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Use

In the Providers Configuration screen, you can configure the search providers that have been registered in your system. You can provide portal users with a number of search providers to use when searching for content in the portal. At runtime, when users enter a string in the search field and press Enter , the search is performed using the default search provider.

Search providers for SAP Enterprise Search, SAP KM Search, KM Mobile Search, and SAP CRM Search are available by default if these are present in your system.

Procedure

Configuring Registered Search Providers

  1. Go to Start of the navigation path System Administration Next navigation step System Configuration Next navigation step Provider Configuration End of the navigation path.

  2. To add a new search provider, choose Add Provider .

  3. In the Add search provider dialog box, select one of the registered search providers.

    You can change the name and description of the selected search provider, and you can specify filter IDs to exclude the provider from a given desktop. The name that you define here is the name that is displayed to portal user at runtime.

  4. To determine the status of a search provider, select the provider and in the Status column, select Enabled .

  5. To set a search provider as default, in the Search Providers table, select the relevant search provider and choose Set Default Search Provider .

    Note

    For this change to take effect, portal users must clear their browser cache, or log off the portal and then log back on.

  6. To edit an existing search provider, choose Edit Provider . You can change the name or description of the search provider and add or remove filter IDs.

    For more information about filter IDs, see Filtering Entry Points .

  7. To remove a search provider, choose Remove Provider .

  8. The order in which the providers appear in the table is the order in which the providers are displayed at runtime in the portal search dropdown list. Choose Move Up and Move Down to change the order.

Enable the Search Field

At runtime, the Search field in the masthead provides portal users with access to the search providers and search suggestions that you have configured.

  1. Go to Start of the navigation path Content Administration Next navigation step Portal Display Next navigation step Framework Page Configuration End of the navigation path.

  2. In the Masthead section, locate the Enable Quick Launch property.

  3. Select the checkbox to enable search using search providers and search suggestions.

  4. Save your changes.

This property is enabled by default, however, if you have not set any search providers as active, and you have disabled the suggestion provider, you should deselect this checkbox.