The document URL is exposed as a property. But I have a feeling that SharePoint crawler take the URL as plain text since it comes as system.string field. So, the question is how to let the crawler know this is a hyperlink and required to be indexed. SharePoint designer doesn't let you change the field type when creating the external content type from SQL database. SQL Server doesn't seem to have any kind of field type to be translated as such either.
Regards, Shahram. On 31 May 2013 09:07, Web Admin <[email protected]> wrote: > Is the document URL accessible as a property? Or are you saying that the > crawler is ignoring it? > > Not sure where the block is occurring. > > > On 30 May 2013 13:17, Shahram Banihashem <[email protected]> wrote: > >> When you create you external content type, you can create a profile page >> which displays the item properties (metadata). This form is similar to >> 'View Properties' page. The same form will be displayed if you click on the >> identifier field on the External List. >> >> Anyway, the search crawler indexes items and its properties in my >> external list with no error. They appear on search results properly. But I >> need the crawler to index the associated document to each item as well. >> >> I have exposed the document URL as one of the properties but it seams the >> crawler doesn't traverse through the document URL. >> >> Look like the URL appears as text Search Crawler. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Shahram. >> >> >> On 30 May 2013 12:41, Web Admin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> What do you mean by "crawler only index the profile page with all the >>> metadata in it"? >>> >>> Do u get results on a search results page using OOTB web part? >>> >>> Have u considered a custom render template to format the non-SharePoint >>> metadata to suit your needs? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Paul Noone >>> >>> SharePoint Farm Admin/Developer >>> Infrastructure Team >>> CEO Sydney >>> >>> p: (02) 9568 8461 >>> f: (02) 9568 8483 >>> e: [email protected] >>> w: http://www.ceosyd.catholic.edu.au/ >>> >>> >>> On 30 May 2013 12:19, Shahram Banihashem <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I need to get my SharePoint 2013 search to crawl files sitting in an >>>> external (non-SharePoint) application. The files are not accessible as a >>>> network drive or similar. They can be accessed over HTTP only through the >>>> hosting application, like a web service with the document Id. >>>> >>>> I've tried SharePoint BCS and SQL Server Connector to get the list of >>>> the documents (Title, URL, and other metadata). But, the crawler only index >>>> the profile page with all the metadata in it, not the document itself. The >>>> URL appears as text though in the profile page. >>>> >>>> In case it helps, the external application is TechnologyOne ECM. >>>> >>>> Do you have any suggestion or solution for this requirement? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Shahram. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ozmoss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozmoss >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ozmoss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozmoss >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ozmoss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozmoss >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > ozmoss mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozmoss > >
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