Board Meeting - Benefits of XML Framework

Steve: Wow. There is a ready solution for my requirement!! I am excited. But, I do not have any knowledge about XML. Could you please let me know the benefits of this XML connector framework, to begin with?

Timothy: As I mentioned, XML connector is a generic connector developed to crawl any repository that provides XML interface to its contents. Using this connector to crawl a repository provides the following benefits:
Easier Integration
Any repository can be integrated with SES without developing a specific SES connector for the repository. The repository has to only project its contents to be crawled and indexed in the form of a XML document conforming to a specific schema provided by SES. I will provide you the schema.
Repository Transparency
The connector can be transparent to any changes to the repository as long as the XML interface conforms to the schema provided by SES.
Connector Upgrade
The connector can evolve independent of the repositories. Using this connector to crawl repositories will assure that the benefits of enhancements in the connector are delivered to all repository crawls.