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What is a Connector?

Connectors are software that connects to data sources (such as a file system or SharePoint) to pull data in to Aspire. Typically, they are built using an API provided by the repository vendor and use this API to connect and extract data from the source.

  • The data extracted by a connector depends in the data source, but typically include titles, authors, modification times and access control lists.
  • Files or attachments are also accessed and text extracted where appropriate.
  • Connectors download lists of users and groups stored in the data source to allow access control to be applied later.

Configuring Connectors

Connectors can be configured to target a subset of a data source and can run in a mode where they return all of the configured set or just items that have changed since the last time the connector ran.

  • The method used to detect changes varies by data source API, but includes comparisons of data signatures or use of data source change logs. 
  • Connectors can be invoked manually or can be set to run at pre-determined intervals.


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