How to Set Up and Configure the Practical Law Connector

All BA Insight connectors can be downloaded from Right Answers under Knowledge > BA Insight > Product Downloads > Connectors.

This connector is installed with the same generic steps as any BA Insight connector.

Satisfy the Prerequisites for your connector before installing.

Configuration specifics are detailed below.

Connection Configuration Settings

To define the your connector Connection, start by using the generic instructions in your connector framework application.

In the example below, ConnectivityHub is shown.

Use the following steps and notes to complete your content source definition with Practical Law-specific settings:

The Practical Law connection requires the following settings:

  • Consumer Id:
    • "Consumer Key" from the Thomson Reuters Developer Portal (requires login).
    • See the graphic below.
  • Password:
    • "Consumer Secret" from the Thomson Reuters Developer Portal (requires login). 
    • See the graphic below.
  • Published content (optional): 
    • Published content check box is an optional setting to limit crawled documents to published ones.
  • Locale (optional): 
    • A connection can crawl documents from one locale only.
    • It must be selected from the provided list.



Thomson Reuters Developer Portal

Content Source Configuration Settings

To define the your Content Source, start by using the generic instructions in your connector framework application.

In the example below, ConnectivityHub is shown.

Use the following steps and notes to complete your content source definition with Practical Law-specific settings:

  1. Products: Specify a comma separate list of products to crawl in the form of product names or plc references. 

    Important!

    Enter only products that you have access to! Inaccessible documents are marked "failed" during crawls.

How to Obtain a List of Index URLs for Updated Content

Use both the "last modified" start date and end date parameters to obtain a list of index URLs for Practical Law content that has been updated or changed for a specific time period.