Sources and repositories

Repositories reflect the data in your internal network that is connected to File Analysis Suite for the purpose of processing. A repository is associated with a source that identifies the type of data platform to be processed. The source defines the initial connection to the data platform through a selected agent cluster. The repository defines the subpath on the source, the rules and schedule for processing, and the grammar rules to identify within the data during processing.

Example

  • File system source: \\machine.domain.com\directory01 (no data from this level is processed)

    • repository: \directoryA\directoryZ (data at this level and beneath is processed)

    • repository: \directoryB\directoryY (data at this level and beneath is processed)

    • repository: \directoryC (data at this level and beneath is processed)

When configuring the processing options, you will choose what to process and analyze (metadata or metadata and content) and what to store (identified grammar and tag values or these values and the content). These choices impact the information that can be identified and managed, the size of your index in File Analysis Suite, and potentially the amount of time to complete each processing task.

You must create at least one agent cluster before you can create sources and associated repositories. Because a repository defines a subpath on a source, you must create a source before you can create an associated repository.

For details on supported source types, see Manage sources.