By default, merchandisers can specify both search text and a category for the query in a Search test. You can configure Search Testing so that users can specify either search text or category inputs, but not both.
Find the SearchTestingFormHandler in the /atg/search/web/assetmanager directory and edit the categoryAndSearchTextMode property:
Cooperative.(default): Both search text and a category can be specified.
Exclusive: Search text or category but not both can be specified.
Select cooperative for web sites with these types of search capabilities:
Users navigate through selections implemented by facets.
Users can navigate to a particular grouping and then search within it for a particular item. The grouping could be, for example, a selection that’s dynamically generated by facets or a category that’s part of the static catalog structure.
Users can navigate to a particular grouping, and they can search across the catalog for a particular item, for example, a selection that’s dynamically generated by facets or a category that’s part of the static catalog structure.
Select exclusive for web sites with these types of search capabilities:
Users navigate through a static category structure only (no facets), and they can search across the site, but aren’t able to constrain a search with a user-selected category. (Search Text only)
Users navigate the site using only selections that are dynamically generated by facets. (Category only)
