Description

There may be a need to only collect from specific SharePoint sites in Alta Capture (formerly Merge1). 

Do the following to specify which SharePoint sites to collect from:

1. Use Excel to create a new .csv file. 
2. Ensure there is one entry per line.
3. In the first column, enter the site to be monitored. 
4. In the second column on the same line, enter either TRUE or FALSE. 
   • TRUE: To collect from the specified site.
   • FALSE: To exclude the site from collection.
     For example: 
     
     
      
5.  Save the .csv file.
6.  Next, configure the SharePoint Collector and go to the Source tab.
   • Select the Monitor Certain Sites radio button.
   • Select the Upload button and upload the .csv file created earlier.
     
     
      
7. Complete the Configuration Wizard and run the Collector. 
8. Review of the log file will show the SiteCollections that are being skipped, as per the example below:

2024-03-14 10:45:33,623 [PT2] INFO  SharePoint.SharePointManager - 0 SubSite(s) found.
2024-03-14 10:45:33,635 [PT2] INFO  SharePoint.SharePointManager - This SiteCollection is entirely skipped via CSV file.
2024-03-14 10:45:33,638 [PT2] INFO  SharePoint.SharePointManager - Finalizing parallel task...
2024-03-14 10:45:33,643 [PT7] INFO  SharePoint.SharePointManager - Initializing Parallel Task...
2024-03-14 10:45:33,643 [PT7] INFO  SharePoint.SharePointManager - Processing SiteCollection: '...'
2024-03-14 10:45:33,643 [PT7] DEBUG SharePoint.SharePointManager - Creating SharePoint Client for '...' ...
2024-03-14 10:45:33,643 [PT7] DEBUG SharePoint.SharePointManager - AuthResource: '...'

The log excerpts, information and/or screenshot(s) above were taken from a non-production test lab environment and are used for example purposes only.