content source or create content crawlers that will access this content source.
Parent topic: About Content Sources

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