Adding a Filenet P8 data source

You add a Filenet P8 data source to CAS Console by specifying connection information, seeds, filters that include or exclude files, and advanced settings.

To add a Filenet P8 data source:

  1. On the Data Sources page, click Add Data Source....
  2. Select Filenet P8 from the list and click Add. The Data Source tab displays.
  3. In Name, specify a unique name for the data source to distinguish it from other data sources in the CAS Console. You can create a data source name with alphanumeric characters, underscores, dashes, and periods. All other characters are invalid for a name.
  4. In User Name, specify a valid user account for the data source and then specify values for Password and Confirm Password.
  5. In Object Store, specify the name of the FileNet P8 Object Store.
  6. In Remote Server URL, specify the URL of the Content Engine web service, for example, http://fnetserver:9080/wsi/FNCEWS40SOAP.
  7. Optionally, in Workplace URL, specify the base URL of the FileNet Workplace or WorkplaceXT application. This is used to generate URLs to documents and folders. For example: http://fnetserver:9080/app_engine/. (The URLs are stored in Endeca.CMS.Uri.)
  8. Optionally, in Remote file transfer URL, specify the URL of the Content Engine file transfer web service, for example: http://fnetserver:9080/wsi/FNCEWS40MTOM.
  9. Optionally, in Check SSL Certificate, specify whether all SSL certificates are accepted, including self-signed certificates. Select true to accept only trusted SSL certificates, or select false to accept all SSL certificates including self-signed certificates. The default value is false.
  10. Optionally, specify one or more seeds by clicking Add under Seeds. Specify the path to the folder in the Object Store as displayed in the FileNet/Workplace browser, replacing each arrow (>) with a forward slash (/). For example, if the current browse state is Object Stores > Store2 > MyFolder > dir1 > directory3, then the corresponding path is /MyFolder/dir1/directory3. Seed names are case sensitive.
  11. Click Save or select the Filters or Advanced Settings tab to continue configuring the data source.

The data source displays Acquisition Steps where you can add manipulators, revise the data source configuration if necessary, or start acquiring data from the data source.

At this point, you can add manipulators, acquire data from the data source, and monitor its status.