IBM Content Navigator, Version 2.0.3 Supports: Content Manager, FileNet P8, OASIS CMIS

Configuring searches on your repositories

By default searches are enabled on your repositories. However, you can use the administration tool to customize default search settings on the repository.

About this task

The search settings that you can configure depend on the type of repository that you are connecting to:

Table 1. Configurable search settings
Search setting	IBM® Content Manager	IBM Content Manager OnDemand	IBM FileNet® Content Manager	OASIS Content Management Interoperability Services
Default search options	✓	✓ Number of results only.	✓	✓
Search roles	✓		✓
Searchable properties	✓		✓	✓
Search operators	✓		✓	✓
Search results	✓		✓	✓

Procedure

To configure searches on your repositories:

Open the administration tool in the web client.
Click Repositories and open the repository on which you want to configure searches.
Connect to the repository as an administrator:
- Connect as a library server administrator
- Connect as a Content Platform Engine administrator
Select the Search tab and configure the search settings for your repository.
Specify which users can create, edit, and use searches.
Save your changes to the repository configuration.

What to do next

After you configure searches and configure your repository for your environment, you must:

Associate the repository with a desktop from the Repositories tab of the desktop.
Enable the search feature from the Layout tab of the desktop.