Setting up validation lists for the Webserver search engine on HTTP Server

 

This topic provides information about how to set up a validation list for use with the Webserver search engine with the Web Administration for i5/OS interface.

Information for this topic supports the latest PTF levels for HTTP Server for i5/OS . IBM recommends that you install the latest PTFs to upgrade to the latest level of the HTTP Server for i5/OS. Some of the topics documented here are not available prior to this update. See IBM Service for more information.

A validation list contains URLs, userids, and password sets. This list can be specified when you select to build document lists by crawling remote web sites. To create a validation list, do the following:

1. Start the Web Administration for i5/OS.

2. Click the Advanced tab.

3. Click the Search Setup subtab.

4. Expand Search Engine Setup.

5. Click Build validation list.

6. Choose validation list options:

   Create a new validation list

   Select this option to create a new validation list. Enter the name of the new validation list.

   Edit this validation list

   Select this option to edit an existing validation list. Select the validation list from the list.

7. Click Apply.

8. Enter validation list content options:

   Action

   Click Add to add a new row.

   Click Remove to remove an existing row.

   URL domain filter

   Enter the URL domain filter. For example, ibm.com^®.

   Userid

   Enter the Userid to be used on the URL domain.

   Password

   Enter the password to be used for the Userid on the URL domain.

9. Click Apply.

Your new validation list can now be used when Web crawling remote sites.

 

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Search tasks