Search Settings

You can set search parameters to control user search capabilities, such as paged and sorted searching.

You can use paged results to manage the amount of data that is returned from a search request. You can request a subset of entries (a page) instead of receiving all the results at one time. Subsequent search requests show the next page of results until the operation is canceled or the last result is returned. Sorted search allows a client to receive search results that are sorted by a list of criterion, where each criteria represents a sort key. This selection moves the responsibility of sorting from the client application to the server, where it might be done more efficiently.

A directory entry with object class of alias or aliasObject contains an attribute aliasedObjectName that is used to reference another entry in the directory. Only search requests can specify whether aliases are dereferenced. Dereferencing means to trace the alias back to the original entry. IBM® Verify Directory response time for searches with the alias dereferencing option set to always or search might be longer than the searches with dereferencing option set to never. This response time is relevant if alias entries exist in the directory.

The server side dereference option can be set to never, find, search, or always. This option value is combined with the deference option value specified in a search request by a logical AND operation. The resulting value is used as the dereference option in the search operation.

To configure search settings, do the following actions: