Connecting Data Navigation to a DataFinder Instance
- Updated2025-05-23
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Enable web access for a DataFinder or Federation instance to allow Data Navigation to access the shared data.
- In Data Indexing, click DataFinder Instances or Federation Instances.
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Select an instance and click
» Manage.
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Click
» Connect » Remote Access » Web Access.
- Enable Allow access to DataFinder through web connections to allow Data Navigation to access the shared data of the DataFinder instance.
- Select Stop if the instance is running.
- Click Apply to accept the settings.
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In the breadcrumbs ribbon, click DataFinders or Federation to return to the
instance overview. Select your DataFinder instance and click » Start to start the DataFinder instance.
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Click
and open Data
Navigation.
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On the Instance Overview tab, select the DataFinder
instance you enabled and click » Connect to display the shared data of the instance.
Related Information
- Retrieving Data from Your Data Stores
Use Data Navigation to manually find data in the folders of a company network or in the SystemLink file service. After you retrieve the data, you can inspect, upload, download your data, add custom properties or export the files for further analyses to Data Analysis.