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SharePoint Scans

SharePoint sites can contain a variety of items, such as document libraries, pictures, tasks and discussion boards. CA DataMinder puts these items into two categories: files or documents, and ‘generic items’. The FSA Remote Connector can scan the text content of all SharePoint items but it only applies policy to files or documents.

Generic Items

Generic items include Announcements, Discussion Boards, Events, Issue Tracking, and Tasks. The FSA Remote Connector can scan the text content of generic items but cannot apply policy to them.

However, it is possible for generic items to have file attachments and the FSA Remote Connector can analyze and apply policy to these attachments.

Do Not Scan Template Files

When scanning SharePoint sites, we recommend you exclude template files. SharePoint comes with its own set of template files. To ensure that SharePoint users do not encounter potential problems from moved or deleted template files, we recommend that you exclude such files when setting up SharePoint scans.