Redirecting a Search

A redirected search determines which data elements in a display can be made a hyperlink or “redirected” on a search page. When users click the redirected element, Information Portal performs a new search. You choose which elements are hyperlinked and what kind of new search Information Portal performs when users click the hyperlink. (For example, your library may want to let users click on the title on the full bib page to see the information contained in the title’s 856 tag.) You can redirect a search on any search page for which you have a display. (For more information on displays, see Customizing a Search Result Display.)

There are four types of redirected searches that you can add:

Redirected Search on an Index. For this type of redirected search, users click on the element in the display that you choose, then Information Portal performs a new search based on the search index (specifically, the universal ID) that you choose when you add the redirected search.

(For example, you could redirect the author element on the full bib display to display the author in an alphabetical browse list of authors.)

However, you could also use this type of redirected search to let users indirectly search on indexes that they might not normally search on or that your library does not let them search on.

(For example, you could redirect a publisher element on the full bib display to display the publisher in a browse list of publishers, or you could redirect a music number on a full bib display to display the music number in a browse list of music numbers.)

Browse to Summary/Full Display. For this type of redirected search, users click on the element in the display that you choose, then Information Portal checks the result type for that element and which search index is assigned in the result type through the qualifier. Information Portal then performs a new search on that index, showing the search results in the summary display you have specified for the destination result type.

(For example, you could redirect the author element on the full bib display to display the author in a summary list of titles about the author.)

Summary to Full Display. For this type of redirected search, users click on the element in the display that you choose, and Information Portal displays the full display.

(For example, you could redirect an image element for book covers that Information Portal displays on a summary list display, which when clicked, displays the full bib page for the book’s title.)

URL/856 Tag. For this type of redirected search, users click on the element in the display that you choose, then Information Portal finds the URL in the 856 tag on your Horizon server, and displays the corresponding web page.

(For example, you could redirect the title on the full bib display to display the web page for the URL in its 856 tag.)

This uses the information from the 856 tag on your Horizon server, as long as you have your 856 tags set up correctly (or mapped) on your Horizon server. (For more information on MARC mapping on your Horizon server, see “MARC Maps” in the “General Setup” chapter of the Horizon System Administration Guide.)

Which type of redirected search you choose depends on what type of results you want Information Portal to display.

To redirect a search

1 Open your Information Portal Administration tool web site.
2 Click the Customize tab.
3 Click the Searching sub-tab.
4 Click the Displays option.

The Administration tool displays the Displays page.

5 Choose the display that contains the element that you want to redirect. (For example, choose the “Full Bib” display.)

The Administration tool displays the Edit Display page. You may need to scroll to the bottom of the page to see the redirected searching information:

6 Click Add New Link.

The Administration tool displays the Add Redirected Search page.

7 In the Select Element field, choose the element that you want redirected on the display. (For example, choose “Author” on the Full Bib display.)

This is the element on which users click and Information Portal then performs the new search.

8 Click OK.

The Administration tool displays the Edit Display page.

9 Complete the steps for the type of redirected search that you want:

For this redirected search

Do this

Redirected search on an index

Complete these fields to specify which index you want to redirect a search to:

Link Type. Choose Redirected Search on an Index.
Element Result Type. Choose None.
Destination Result Type. Choose None.
Index. Choose the index that you want Information Portal to search.

(For example, choose “Author Keyword”.) Information Portal performs the search when users click the redirected search hyperlink.

Note: This list of search indexes comes from your Information Portal administration index list, not from your Horizon server database.

Information Portal performs a new search using this index.

Browse to Summary/Full Display

Complete these fields to redirect a search to a browse search list:

Link Type. Choose Browse to Summary/Full Display.
Element Result Type. Choose the result type you want.

Information Portal takes the index (or qualifier) from the result type and performs a new search using that index. This result type can be the same as the Destination Search Result Type, if you want.

Destination Result Type. Choose the result type from which you want Information Portal to take the summary/full display.

This is the display in which Information Portal displays the new search results after users click the redirected search hyperlink.

Index. Choose None.

Summary to Full Display

Choose which result type you want.

Link Type. Choose Summary to Full Display.
Element Result Type. Choose which result type you want.

(For example, choose the “Title” result type.)

Destination Result Type. Choose None.
Index. Choose None.

Information Portal uses the result type to perform the search, then uses the full display in the result type to display the results.

URL/856 Tag

Link Type. Choose URL/856 Tag.
Element Result Type. Choose None.
Destination Result Type. Choose None.
Index. Choose None.
10 Click OK.

The Administration tool displays the Displays page.

11 When you finish making changes in Information Portal, restart the Application Server process (JBoss).

 


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