Microsoft Exchange release notes

Microsoft Exchange Connector 2.0.0.0

This release of the Microsoft Exchange connector features the following enhancements. For more information about the connector, see About the Microsoft Exchange connector.

System Enhancements

Feature Description
Authentication enhancements The Microsoft Exchange connector now uses OAuth Specifies a process for resource owners to authorize third-party access to their server resources without providing credentials. 2.0 to authorize your Azure applications with the connector. Basic authentication is no longer supported. For more information, see the Microsoft Exchange connector security requirements.
Crawling enhancements

The Microsoft Exchange connector can now crawl archived mailboxes. For more information, see Set Up and Configure the Microsoft Exchange Connector.
Filtering enhancements You can now specify a custom filter to select which folders or sub-folders to include or exclude. For more information, see Set Up and Configure the Microsoft Exchange Connector.
Connection Connection defines the how Connectivity Hub connects to your Source System (which contains your documents, graphics, etc.,). Your Connection includes identifying elements such as: URL of the BA Insight web service connector you are using, (File Share connector, SharePoint Online connector, etc.), Authentication mode, User Accounts and Credentials, Database information (for database connectors) configuration enhancements You can now specify a tenant domain for your Microsoft Exchange instance. For more information, see Set Up and Configure the Microsoft Exchange Connector.
Attachment retrieval improvements

The attachment retrieval mechanism has been reworked to be able to return attachment data during a mailbox crawl and add that data to the index. The Exchange connector now returns the following:

  • For emails, the connector returns a .eml or .msg file.

  • For contacts, the connector returns a .vcf contact card.

  • For appointments, the connector returns a .zip file containing the meeting invite text and all attachments.

Support for blacklisting folders When setting up and configuring the Microsoft Exchange Connector, you can now specify folders that you want to exclude from folder enumeration in the BlacklistedFolders web.config file setting. The BlacklistedFolders setting overrides any custom filter that you applied.
Performance enhancements The overall performance on the Exchange connector has been enhanced to improve crawl times and reduce memory consumption.

Fixed issues

  • The Microsoft Exchange connector did not support tenants with ".gov" domains. (BAI-16521)

  • The Microsoft Exchange connector was not crawling more than 1000 items per folder. (BAI-11572)

  • When an error occurred during a crawl with the Microsoft Exchange connector, the error in the logs was not providing the correct information regarding the error. (BAI-11464)