Configure WCM search options

Portal, V6.1

Configure WCM search options

You can edit the following search options to manage how the search service works with WCM search forms

Edit the SearchService.properties file. File location:

Windows:
portal_server_root
UNIX:
portal_server_root
i5/OS:
portal_server_root

The following settings can be edited:

Option Description
SearchService.DateFormatString This is used to set the date format when entering dates in search forms and for displaying search results. Enter a supported Java date format string. If this property is not set, then the default format is MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss z.
SearchService.RecrawlInterval This is the "recrawl interval" in hours for searchable Web content sites.
SearchService.BrokenLinksExpirationAge This is the default "Broken links expiration age" in days for searchable Web content sites.
SearchService.MetaFields This is used to specify additional elements to crawl when searching for Metadata.
The format for this parameter value is: elementName,key1
To specify more than one Metadata field maps, use the following format: elementName1,key1;elementName2,key2;elementName3,key3 For example, to crawl for Metadata in a text element named metaText:

SearchService.MetaFields=metaText,meta

elementName is the name of element you would like to search for Metadata. Any valid element with that name in a searchable site,
site area or content item will be crawled.
key is the "key" specified in an element tag used as part of a search element design. In the example above, the key of "meta" has been used. To render the content of the metaText element in a search element design, you would use the following tag: <Element context="autoFill" type="content" key="meta"/>

Only text elements and short text elements can be searched.
Only sites that have been configured to be searchable will be crawled.

SearchService.SearchSeed.ExcludeFileAttachments=false Set this to "true" to prevent file resource component attachments from being included in the search results.

Save the SearchService.properties file.
Restart the portal for the new settings to take effect.

Parent topic
Searching Sites

Related concepts

Creating a search query

Option	Description
SearchService.DateFormatString	This is used to set the date format when entering dates in search forms and for displaying search results. Enter a supported Java date format string. If this property is not set, then the default format is MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss z.
SearchService.RecrawlInterval	This is the "recrawl interval" in hours for searchable Web content sites.
SearchService.BrokenLinksExpirationAge	This is the default "Broken links expiration age" in days for searchable Web content sites.
SearchService.MetaFields	This is used to specify additional elements to crawl when searching for Metadata. The format for this parameter value is: elementName,key1 To specify more than one Metadata field maps, use the following format: elementName1,key1;elementName2,key2;elementName3,key3 For example, to crawl for Metadata in a text element named metaText: SearchService.MetaFields=metaText,meta elementName is the name of element you would like to search for Metadata. Any valid element with that name in a searchable site, site area or content item will be crawled. key is the "key" specified in an element tag used as part of a search element design. In the example above, the key of "meta" has been used. To render the content of the metaText element in a search element design, you would use the following tag: <Element context="autoFill" type="content" key="meta"/> Only text elements and short text elements can be searched. Only sites that have been configured to be searchable will be crawled.
SearchService.SearchSeed.ExcludeFileAttachments=false	Set this to "true" to prevent file resource component attachments from being included in the search results.