Crawler plug-ins

Data source crawler plug-ins are Java applications that can change the content or metadata of crawled documents. You can configure a data source crawler plug-in for all non-web crawler types.

With the crawler plug-in for data source crawlers, you can add, change, or delete crawled content or metadata.

Carwlers are classified as type A or type B depending on which crawler plug-ins they support.

The following crawlers are type A crawlers.

• File system crawler
• IBM Connections crawler
• JDBC database crawler
• Notes crawler
• Web Content Manager crawler
• WebSphere Portal crawler

The following crawlers are type B crawlers.

• Agent for Windows file systems crawler
• BoardReader crawler
• Box crawler
• Case Manager crawler
• Exchange crawler
• FileNet P8 crawler
• Salesforce crawler
• SharePoint crawler

For instructions on how to create crawler plug-ins, see Crawler plug-ins for non-web sources.