SharePoint 2013/2016/2019 Connector Prerequisites

User Accounts and Application Permissions

Application Required Permissions Description
SharePoint
  • User Account (login credentials)
  • Site
  • Web App
  • User Account:
    • The user account must have FULL  READ permissions on the site collections to be crawled and indexed.
    • If you use the site collection enumerator, FULL READ permissions are required on the web app.

Ensure that you have Full Read permissions including the following (web app and/or site collection):

  • Browse Directories
  • Use Self-Service Site Creation
  • View Pages
  • Enumerate Permissions
  • Browse User Information
  • Use Remote Interfaces
  • Use Client Integration Features
  • Open

Connector Features and Requirements

Features Supported Additional Information
SharePoint version 2013/16/19
Searchable content types Yes All content types.
Content Update Full and Incremental All BA Insight Connectors support both Full and Incremental crawls, unless noted.
Permission Types Yes All BA Insight Connectors support fetch ACLs from the source system. To make items public or restricted to a single user/set of users, you can do so within the Connector Framework.
Required Software .NET Framework v4.7.2