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Creating Custom Result Fields


You can customize certain properties for results fields. For example, for Call Center Definition you may want to allow searching on Summary and Document Text result fields, but for eService Definition you may want to allow searching only on Document Text.

Other ways to customize search result fields are as follows:

Properties

Table 20 lists the properties for the Search Custom Result Field object.

Table 20. Search Custom Result Field Object Properties 
Display Name
Required
Description
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Display Name
Optional
The name to display in the user interface
Can be overridden
Display Format
Optional
The format mask to apply to the data
Can be overridden
Name
Required
The logical name of the field
 
Scaling Factor
Optional
The multiplication factor for numeric columns
Can be overridden
Sequence
Required
The order in which columns should appear
Can be overridden
Text Alignment
Optional
The alignment of the text in the column
Can be overridden
Use in Search
Optional
Indicates if this column is to be included in a search
Can be overridden
Visible
Optional
Value is TRUE or FALSE; if TRUE, the field is displayed
Can be overridden
Width
Required
The width, in pixels, of the display column
Can be overridden

To create custom results fields

  1. Lock the project that will contain the object you want to add.
  2. In the Object Explorer window, select Search Engine > Search Definition > Search Custom Result Field.
  3. In the Object List Editor, choose Edit > New Record.
  4. Enter the required property values.
  5. To commit your changes, click anywhere outside the modified row, or move outside the row with the up and down arrow keys.
  6. Compile your changes to the SRF file.

 Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 7.5, Rev A 
 Published: 18 April 2003