How to Configure Github Knowledge Ingestion

Pre-Requisites

• Please ensure the required Github Connector has been created with the necessary permissions. Please refer the Github Access Requirements Doc for details.

Configuration

Start by creating a new Ingestion under Search > Configure Search > Classic Ingestion > Internal Knowledge

• First, select the Connector created for the ingestion and then provide a name for the ingestion. under Ingestion Name.
• Then, choose a Domain. The domain is the functional areas of employee service that is most related to the knowledge being ingested for this configuration.

Setup Knowledge Bases

• Advanced Mode

  • In the Advanced mode, in order to ingest articles from a Repository, users are required to define the Start URL. They commonly follow the below structure :

    https://api.github.com/repos/github/thehub/contents/docs/it

    

  • You also need to define which File Types are allowed for Ingestion

  

  • You can also define which File Paths or Suffixes should be excluded from Ingestion.

Validation

• Once you have submitted the Knowledge ingestion configuration, it will kick off the Ingestion pipeline in the background, the status of the same can be tracked on the Indexed Content View
• You can search for the Articles with their Title’s here, and if they are listing on the Console that means they have been ingested successfully.