Search Components 
Use
The KM search iView can comprise various modular components. A component can have one or more search functions.
Integration
You specify a component set in the configuration of the standard search dialog box (see Standard Search Dialog Box).
Features
Mapping
Search components are based on JAVA classes. An alias is assigned to each JAVA class in the configuration. The available mappings are located in the configuration at Content Management ® User Interface ® Mapping ® Search Dialog Box Component.
Search Components
In the standard configuration the following component, comprising several functions, is used:
· standard_search
Includes a search input field, the function Related Terms, and the configured search options.
If you use this component you do not need to specify any other components in the configuration parameters.
You can replace these components with other components delivered by SAP or with your own components. The table below lists the components of the standard delivery and gives a recommendation about which parameters to specify them in (see below).
Search Components
Alias of the component. |
Description |
Recommended parameter for specification |
standard_search_input |
Includes a search input field and the function Related Terms. |
Component for Basic Search Function |
search_input_indexes |
Includes a search input field with the option of selecting a particular index, and the function Related Terms. |
Component for Basic Search Function |
standard_search_resultparams |
Includes options for influencing the display of the search results list, such as sorting order for the search results, number of hits on a page, maximum number of categories. |
Last entry under Component for Basic Search Function or first entry under Component for Search Options |
standard_search_options |
Provides various search options. |
Component for Search Options |
search_touched_documents |
Provides search options with reduced scope. |
Component for Search Options |
search_predefined_props |
Search options that provide filter functions to restrict the scope of the search results using predefined properties and values (see also Predefined Properties). |
Component for Search Options |
standard_search_properties |
Search options that provide filter functions to restrict the scope of the search results using standard properties. |
Component for Search Options |
search_custom_props |
Search options that provide filter functions to restrict the scope of the search results using custom properties. |
Component for Search Options |
standard_search_scope |
Search options that allow the search to be restricted to a certain index, index group, or folder. |
Component for Search Options |
related_terms |
Provides the function Related Terms. |
Component below Search Options or Component below Search Result |
Configuration
The configuration of a component set includes the parameters in the table below.
Parameters for a search component set
Parameters |
Required |
Description |
Name |
Yes |
Name of the search component set. |
Description |
No |
Description of the search component set. |
Component for Basic Search Function |
Yes |
Component that provides the basic search functions. |
Component for Search Options |
No |
Components that provide the search options. For information on the configuration of these options, see Search Options. |
Component below Search Options |
No |
Components to be displayed beneath the search options. |
Component below Search Result |
No |
Components to be displayed beneath the search results. |
Activities
To create a new search component set, choose Content Management ® User Interface ® Search ® Search Component Set.
If you want to use a component you developed yourself, you have to make a mapping first (see above).
Then select the set in the configuration of the standard search dialog box.
Example
You can use the following set to display the search instead of the standard configuration.
Name = mySearchComponents
Description = My own set of components
Component for basic search function = search_input_indexes, standard_search_resultparams
Component for search options dialog = search_predefined_props, standard_search_scope
Component below search result = related_terms