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Adding a DFS Application

In order to integrate with DFS, we must first create an application entry in File Access Manager. This entry includes the identification, connection details, and other parameters necessary to create the link.

To add an application, use the New Application Wizard.

  1. Navigate to Admin > Applications.

  2. Select Add New to open the New Application Wizard.

  3. Select Standard Application for the wizard type.

  4. Select Next to open the General Details page.

General Details

  • Application Type - Windows DFS

  • Application Name - Logical name of the application

  • Description - Description of the application

  • Tags - Select tags for the application from the dropdown menu, and / or type a new name, and select Enter to create a new tag. The dropdown list of tags filters out matching tags as you type and displays up to 50 tags.

    Note

    The tags replace the Logical container field that was used when creating applications in releases before 8.2

  • Event Manager Server - This option is available if there are more than one event manager servers configured in the system.

    Select an event manager from the drop down menu.

Select Next to open the Connection Details page.

Connection Details

Complete the Connection Details fields:

  • Domain Name - The user defined in the prerequisites

  • Username - The user defined in the prerequisites

  • Password - The user defined in the prerequisites

The Windows DFS application supports only crawling, therefore, the scheduling tab will only contain the crawler scheduling window.