Create a content source that points to the external data. When saving it, do not start creating an index.
Propagation of custom metadata is dependent on the creation of and/or modifications to two entries in the workspace: a content source and a site path rule.
SharePoint Portal Server places the new content source in the Content Sources folder. SharePoint Portal Server includes the information available from the source in the index. After it is included, this information is available for users to search for and view on the dashboard site.
You can modify an existing content source that you created with the SharePoint Portal Server client user interface, or you can create a content source programmatically by using PKMCDO. In either case, you must add the following four properties to the content source:
You must add these four properties programmatically. No user interface exists for creating or editing these properties other than for Lotus Notes content sources.
You must create a site path rule that corresponds to this content source. The site path rule should have the same starting address as the content source. In addition, you must programmatically modify the rule so that it contains the following two properties (the included script code does this):