Multiple searching options

Question

hi experts,
i need to create one searching iview but has multiple search options. The purpose is to let the user search for documents using one iView only (we have many types of documents with different metadata). We try to separate the options by tab. Is it possible? We are using SAPNetweaver portal 7.0.
Thanks,
Rgds,
Nanie Arianie

Answer 1

Hi Shah,
You can achive the above said by creating separate indexes for the folders containing the documents.
Follow the following steps,
1.Create separate indexes for the KM folders under the following path in Portal,
System Administration > System Configuration > Knowledge Management > Index Management
If you want to group the indexes , you have to specify the group name during creation of the index.
Add the folder as a Data Source to the respective indexes.
2.Create Search Options Set under the following path and mention the indexes or search index group in it.
System Administration > System Configuration > Knowledge Management > Content Management > User Interface >
(Change the mode to advanced) select Search >Search Option Set ,
Select the standard UI Search Option set and click on duplicate button , give a name to the new search option set.
Add the indexes created to index option in Option set.
3.Create Search Component Set under the following path and this can be used in iview properties,
System Administration > System Configuration > Knowledge Management > Content Management > User Interface >
(Change the mode to advanced) select Search > Search Component Set,
Select the standard UISearchComponents and create a duplicate copy of the same and give a custom name to the same.
4.Create iview from application or copy search iview from the standard content.After creating the iview update the properties with the above created option set and component set.
Option set will establish a connectivity between the iview and the created indexes..
Advanced Search UI and results can be customized by customizing the Search component set and Layout sets.
Hope this will help you.
Regards,
RD,
Rudradev Devulapelli.