View the SharePoint Export Database File
The SharePoint connector retrieves content and metadata from an on-premises SharePoint repository.
When a crawl is performed with the V1 Optimized connector, a SharePoint export database file is created. This file contains various metadata related to the SharePoint data. It does not store file contents from the SharePoint data.
A Java web viewer, sharepoint-exporter.jar, is included to browse the export database file. The web viewer is located in the following directory:
${FUSION_HOME}/apps/connectors/connectors-classic/plugins/{viewer-directory}/assets/sharepoint-exporter/sharepoint-exporter.jarFor example, the:
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SharePoint optimized connector export viewer utility is located at:
${FUSION_HOME}/apps/connectors/connectors-classic/plugins/lucidworks.sharepoint-optimized/assets/sharepoint-exporter/sharepoint-exporter.jar -
SharePoint online optimized connector export viewer utility is located at:
${FUSION_HOME}/apps/connectors/connectors-classic/plugins/lucidworks.sharepoint-online-optimized/assets/sharepoint-exporter/sharepoint-exporter.jar
The web viewer is launched with the following arguments:
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-exportDirectoryPath- The full path to the export database file. -
-port- The port which the web viewer server will run on. If unassigned, a random port will be selected.
java -cp /opt/fusion/latest/apps/connectors/connectors-classic/plugins/{viewer-directory}/assets/sharepoint-exporter/sharepoint-exporter.jar com.lucidworks.fusion.connector.plugins.sharepoint.exporter.SharepointExportWeb -port 5000 -exportDirectoryPath /opt/fusion/latest/data/connectors/connectors-classic/{export-directory}/example_spoThe files are viewed by navigating the directory with any browser.
