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Siebel Search Administration Guide > Configuring Siebel Search Using Siebel Tools >
Creating Custom Result Fields
You can customize certain properties for result 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 shown in Table 26:
Table 26. Options for Customizing Search Result Fields
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Need to specify a keyword to be searched against. |
Use in Search |
Specify a keyword you wish to be searched against. |
Want custom result field to be visible in results list. |
Visible |
Set this field TRUE or FALSE. TRUE will allow this search result field to be visible in the Search Center results. |
Want to display different Display Name, width or text alignment. |
- Display Name
- Width
- Text Alignment
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- Enter the desired display name.
- Enter the width of the text field.
- Choose Left or Right Text Alignment from the drop-down list.
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Want to use a different Display Format or Scaling Factor. |
Display Format, Scaling Factor |
Scaling Factor: 0.001 |
Properties
Table 27 lists the properties for the Search Custom Result Field object.
Table 27. Search Custom Result Field Object Properties
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Display Name |
Optional |
The name to display in the user interface. This can be overridden. |
Display Format |
Optional |
The format mask to apply to the data. This can be overridden. |
Name |
Required |
The logical name of the field. |
Scaling Factor |
Optional |
The multiplication factor for numeric columns. This can be overridden. |
Sequence |
Required |
The order in which columns should appear. This can be overridden. |
Text Alignment |
Optional |
The alignment of the text in the column. This can be overridden. |
Use in Search |
Optional |
Indicates if this column is to be included in a search. This can be overridden. |
Visible |
Optional |
Value is TRUE or FALSE; if TRUE, the field is displayed. This can be overridden. |
Width |
Required |
The width, in pixels, of the display column. This can be overridden. |
To create custom results fields
- Lock the project that will contain the object you want to add.
- In the Object Explorer window, select Search Engine > Search Definition > Search Custom Result Field.
- In the Object List Editor, choose Edit > New Record.
- Enter the required property values.
- To commit your changes, click anywhere outside the modified row, or move outside the row with the up and down arrow keys.
- Compile your changes to the SRF file.
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