Overview of Tutorials

Watson Explorer Engine tutorials provide detailed introductions to the core components and capabilities of Watson Explorer Engine. Each tutorial has been classified by difficulty to provide a clear learning order. Introductory tutorials are designed to introduce a first time application developer or administrator to Watson Explorer Engine, teach basic functionality, and serve as a foundation for more complex tutorials. Intermediate tutorials cover slightly more advanced topics and features, providing a Watson Explorer Engine application developer with the core knowledge that is necessary to develop a Watson Explorer Engine application. Advanced tutorials are for the Watson Explorer Engine application developer who needs to use its most complex features to develop business-specific applications.

Table 1. Tutorials By Difficulty

Introductory

Intermediate

Advanced

Watson Explorer Engine Administration Tool

Projects (I)

Meta-Search Sources (I)

Search Engine (I)

Extracting and Using Metadata

Graphical User Interface Editing

Knowledge Bases

User Interface - XML Editing (II)

Meta-Search Sources (II)

Meta-Search Sources (III)

Meta-Search Sources (IV)

Combining Content/Virtual Documents

Using Refinements

Boosting and Spotlighting Search Results

Adding Autocomplete to a Search Application

Creating Keymatch Sources

Syntax

Watson Explorer Engine Reporting

Projects (II)

User Interface - XML Editing (III)

Authentication

Collaborative Search

Conceptual Search

Configuring Distributed Indexing

XML (I)

XML (II)

Users

Search Engine (III)

Auto-Classification