Connector Framework Server (CFS) processes the information that is retrieved by connectors, and then indexes the information into one or more indexes, such as IDOL Server or Haven OnDemand.
When connectors send documents to CFS, the documents contain only metadata extracted from the repository, such as the location of a file or record that the connector has retrieved. CFS extracts the file-specific metadata and file content from the file and adds it to the document. This allows IDOL to search and extract meaning from the information contained in the repository, without needing to process the information in its native format.
CFS also provides features to manipulate and enrich documents before they are indexed. CFS includes customizable import tasks that you can run, and supports the Lua scripting language so that you can write your own tasks and develop custom processing rules.
A single CFS can process information from any number of connectors. For example, a CFS might process files retrieved by a File System Connector, web pages retrieved by a Web Connector, and e-mail messages retrieved by an Exchange Connector.
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