Enterprise Vault™ Setting up Microsoft Teams Archiving

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Product(s): Enterprise Vault (15.1)

Collecting Merge1 information

This topic contains information that enables you to collect the Merge1 information which is required for setting up Microsoft Teams archiving.

API Clients

This section describes the Merge1 API feature which allows managing Client Applications for having access to the Merge1 REST APIs.

Adding Importer Manager role in the system variable

  1. Go to System Properties > Environment Variables > System Variables.

  2. Click Add new.

    The New system variable window opens.

  3. Enter variable name as follows and true as the Variable value:

    Merge1:Customizations:AllowClientApplicationImporterManagerRole

  4. Restart the Merge1 server virtual machine.

Managing API Clients

This section describes how to add an application.

Adding an Application

To add an application:

  1. Go to the API Client section of the navigation pane.

  2. Click ADD APPLICATION.

  3. In the pop-up window, enter Application Name (maximum 64 characters length).

  4. Select the Agent Manager and Importer Manager roles.

  5. Click ADD.

The application consists of the following fields:

Table: Application fields

Component

Description

Name

The application name is specified.

Role

The level of accessibility is specified.

Application ID

The application ID is presented. You can copy the ID by clicking the Copy option.

Managing Secrets

This section describes how to add a secret.

To navigate to secrets, click Go to Secrets located on the left bottom corner of the application.

Adding a Secret

To add a secret:

  1. Click ADD SECRET.

  2. In the opened window, enter a Description (maximum 500 characters length) for the secret and select the Expiration period.

    The specified expiration period is used to invalidate the secret.

    Available periods are:

    • Recommended: 6 months

    • 3 months

    • 12 months

    • 18 months

    • 24 months

    • Custom

    You can select one of the available periods from the drop-down list. Also, you can specify a custom expiration date by selecting the Custom option from the list and specifying the date.

The secret consists of the following fields:

Table: Secret fields

Component

Description

Description

The description of the secret.

Client Secret

The client secret is specified. Note that the Client secret is displayed only when you create the secret. Copy the secret using the Copy option, and save it in a secure location for later usage.

Expires

The expiration date is specified.