File System

Use the Source configuration screen to set up the crawling and classification operations for content stored in your file server. Netwrix Data Classification can process individual files or folders. Select, respectively, File, or Folder at the first screen of the Add content source wizard.

Add Folder source

Use Folder to add the following content sources:

• Windows folders
• SMB (CIFS) shares
• NFS shares

IMPORTANT! To add an NFS share, ensure you have configured it for crawling as described in Configure NFS File Share for Crawling

By default, the configuration window displays basic configuration settings only. To configure advanced settings, click the "wrench" icon in the bottom left corner.

note

To configure advanced settings, your user account will need advanced privileges. See Users and Security Settings for more information.

Complete the following fields:

Option	Description
Basic settings
Folder	Enter the UNC path of the root folder where collection starts.
Depth Limit	Specify how many levels the indexing should process. Possible options: Exclude Subfolders All Subfolders (default setting) Limit Subfolders if selected, specify the required subfolders depth (from 2 to 99)
Write classifications	Select if you want to write classifications directly into the document properties, i.e. use tagging. This applies to DOC/DOCX/XLS/XLSX/PPT/PPTX/PDF. See also Manage File System.
Source Group	Default value recommended.
Pause source on creation	Select if you want to make other configuration changes before collection of the source occurs.
Advanced settings
Username	Specify the account used to process the folder.
Password	Provide a password for the account specified in Username.
Text Patterns	See Text Processing for more information.
Date Filter	Use this calendar control to instruct the program to only crawl the content modified since the specified date. This can be useful for targeting data that is current in situations where there is a huge volume of content (assuming that the most recent content has the highest risk).
Anonymous Access Allowed	Select this option to disable security filtering for the content source. If cleared, the indexing processes collect Windows Access Control Lists (ACLs) for the files, and the product filters search results based on the end user's Windows identity.
Duplicate Detection Enabled	Select to exclude duplicates (i.e. documents that contain the same text content) from the index.
Re-Index Period	Specifies how often the product checks the source for changes. Default is 7 days. NOTE: Netwrix Data Classification monitors file shares to detect when a document is added/modified. It then queues these documents for reprocessing. It still checks the source for changes based on the re-index period in case any updates don't arrive.
Priority	Use default values.
Document Type	Specify a value to restrict queries when using the search index.

When finished, click Save.

Add Files source

Use the File section to crawl individual files.

By default, the configuration window displays basic configuration settings only. To configure advanced settings, click the "wrench" icon in the bottom left corner.

note

To configure advanced settings, your user account will need advanced privileges. See Users and Security Settings for more information.

Option	Description
Basic settings
File Source	Select how you want to provide the file location: File enter file path Browse browse for the file you need
Source Group	Default value recommended.
Advanced settings
Username	Specify the account used to process the file.
Password	Provide a password for the account specified in Username.
Anonymous Access Allowed	Select this option to disable security filtering for the content source. If cleared, the indexing processes collect Windows Access Control Lists (ACLs) for the files, and the product filters search results based on the end user's Windows identity.
Upload	If selected, the program uploads the file into the NDC SQL database. This allows the program to present the file to users even if they don't have access to the original file location.
Text Patterns	See Text Processing for more information.
Max Collector Retries	Specify how many retries the collector attempts before automatically removing items from the index when incremental collection indicates that the file no longer exists. Default is 3 retries.
Re-Index Period	Specifies how often the product checks the source for changes. Netwrix recommends using default values. Default is 7 days.
Priority	Use default values.
Document Type	Specify a value to restrict queries when using the search index.