Creating and Activating Search Object Connectors

SAP ships templates for the search function of the Help Center in the HELP_CENTER software component. The search templates contain predefined objects with settings for retrieving and displaying information. You can use the search templates to create and activate the search object connectors required to search for Help Center content.

Prerequisites

You have access to the administration cockpit of the Embedded Search solution.

More information: Creating Search Object Connectors and Starting Indexing (from the Embedded Search configuration guide)

Procedure

1. Create Search Connectors

In the SAP system, call the administration cockpit of the Embedded Search. You can use a URL (link to corresponding documentation in the Prerequisites section) or call transaction ESH_COCKPIT.
In the administration cockpit, choose Create .

Select the software component HELP_CENTER.

The system lists the templates for search object connectors under Connector Templates.

Template for Search Object Connector	Use for Search in Help Center
`HC_NOTE`	Search for personal notes
`HC_FAQ`	Search for frequently asked questions
`HC_LINK_FILE`	Search for files that the Help Center links to that are saved in a shared network folder
`HC_LINK_URL`	Search for Web pages that the Help Center links to (the search is based on the link texts and Web addresses of the pages, not their content)
`HC_LIBRARY`	Search for help topics in the installed SAP Library
`HC_GLOSSARY`	Search for entries in the SAP glossary of the installed SAP Library

Select the templates and choose Create Connector .
Check the status of the new search object connectors in the list of search object connectors.

Note
The new search object connectors are not ready for indexing until they have the status Prepared.
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2. Perform Indexing for Search Object Connectors

In the administration cockpit, select the search object connectors of the Help Center.
Choose Actions Schedule Indexing .
For the selected object types, activate the options Start Immediately (default setting) and Indexing in Real Time.

Recommendation
Indexing for the object types HC_LIBRARY and HC_GLOSSARY takes a considerable amount of time; we therefore recommend that you schedule indexing accordingly. Note that the indexing will take longer if several language versions of SAP Library and glossary are installed.

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Note
Before the SAP Library and glossary are indexed for the first time, the system performs an analysis of the data as Indexing Preparation. The indexing is based on the result of the indexing preparation. If you have updated SAP Library, you must reset the indexing preparation in the Help Center Implementation Guide before indexing again.

More information: Defining Use of the Application Help in the Help Center

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Files of type PDF, PPT, DOC, HTML, TXT, and so on are indexed. The maximum file size is set to 10 MB.
Check whether indexing is finished.
The following indicators tell you whether indexing of a search object connector is finished:
- The status is Active.
- The Searchable indicator is set.
Note
In the event of an error, you can display the job log in the detailed data of the search object connector.

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3. Define Connection Parameters for Links in the Results List

To enable the system to construct the addresses of the objects in the search results list, you have to specify the connection parameters of the system for each UI technology used. The connection parameters apply for all connectors of the system.

In the administration cockpit, choose System Settings Maintain UI Technologies .
For the Web Dynpro (Application Server) entry, set the Active indicator.
In the SAP NetWeaver Application Server: Details section, enter the connection parameters Protocol, Host, and Port.