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search custom properties?

aweber1nj

Newbie question: I think I saw this referenced somewhere, but I can't locate it now…

Is there a "trick" or additional step that has to be performed after installing a custom content model such that properties designated as "Indexed" will actually be indexed and searchable through the default share "keywords" and "simple searchbox"?

It seems like none of my custom properties are searchable even if I designated them to be indexed in the content model.

Do I have to reset the FT Index somehow so it rebuilds its schema or something like that?

If there's a link that explains it, I will be happy to "RTFM". Sorry I couldn't locate it myself, so I'm asking here.

-AJ

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jpotts

It turns out this has gotten easier in Alfresco 4. The "search template" has been moved to a config file, so you do not have to override the entire search.lib.js file, which is a Good Thing.

So, if you are using Alfresco 4, here are the steps:

1. Copy $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search/search.get.config.xml to $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/extension/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search/search.get.config.xml

2. Edit $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/extension/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search/search.get.config.xml

3. Add your custom properties to the default-query-template element. For example, suppose I want to add sc

roduct and sc:version to the list of properties that are searched by default. My default-query-template element would look like this:

<search>
&nbsp;&nbsp; <default-query-template>%(cm:name cm:title cm:description sc:product sc:version ia:whatEvent ia:descriptionEvent lnk:title lnk:description TEXT TAG)</default-query-template>
</search>‍‍‍

4. Save the file, restart Tomcat, & search!

If you are using a release older than Alfresco 4, the concept is the same, but instead of overriding search.get.config.xml you will override search.lib.js and change the QUERY_TEMPLATES constant.

Jeff

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jpotts

There's no trick. They'll be added to the index automatically. You should be able to search for them in the Share Search box by typing the namespace followed by the property name followed by the property value. For example, given a property named "sc

roduct", I can search for values of that property like this:

sc

roduct:'Foo'

If you want users to be able to simply type "Foo" and have Share include "sc

roduct" in the list of properties it searches against by default, that's different and that does require a little bit of work, but it isn't bad. Basically, you override the search web script on the repository tier.

Hope that gets you pointed in the right direction.

Jeff

aweber1nj

OK, the latter "feature" is exactly what I'd like my users to be able to do.

Do you know of any Wiki articles or similar information for me to review to tweak the search web script?

(I leveraged many points of your "content article", thank you for that. Maybe this kind of info should be added to v3?

)

Thanks again,
AJ

jpotts

roduct and sc:version to the list of properties that are searched by default. My default-query-template element would look like this:

<search>
&nbsp;&nbsp; <default-query-template>%(cm:name cm:title cm:description sc:product sc:version ia:whatEvent ia:descriptionEvent lnk:title lnk:description TEXT TAG)</default-query-template>
</search>‍‍‍

aweber1nj

This worked great, Jeff.

Thank you for the detailed reply.

Does adding "too many" properties to that default search list slow down searches? While I appreciate Alfresco's ability to restrict the default search criteria, I'm just wondering what the best-practices might be to balance "usability" and performance.

Thanks again!
-AJ

jpotts

I suppose it would at some point–I don't know where that point is. Worth testing out.

Glad you got it working!

Jeff

jpotts

What is this?

2012-08-28 09:29:55,971 WARN [extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeRegistry] [Thread-1] Unable to register script classpath:webscripts/org/springframework/extensions/cmis/content.get.desc.xml due to error: 07280000 Web Script document org/springframework/extensions/cmis/content.get.desc.xml is attempting to define the url '/cmis/content:GET' already defined by org/alfresco/cmis/client/content.get.desc.xml

Did you create that web script in org/springframework/extensions?

Jeff

jpotts

Sorry, I should have been more specific. The error message is complaining about a web script in:
classpath:webscripts/org/springframework/extensions/cmis/content.get.desc.xml

And I'm just wondering where that web script came from. In my installation of 4.0.d, when I browse the web script index by package I see no such web script in that package which makes me think it should not be there. Could it be that you tried to extend some other web script by creating a new web script in that package? You might try moving the entire "cmis" folder under org/springframework/extensions to a backup directory somewhere outside of the Alfresco classpath and restart.

Jeff

jpotts

If you removed that file and you restarted tomcat, you should not be seeing that exact same error message. Can you check to see if that is the case and provide the new error message if you are getting a different one?

Jeff

kevinnason

Hello Jeff, I'm new to the forum and Alfresco. I followed the above instructions on inserting my custom properties into the Search.get.config.xml file and my searches still come up with zero results. Any thoughts

applelam

I can't find "<default-query-template>%(cm:name cm:title cm:description sc

roduct sc:version ia:whatEvent ia:descriptionEvent lnk:title lnk:description TEXT TAG)</default-query-template>" in Alfresco5.0.a. Please help me!

kaynezhang

Open file

 $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/lib/alfresco-remote-api-5.0.a-SNAPSHOT.jar‍

,and browse to

alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search‍

,it is now packaged in this jar file.

anujcb

Thank you, let me try this out!

ebuild

Do we have to update the xml file inside the alfresco-remote-api-5.0.a-SNAPSHOT.jar or put the pointed folder. I have tried both but results are always empty

mrogers

You should *NEVER* update anything inside the webapps folder. That includes hacking files in some WEB-INF folder.

ebuild

<blockquote>You should *NEVER* update anything inside the webapps folder. That includes hacking files in some WEB-INF folder.</blockquote>

So how to add the said custom aspect properties in search

jakeer

Thank in advance for the information which you have provide.

I am using alfresco community version 5.1.0 (r122274-b3). in this version I am unable find 'search.get.config.xml' file. In version 5.0 as you said it is there in $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/lib/alfresco-remote-api-5.0.a-SNAPSHOT.jar file. Do you have any idea about version 5.1.0 (r122274-b3)

douglascrp

You have to use the extension points Alfresco offers.

In the case, one option is to use the shared folder, which usually is configured as:
for Alfresco

<alfresco_install_path>/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension‍

for Share

<alfresco_install_path>/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/web-extension‍

gelek

How can i do it in alfresco 5.1 ?

https://forums.alfresco.com/forum/developer-discussions/content-modeling/custom-properties-making-searchable-value-03022016-1440#comment-162761

unkndev

With the Alfresco 5.1 search webscripts were moved to the 'alfresco-share-services' project (alfresco-share-services-5.1.e.jar).
You can find source code here: https://svn.alfresco.com/repos/alfresco-open-mirror/web-apps/Share/trunk/share-services/src/main/resources/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search/

To override default configuration put your configuration files (e.g. live-search-docs.get.config.xml, search.get.config.xml) into directory: %TOMCAT_HOME%/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search/

Best regards from Lublin@Poland

sandeepreddy1

Hai Everyone,

I need to search @my\:categoryTypeModel:"General" and @my\:categoryTypeModel:"Restricted" types with General and Restricted. For this search configuration where i need to change code can anyone help me please.
i attached my files. can anyone please check once

custom-model-context.xml__0.txt.zip

customModel.xml__0.txt.zip

search.get_.config.txt.zip

share-config-custom.xml__5.txt.zip

live-search-docs.get_.config.txt.zip

nwali

How to override the files at below location?

alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search

Modify them at that location or copy them to different location?

kaynezhang

The file can be deployed to the 'extensions' directory ,it will override the out of the box configuration.
so you can place it under following location:
1.${TOMCAT_ROOT}/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/extension/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search
2.${TOMCAT_ROOT}/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search (make sure ${TOMCAT_ROOT}/shared/classes is in java classpath).

tyler_lovejoy

I am trying to implement this... I tried the change, put the files in the folder, restarted alfresco, but still when I search I do not get things that match my custom fields. Is there a log file to check to see if there are errors? or any way to debug?

douglascrp

You should share your code in order to help us to help you.