Adding an Open Text Livelink data source

You add an Open Text Livelink data source to CAS Console by specifying connection information, seeds, filters that include or exclude files, and advanced settings.

To add an Open Text Livelink data source:

  1. On the Data Sources page, click Add Data Source....
  2. Select Open Text Livelink Connector 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 Domain, specify the domain of the repository.
  5. In User Name, specify a valid user account for the data source and then specify values for Password and Confirm Password.
  6. In Server Name, specify the DNS name of the Livelink server (the host).
  7. Click Show optional configuration.
  8. Optionally, in Port Number, specify the network port of the Livelink server. If no value is entered, the default value of 2099 is used.
  9. Optionally, in Search Broker, specify the name of the search broker to use. If no value is entered, the default value of Enterprise is used.
  10. Optionally, in Search Broker (All Versions), specify the name of the search broker to use if searching across versions. If no value is entered, the default value of Enterprise [All versions] is used.
  11. Optionally, in Livelink CGI Path, specify the server-relative path of the Livelink CGI if you are using http/https tunneling. For example: /Livelink/livelink.exe.
  12. Optionally, in Use HTTPS, specify whether to use an unsecure (http) or secure (https) connection channel. In order to use https connections, the Livelink ECM Secure Connect module must be installed and this value must be set to true. The default is false.
  13. Optionally, in HTTP User Name, specify the user name to use to authenticate against the tunneling web server. The default is to use the current user name. This parameter is ignored if the web server doesn't require authentication.
  14. Optionally, in HTTP Password, specify the password to use to authenticate against the tunneling web server. The default is to use the current user password. This parameter is ignored if the web server doesn't require authentication.
  15. Optionally, in Display URL, specify the full URL to the Livelink CGI. For example, http://<host-name>[:port][/<context>]/livelink.exe. This URL is used to build a URL to items. If none is specified then the URL property of items will not be populated.

  16. Optionally, specify one or more seeds by clicking Add under Seeds. Unless otherwise indicated, the syntax for a CMS seed begins with a forward slash, specifies the root, and then any level of folder depth, for example, /CMSRoot/folderA/folderB. Seed names are case sensitive.
  17. 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.