What Are the Source Properties?

The source properties are additional parameters which can be defined before or after a source is indexed.

To display the source property pages

1. On the Coveo server, access the Administration Tool (see Opening the Administration Tool).

2. In the Administration Tool, select Index > Sources and Collections.

3. In the Sources and Collections page:

    

   1. In the Sources section, expand the appropriate source drop-down list.

   2. Select the appropriate property. Its corresponding page is displayed. The following table describes the source property pages.

      Property	Applies to	Description
      View Status	All sources	Displays general information concerning the content of the source and actions performed on it (see What Information Is Displayed in the Status Page?).
      Edit General Properties	All sources	Displays the properties of the source and allows their modification (see Modifying General Source Parameters). Note: Most properties displayed in the General Properties page are defined during source creation (see Adding a Source).
      Edit Filters	All sources except Manual Crawler	Displays the inclusion and exclusion filters applied to the source and allows their modification (see Adding or Modifying Source Filters).
      Edit Refresh Schedule	All sources except Manual Crawler	Displays the refresh schedule used to update the source and allows to select a different one (see Scheduling Source Refresh Actions.
      Edit Fields	All sources	Displays the field set used to index the source and allows to select a different one (provided custom sets have been created).
      Edit XML Document Definition	All sources	Displays the XML document definition used to index the source and allows to select a different one. Note: The Coveo Platform does not provide built-in XML document definitions but you can add one (see Adding an XML Document Definition).
      Edit SharePoint	SharePoint	Displays the SharePoint reference set used to index the source and allows to select a different one (provided custom sets have been created).
      Edit Lotus Notes	Lotus Notes	Displays the Lotus Notes form set used to index the source and allows to select a different one (provided custom sets have been created).
      Edit Document Types	All sources	Displays the document type set used to index the source and allows to select a different one (provided custom sets have been created).
      Edit Conversion Scripts	All sources	Displays the preconversion and postconversion scripts used to index the source and allows to select different ones. Note: Conversion scripts have to be written in VBScript or JScript and added to CES (see Conversion Scripts).
      Edit Permissions	All sources except Manual Crawler	Displays the source permissions and allows their modification (see Modifying Source Security Permissions).
      Edit Forms	Web Pages	Allows the configuration of forms used by the Web connector to access secure pages (see Indexing Secure Web Pages Using Forms).
      Refresh Documents	Local/Network Files Web Pages	Allows to refresh, add or remove a single file or folder (see Managing Single Documents Within Local/Network or Web Sources).
      Edit Advanced	All sources	Allows the modification of the advanced parameters of a source (see Modifying Advanced Source Parameters).