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You can extend the configuration of existing search object connectors by changing the underlying model and then updating the dependent connectors. For example, this method allows you to add new fields in an object to the search.

Furthermore, you can perform an automatic consistency check for incorrect connectors or delete those that are no longer required.

Procedure

Enhancing the Configuration of Search Object Connector Models

You can use the modeler to enhance the configuration of existing search object connector models.

Note Note

You can transport search object connector models and other design-time objects from one system to another, for example from a development system to a production system. However, search object connectors and all other runtime objects cannot be transported or migrated.

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More information: Creating or Enhancing Search Object Connector Models

Updating Search Object Connectors

If the underlying model has been changed, this is displayed in the administration cockpit by means of a selected checkbox in the Changed column for the dependent search object connectors.

You can update the search object connectors as follows to incorporate the changes from the model:

  1. In the administration cockpit, choose the corresponding search object connector for which the checkbox in the Changed column is selected.

  2. On the control bar, choose the Update option in the Actions menu.

Note Note

The system activities that now follow run as background jobs and are not run immediately, therefore, it can take some time until the required action is run in the background. In the administration cockpit, you can see the progress of an action using the status display. Choose Refresh to update the status display.

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This refresh transfers the model changes to the connector and triggers the following activities:

  • If the change requires the deletion of an index or the generation of a new index, the system does this automatically.

  • If the change requires an existing index to be indexed again, you manually start a full indexing run and schedule regular indexing runs.

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Running the Consistency Check for a Search Object Connector

If a search object connector no longer works correctly after the update or another change to the configuration, you run a consistency check as follows:

  1. Log on to the Administration Cockpit.

  2. Select the search object connector that contains errors and choose   Actions   Consistency Check  .

  3. The system first performs a test search with the search object connector.

  4. If the search is unsuccessful, the system searches for the cause, for example, a TREX index containing errors or an incomplete search object connector model.

    The results of the consistency check appear in a separate window.

  5. Use the messages displayed to solve the error.

Deleting Search Object Connectors

If you no longer require a search object connector, delete it as follows:

  1. Log on to the Administration Cockpit.

  2. Choose a search object connector and choose Delete.

    Caution Caution

    This deletes the search object connector from the database. You cannot undo this step.

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