Search - Facets

With facets, a database can be searched specifically according to freely definable categories. The facets can be created in the Search configuration in applications or in the "Tools / Search" module. In search configurations, facets are assigned to the data fields whose values are to be used as facets.

Buttons are then available in the browser to filter the search results accordingly.

Create facets in the "Applications" module

First create a search in any application using the "Search" application element. A guide is available here.

Facets can be created in the properties of the search configuration.

If you click in the "Facet" column of a data field, a selection list is displayed. Facets that have already been created in the application or in the "Tools" module can be selected in this selection list and assigned. Click "Create facet" to open a dialog in which you can create the new facet.

Create facets

Enter a language-independent, unique ID for the new facet here.

Title

By double-clicking in the respective cell in the "Title" column, you can specify how the Facets should be entered in the search for each language.

Add language

Adds a new language to the list.

Delete language

Removes a language from the list.

Click "OK" to save the changes and close the dialog again.

Manage facets in the "Tools" module

In the "Tools" module, you will find the settings for facets in the search if you click on "Search" in the left-hand area.

The IDs of all facets created in search configurations of applications in the portal are listed here in the right-hand area. The number of search configurations in which the facet is used is displayed in the "References" column.

Add search facet

Creates a new line where a new facet can be entered.

Delete search facet

Deletes the currently selected facet from the list.

Copy language

Opens a dialog where the title of the facets can be copied from the source language to a target language.

Copy language

Select the source and target language from which the facet titles are to be copied.

Click on "OK".

Details

To the left of the list of facets, you will find the details of the currently highlighted facet.

Facet

The ID of the currently selected facet is shown here. This can also modified. This can also be modified.

Please note that the assignment of the facets in the search configurations of the applications is discarded when facet IDs are changed.

"Language" column

All of the portal languages are listed here.

"Title" column

The value of the facet can be edited by double-clicking in the corresponding cell. This value, or rather title, is used in the search with facets depending on the language settings of the user.

Add language