Set up a connector to archive BlackBerry data

Use the BlackBerry DataParser from 17a-4 LLC to import and archive BlackBerry enterprise data to user mailboxes in your Microsoft 365 organization. The DataParser includes a BlackBerry connector that you configure to capture items from a third-party data source and import those items to Microsoft 365. The BlackBerry DataParser connector converts BlackBerry data to an email message format and then imports those items to user mailboxes in Microsoft 365.

After you store BlackBerry data in user mailboxes, you can apply Microsoft Purview features such as Litigation Hold, eDiscovery, retention policies and retention labels, and communication compliance. By using a BlackBerry connector to import and archive data in Microsoft 365, your organization can stay compliant with government and regulatory policies.

Overview of archiving BlackBerry data

The following overview explains the process of using a data connector to archive BlackBerry data in Microsoft 365.

1. Your organization works with 17a-4 to set up and configure the BlackBerry DataParser.

2. The DataParser regularly collects BlackBerry items and converts the content of a message to an email message format.

3. You create the BlackBerry DataParser connector in the Microsoft Purview portal. The connector connects to DataParser and transfers the messages to a secure Azure Storage location in the Microsoft cloud.

4. The connector creates a subfolder in the Inbox folder named BlackBerry DataParser in the user mailboxes and imports the BlackBerry items to that folder. The connector determines which mailbox to import items to by using the value of the Email property. Every BlackBerry item contains this property, which is populated with the email address of every participant.

Before you set up a connector

• Create a DataParser account for Microsoft connectors. To create an account, contact 17a-4 LLC. You need to sign in to this account when you create the connector.

• Assign the Data Connector Admin role to the user who creates the BlackBerry DataParser connector and completes it. This role is required to add connectors on the Data connectors page in the Microsoft Purview portal. Multiple role groups include this role by default. For a list of these role groups, see Roles in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Microsoft Purview compliance. Alternatively, an admin in your organization can create a custom role group, assign the Data Connector Admin role, and add the appropriate users as members. For instructions, see:

  • Permissions in the Microsoft Purview portal
  • Roles and role groups in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Microsoft Purview compliance

• This 17a-4 data connector is available in GCC environments in the Microsoft 365 US Government cloud. Third-party applications and services might involve storing, transmitting, and processing your organization's customer data on third-party systems that are outside of the Microsoft 365 infrastructure. Therefore, these systems aren't covered by the Microsoft Purview and data protection commitments. Microsoft makes no representation that use of this product to connect to third-party applications implies that those third-party applications are FEDRAMP compliant.

Step 1: Set up a BlackBerry DataParser connector

Create a 17a-4 connector for BlackBerry data in the Microsoft Purview portal.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Purview portal.
2. Select Settings > Data connectors.
3. Select My connectors, then select Add connector.
4. Choose Blackberry DataParser from the list.
5. Select Accept on the Terms of service page.
6. Enter a unique name that identifies the connector in the Name field and select Next.
7. Sign in to your 17a-4 account and complete the steps in the BlackBerry DataParser connection workflow.

Step 2: Configure the BlackBerry DataParser connector

Work with 17a-4 Support to configure the BlackBerry DataParser connector.

Step 3: Map users

The BlackBerry DataParser connector automatically maps users to their Microsoft 365 email addresses before importing data to Microsoft 365.

Step 4: Monitor the BlackBerry DataParser connector

After you create a BlackBerry DataParser connector, you can view the connector status in the Microsoft Purview portal.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Purview portal.
2. Select Settings > Data connectors.
3. Select My connectors, then select the BlackBerry DataParser connector that you created to display the flyout page, which contains the properties and information about the connector.