Adding the New Index Definition to Your Search Options

Now that you have created an index, index definition, and a view definition for the window that displays the data, you can add the new index definition as a new search option in staff searching. When you create a search option for the index, you provide accessibility to the indexed data. In addition, you also assign a view to the search option to display the indexed data. Once you create a search option for the index, the search option will display in the main search window in staff searching.

To create a search option for the index

View: search
Process: Searching\PAC Control Menu\Search Option Table

In these fields, do the following:

Field

Action

Search

Enter the code for staff searching for this search option.

The code for staff search options must be the same as the PAC flavor where this search displays.

Index No.

Enter a number to specify the order this search option displays in the main search window in staff searching.

Label

Enter a descriptive name for the search option.

This is the label that displays for the search option in the main search window. You should use a name that your library staff understands. (For example, if you are setting up a title keyword search option, you might enter “Title Keyword”.)

Mq Index

Enter the Horizon index you created for the index.

(For more information, see Creating the Index Definition in the Table Editor .)

[Table, or Column, or Foreign Key]

Leave these fields blank.

This index contains

Enter the help text that you want to display for the search option in the main search window.

For example, for a title keyword search option, you might enter “Keywords from title fields and contents notes”.

Example 1

Enter an example of a search string a user might enter for this search option.

For example, for a title keyword search option, you might enter “strategic planning” as the example.

Users can view this example by clicking the Example button in the main search window.

Describe example 1

Enter a description of the search results for example 1.

For example, the text for a title keyword search option might be “To find titles containing the words ‘strategic’ and ‘planning’”.

Example 2

Enter another example of a search string a user might enter for this search option.

For example, the example for a title keyword search option might be “comput*”.

Users can view this example by clicking the Example button in the main search window.

Describe example 2

Enter a description of the search results for example 2.

For example, the description might be “To find titles containing the words started with ‘comput’”.

Display View

Enter the view that displays the search results.

This is the view that displays the data.

For example, for a title keyword search option, you would enter “biblist".

Important: You must enter a view in this field, or the index will not work.

Z39.50 Use Attr.

If you are setting up your database so Z39.50 server-compliant clients can search it, enter the Z39.50 use attribute.

This assigns the search attribute to the search option.

For example, choose or enter the code for a Title Keyword index.

 


© 1998-2017 Sirsi Corporation