SharePoint 2013 WCM Advanced Cookbook

Configuring a search content source

Once a search service application is configured, it needs data for indexing. In this recipe, we will add a new content source for our search service application.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we should have a search service application created in the Provisioning a search service application recipe.

How to do it…

Follow these steps to add a new content source to our search service application:

1. Navigate to Central Administration in your preferred web browser.
2. Click on Manage service applications from the Application Management section.
3. Click on the Search Service Application link we created in the previous recipe.
   
4. In ...