Distributed Connector 23.4

# View

The `View` action is a synchronous action that retrieves a single file from a repository through an appropriate connector. You can use the action to view a particular item in a managed repository.

To specify the item that you want to view, set the `Identifier` action parameter. The Distributed Connector queries IDOL Server to retrieve the value of the `AUTN_GROUP` field from the document, so that it can send the `View` action to the correct connector group. You can improve performance by setting the `AUTN_GROUP` parameter, because when this parameter is set the Distributed Connector does not need to query IDOL.

Type: Synchronous

## Parameters

Parameter Name | Description | Required
--- | --- | ---
`AnyLanguage` | Sets the value of the `AnyLanguage` parameter, used when queries are sent to IDOL. |
AUTN_GROUP | The connector group to send the action to. |
`Config` | An optional Base64 encoded configuration file, to override the connector configuration file. |
`Identifier` | The document identifier of the item to view. The view action accepts only a single identifier. | Yes
`IdentifierField` | When the Distributed Connector queries IDOL server to find documents, it expects each document to have an identifier in the `AUTN_IDENTIFIER` field. The identifier is required so that a connector can retrieve the document from the repository. If the identifier is stored in a different field, use this parameter to specify the name of the field. This parameter is ignored when you set `AUTN_GROUP`. |
`NoACI` | This parameter sets the value of the `NoACI` parameter when the view action is sent to the relevant connector. The `NoACI` parameter specifies whether to return the document using a normal ACI response, or just return binary content. To return binary content, set this parameter to `true`. This is the default. To return a normal ACI response with a Base64 encoded file, set this parameter to `false`. |
TaskSections | The name of the task in the connector configuration file to use to retrieve the item from the repository. This value is passed to the connector that performs the action. |

Any additional parameters that you specify are passed to the connector that performs the action.

## Example

    /action=view&Identifier=...

    /action=view&Identifier=...&AUTN_GROUP=SharepointConnectors

## Response

The response is the binary content of the file, unless you have specified `NoACI=false`.

If you specify `NoACI=false`, XML data is returned. For example:

    <autnresponse>
      <action>VIEW</action>
      <response>SUCCESS</response>
      <responsedata>
        <mime-type>application/octet-stream</mime-type>
        <filename>filename.bin</filename>
        <content>[Base64 encoded file content]</content>
      </responsedata>
    </autnresponse>

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Version 23.4 | Last updated September 2023

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Product: IDOL Distributed Connector 23.4

Topic Title: View