Sitemap Connector
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Sitemap Connector Guide |
Connector Features Summary
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| Sitemap version | XML, Text, RSS 2.0, and Atom 1.0 | Sitemap files and Sitemap index file must respect the Sitemap protocol (validations can however be turned off by a parameter) | |
| Searchable content type |
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Web pages (URL) |
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| Content update | Incremental refresh |
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| Full refresh |
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| Rebuild |
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| Document-level security |
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Permissions must be manually defined on the source [more] |
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Features
The features of the Sitemap connector are:
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Content indexing
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The connector can retrieve and index exclusively web pages from Sitemaps:
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Supported Sitemap file formats
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The connector can retrieve web pages from the following Sitemap file formats (see Sitemap protocol):
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XML (Sitemap and index)
Note: CES 7.0.7814+ (August 2015) Support sitemap files containing custom metadata (see Adding and Indexing Custom Metadata in an XML Sitemap).
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Text
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Syndication Feeds (Atom 1.0 and RSS 2.0)
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Supported authentication schemes
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The connector can authenticate with the following authentication schemes:
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Basic
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Digest
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NTLM
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Negotiate/Kerberos
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Form-based CES 7.0.7914+ (October 2015)
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Incremental refresh
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Periodically queries your Sitemap for the latest items modifications (addition, edition), keeping the index content up-to-date.
Notes:
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The Sitemap must define the optional Last Modification Date attribute (e.g., <lastmod> for XML Sitemaps, <updated> for Atom Sitemaps, <pubDate> for RSS Sitemaps) for each URL. If not, you need to perform a source full refresh to catch changes. Text Sitemaps do not contain this attribute.
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Deleted web pages require a full refresh to be taken in account.
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Pause/Resume
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When indexing Sitemap content, the connector can be paused and resumed.