Manage Organization Connectors

Home > selected Organization > menu or right-click > Settings > General > Connectors
Project > Settings drop-down > Organization Settings > General > Connectors

Users with the required permissions can view and/or manage Connectors for the Organization, as follows:

Connectors Summary

When you click Connectors, the Connector Summary displays a list of Connectors and the attributes of each, including:

  • Its name and description,

  • Whether the content repository it connects to an NFS, CFIS, Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SharePoint content repository.

  • Whether its mode is Read/Write (Import and Export) or Read Only (Import only).

  • The Server is connects to.

  • The Path/Domain of its mount point.

For explanations of these attributes, see Create or Edit a Connector. The current Status of each connector is also displayed, and can be one of the following:

  • AVAILABLE — The Connector has been successfully activated and is generally available for use.
  • UNKNOWN — The Connector has been created but not yet activated.
  • DEACTIVATED — The Connector has been administratively deactivated.
  • FAILURE — The Connector is in a failure state.

Connector Options

To create a Connector, click the New Connector button, which launches the New Connector dialog. This action requires Organization - Connectors - Add/Edit permission.

You can right-click an existing Connector (or click the context menu option at the far right) and select any of the following actions:

  • Validate — Validates that the Connector is accessible as configured.
  • Edit – Launches the Edit Connector screen, which enables you to edit thoise of the Connector's settings that can be changed. This action requires Organization - Connectors - Add/Edit permission. Locked settings include
  • Deactivate — Conserve network resources by deactivating (temporarily disabling) a selected Connector. A deactivated Connector is automatically activated when used in an Import or Export operation. Deactivated Connectors appear in the Connector Summary (but not in the Connectors section of the Monitoring page).
  • Delete – Permanently delete a Connector. This action requires Organization - Connectors - Delete permissions. You cannot delete a Connector if any of its configured data area locations are in use.