Box Connector 12.12

# Run Lua Scripts

IDOL Connectors can run custom scripts written in Lua, an embedded scripting language. You can use Lua scripts to process documents that are created by a connector, before they are sent to CFS and indexed into IDOL Server. For example, you can:

- Add or modify document fields.
- Manipulate the information that is indexed into IDOL.
- Call out to an external service, for example to alert a user.

There might be occasions when you do not want to send documents to a CFS. For example, you might use the `Collect` action to retrieve documents from one repository and then insert them into another. You can use a Lua script to transform the documents from the source repository so that they can be accepted by the destination repository.

To run a Lua script from a connector, use one of the following methods:

- Set the `IngestActions` configuration parameter in the connector’s configuration file. For information about how to do this, see Run a Lua Script using an Ingest Action. The connector runs ingest actions on documents before they are sent for ingestion.
- Set the `IngestActions` action parameter when using the `Synchronize` action.
- Set the `InsertActions` configuration parameter in the connector’s configuration file. The connector runs insert actions on documents before they are inserted into a repository.
- Set the `CollectActions` action parameter when using the `Collect` action.

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Version 12.12 | Last updated June 2022

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Product: IDOL Box Connector 12.12

Topic Title: Run Lua Scripts