Enterprise Vault™ Using the Enterprise Vault Analytics Connector
About the output folder
The Analytics Connector creates a text file to hold the requested index data for each item that it processes for a connector instance. The connector then writes each file to the output folder that is configured for the connector instance.
To configure the output folder for a connector, you must enter a suitable folder path as the value in the <outputdirectory> setting in the configuration file, CrawlerPluginsSettings.xml. You can create the output folder on the local server, or on a network share.
The account under which the Enterprise Vault Storage service runs must have write access to the folder. The account under which your third party application runs must have read, write, and delete access to the folder.
As the output files may hold sensitive information, it is important to limit access to the output folder, and regularly remove processed files from the folder.
The third party application that uses the analytics metadata is responsible for the following tasks:
Retrieving new files that the connector adds to the output folder.
Removing files from the output folder when the data has been processed.