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Preface

Audience

Organization

Related Documentation

Conventions

Documentation Accessibility

What's New in Ultra Search?

1 Introduction to Ultra Search

Ultra Search Overview

Ultra Search Components

Ultra Search Crawler

Ultra Search Server Component

Ultra Search Administration Tool

Ultra Search APIs and Sample Applications

Ultra Search System Configuration

2 Installing and Configuring Ultra Search

Ultra Search Requirements

Conventions

Ultra Search System Requirements

Installing the Ultra Search Server Component

Installing and Configuring the Server Component

Installing the Server Component on an Existing Database or Metadata Repository

Database Requirements

Installing the Server Component on an Existing Oracle9i Database

Installing the Server Component on an Existing iAS Metadata Repository

Installing the Ultra Search Middle Tier on Web Server Hosts

Web Application Concepts

Browser Requirements

Installing the Middle Tier Component

Configuring the Middle Tier Component

Installing the Server Component on Remote Crawler Hosts

Installing the Server Component on Remote Crawler Hosts

Configuring the Server Component on Remote Crawler Hosts

What To Do if You Make a Mistake

3 Post-Installation and Upgrade Information

Configuring the Oracle Server for Ultra Search

Step 1: Tune the Oracle Database

Step 2: Create and Assign the Temporary Tablespace to the CTXSYS User

Step 3: Create a Large Tablespace for Each Ultra Search Instance User

Step 4: Create and Configure New Database Users for Each Ultra Search Instance

Step 5: Gather Statistics for the Tables

Step 6: Alter the Index Preferences

Managing Stoplists

Default Ultra Search Stoplist

Modifying Instance Stoplists

Upgrading to the Most Recent Ultra Search Release

Upgrade from Ultra Search 1.0.3 (Oracle9i Database 9.0.1) to 9.0.3

Upgrade from Ultra Search 9.0.2 to 9.0.3

Upgrade from Ultra Search 9.2 to 9.0.3

4 Understanding the Ultra Search Crawler and Data Sources

Ultra Search Crawler Overview

Crawler Settings

Crawler Data Sources

Using Crawler Agents

Synchronizing Data Sources

Display URL and Access URL

Document Attributes

Crawling Process for the Schedule

Queuing and Caching Documents

Indexing Documents

Data Synchronization

Ultra Search Remote Crawler

5 Understanding the Ultra Search Administration Tool

Ultra Search Administration Tool

Setting Crawler Parameters

Setting Query Options

Online Help in Different Languages

Logging On to Ultra Search

Logging On and Managing Instances as SSO Users

Logging On to Ultra Search through Oracle Portal

Granting privileges to SSO users

Instances Page

Creating an Instance

Selecting an Instance

Deleting an Instance

Editing an Instance

Crawler Page

Settings

Remote Crawler Profiles

Crawler Statistics

Web Access Page

URL Authentication

Proxies

Attributes Page

Search Attributes

Mappings

Sources Page

Web Sources

Table Sources

Email Sources

File Sources

User-Defined Sources

Oracle9iAS Portal Sources

Schedules Page

Data Synchronization

Index Optimization

Queries Page

Data Groups

URL Submission

Relevancy Boosting

Query Statistics

Users Page

Preferences

Super-Users

Privileges

Globalization Page

Search Attribute Name

LOV Display Name

Data Group Name

6 Ultra Search Developer's Guide and API Reference

Overview of Ultra Search APIs

Ultra Search Query API

Ultra Search Crawler Agent API

Crawler Agent Overview

Crawler Agent Functionality

Sample Agent Files

Setting up the Sample Crawler Agent

Ultra Search Java Email API

JavaMail Implementation

Java Email API

Sample Mailing List Browser Application Files

Setting up the Sample Mailing List Browser Application

Ultra Search URL Rewriter API

URL Link Filtering

URL Link Rewriting

Creating and Using a URL Rewriter

Ultra Search Sample Query Applications

Java Server Page (JSP) Sample Query Applications

Java Server Page Concepts

Ultra Search Query Tag Library

Query Tag Descriptions

Customizing the Query Syntax Expansion

Default Query Syntax Expansion Implementation

Customizing the Rules

A Tuning the Web Crawling Process

Web Crawling Strategy

Monitoring the Crawling Process

URL Looping

B Tuning Query Performance

C Using the Remote Crawler

Scalability and Load Balancing

How is "Launching" Achieved?

Installation and Configuration Sequence

D Table Data Source Synchronization

Synchronizing Crawling of Oracle Databases

Create Log Table

Create Log Triggers

Synchronizing Crawling of Non-Oracle Databases

E Loading Metadata into Ultra Search

Launching the Loading Tool

Loading Documents and Relevance Scores

The Input XML File

Loading Search Attribute LOVs and LOV Display Names

The LOV XML File

XML Schema for Document Relevance Boosting

XML Schema for LOVs and LOV Display Names

F Altering the Crawler Java Classpath

Reasons for Altering the Crawler Java Classpath

Difference Between the Crawler Classpath and the Remote Crawler Classpath

Altering the Crawler Java Classpath on the Ultra Search Server Host

Altering the Crawler Java Classpath on a Remote Crawler Host

G Customizing the Query Syntax Expansion 9.0.1

Default Query Syntax Expansion Implementation

End User Query Syntax

Scoring

Expansion Rules

Customizing the Rules

Index