Slack Connector 23.2

# Install Slack Connector on Windows

To install the Slack Connector on Windows, use the following procedure.

To install the Slack Connector

1. Run the Slack Connector installation program.

   The installation wizard opens.

2. Read the installation instructions and click Next.

   The License Agreement dialog box opens.

3. Read the license agreement. If you agree to its terms, click I accept the agreement and click Next.

   The Installation Directory dialog box opens.

4. Choose an installation folder for Slack Connector and click Next.

   The Service Name dialog box opens.

5. In the Service name box, type a name to use for the connector’s Windows service and click Next.

   The Service Port and ACI Port dialog box opens.

6. Type the following information, and click Next.

   Service port | The port used by the connector to listen for service actions.
   ACI port | The port used by the connector to listen for actions.

   The License Server Configuration dialog box opens.

7. Type the following information, and click Next.

   License server host | The host name or IP address of your License server.
   License server port | The ACI port of your License server.

   The IDOL database dialog box opens.

1. In the IDOL database box, type the name of the IDOL database into which you want to index documents, and click Next.

   The Proxy Server dialog box opens.

2. If you are installing the connector on a machine that is behind a proxy server, type the following information. Then, click Next.

   Proxy host | The host name or IP address of the proxy server to use to access Slack.
   Proxy port | The port of the proxy server to use to access Slack.
   Proxy username | (Optional) The user name to use to authenticate with the proxy server.
   Proxy password | (Optional) The password to use to authenticate with the proxy server.

   The Slack OAuth Authentication dialog box opens.

1. Type the following information, and then click Next.

   AppKey | The application key that was provided by Slack when you set up an application to represent the connector.
   AppSecret | The application secret that was provided by Slack when you set up an application to represent the connector.
   Redirect URL | The URL at which the OAuth tool will run. For example, `http://localhost:7878/`.

1. Choose whether you want to install a new CFS or use an existing CFS.

   - To install a new CFS, select the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

     The Installation directory dialog box opens. Go to the next step.

   - To use an existing CFS, clear the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

     Type the host name and port of your existing CFS installation. Then, click Next and go to step 16.

1. Choose an installation folder for the Connector Framework Server and then click Next.

   The Installation name dialog box opens.

2. In the Service name box, type a unique name for the Connector Framework service and click Next. The name must not contain any spaces.

   The CFS dialog box opens.

3. Type the following information, and click Next.

   Service port | The port used by CFS to listen for service actions.
   ACI port | The port used by CFS to listen for actions.

4. Type the following information and click Next.

   IDOL Server hostname | The host name or IP address of the IDOL server that you want to index documents into.
   ACI port | The ACI port of the IDOL server.

   The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box opens.

5. Review the installation settings. If necessary, click Back to go back and change any settings. If you are satisfied with the settings, click Next.

   The connector is installed.

1. Complete the installation procedure. You can run the OAuth tool, which obtains the access token necessary to retrieve information from Slack.

   - To run the OAuth tool, select the Run OAuth tool check box, and click Finish.

     Your default web browser opens to the Slack web site, so that you can authorize the connector to access Slack.

     After you authorize the connector, the OAuth tool obtains the access token from Slack and creates a file named `oauth.cfg`, in the connector's installation folder. This file contains the token required by the connector to retrieve information from Slack. The default configuration automatically uses the token to authenticate with Slack because the parameters in `oauth.cfg` are included in the connector configuration (for information about how to include configuration parameters from other files, see Include an External Configuration File).

     You can now configure fetch tasks. For information about how to do this, see Retrieve Information from Slack.

   - To finish installing the connector without running the OAuth tool, clear the Run OAuth tool check box and click Finish. For information about how to run the OAuth tool at a later time, see Configure OAuth Authentication.

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Version 23.2 | Last updated March 2023

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Product: IDOL Slack Connector 23.2

Topic Title: Install Slack Connector on Windows