Customers who have ATG Merchandising and ATG Search can use the Search Configuration Tree view to organize search configurations in a tree of search configuration folders. To access this view, select Search Configurations Tree from the Show dropdown list in the Browse tab.
The Search Configuration Tree view displays search configuration folders that, when expanded, reveal the other search configuration folders or search configurations they contain. One search configuration folder exists at the top of the tree and it determines the type of dimension – language or segments – used to organize its contents. A search configuration folder called Language, for example, might hold search configuration folders French and German, each of which designates their respective language for the search configurations they contain. The settings held by the search configurations in the German folder are applied when searches are performed by German-reading customers only. For a detailed explanation of the tree hierarchal possibilities, see Structuring the Search Configuration Tree.
The actions you can perform in the Search Configuration Tree depend on the limitations of your user account and the project you use to access ATG Merchandising. All users can create and delete search configurations as well as modify their properties, including selecting a base configuration with settings to inherit. If you use a project based on the Administer Commerce Search workflow, you can also perform the following tasks:
Create and delete search configuration folders as described in Managing Search Configuration Folders.
Reorganize the search configuration folders and search configurations in the tree as described in Moving Search Configurations and Search Configuration Folders
Define the settings used by search configurations as described in Defining Search Configurations.
