Search Policy

The Search Policy defines overall options for the Indexing and Searching utility and the System Search feature. By default, neither Indexing nor Searching is enabled OOB. The Search Index is a collection of files created by Lucene in a server file location specified by this Policy. This location can be overridden, but make certain that the server location is as "close" as possible (in network terms) to the LabVantage automation server.

SDC Indexing must be defined for each SDC you want to index and search. Adding an SDC to this Policy will index SDI primary records, Attributes, Notes, and Attachments (or you can restrict it to a subset of these). Restrict a set of SDIs by adding conditions to the SDC definition. For example, you might choose to index only "Complete" Samples.

Property Name Description
Indexing Configuration Configures Indexing properties.
Property Name Description
EnabledEnables/disables Lucene indexing and the Indexing and Searching utility.
Index LocationDetermines the location of the file based (Lucene) index. This defaults to LABVANTAGE_HOME\indexer\index\<databaseid>.
Poll Interval (secs)Determines the length of time between indexing events.
Max Items Per CrawlDetermines the maximum number of items indexed in any given indexing event.
AnalyzerLanguage analyzer used for Indexing and Searching. This is typically used when a single language other than English is used. If not specified, the Standard Analyzer is used.
Stop WordsList of stop words for the selected Analyzer. These can replace the stop words for the selected Analyzer, or extend the selected Analyzer's stop words, depending on the value of "Extend Standard Stop Words" (below).
Extend Standard Stop Words "Yes" extends the stop words for the selected Analyzer by adding the list of "Stop Words" to the default.

"No" uses the default stop words for the selected Analyzer if no "Stop Words" are specified. If "Stop Words" are specified, they replace the default.

Index Sensitive DataDetermines if sensitive columns defined by the Masking Policy are indexed. See Data Masking for information regarding the Masking Policy configuration.
Searching Configuration Configures Searching properties.
Property Name Description
EnabledEnables/disables the System Search feature.
Search Box TextText displayed within the search box.
Search Box PageDetermines the search page to go to when using the layout search box.
Search Box Suggest Determines if the auto-suggest (which displays possible matches) is enabled.
Default Search LimitSets a default limit on displayed search results.
SDC Configuration Defines the set of SDCs that will be included in the indexing process.
Property Name Description
SDCIdentifier of the SDC that will be indexed.
Indexing EnabledDetermines if Indexing is enabled for this SDC.
Datasets (defaults to all)
Property Name Description
datasetnameDefines the datasets that will be included in the indexing process.
Search ColumnsDefines columns that have a dedicated search term and/or specialized simplified indexing.
Property Name Description
ColumnIdentifier of the column with the search term.
Search TermName to display for the column.
Simplification RuleAllows simplified searching on an SDC keyid1 (such as 1234 rather than DI01234).
Conditions OperatorSpecifies a logical operator to be used between each of the "Conditions" defined below. The choices are "AND" or "OR".
ConditionsDefines one or more conditional expressions for the search. This is useful to do things such as restrict the search to a set of SDIs that belong to the defined SDC.
Property Name Description
ColumnSDC column to be evaluated.
Value OperatorLogical operator to be used for this conditional expression.
Value1First value to check if conditional.
Value2Second value to check if conditional.
Link PageSpecifies the default page to load when a link to an indexed item is required. If this is not specified, the [SDCId]Maint page is loaded.