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Siebel Search Administration Guide covers how to use Oracle's Siebel Search application. It includes tasks such as configuring, and integrating with Oracle Secure Enterprise Search. For customers using the legacy Siebel Search-FAST integration, see Siebel Search Administration Guide Addendum for FAST InStream.

What's New in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. G

Table 1 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 8.0.0.12 of the software.

Table 1. Changes in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. G
Topic	Description
Features Supported for Find, Search, and Mobile Search	Modified topic. The following features have been added for HTTP indexing: Password encryption Secure indexing Monitoring batch processing for HTTP indexing
Enabling FTP or HTTP Indexing	New topic. Siebel Search provides the ability to index over FTP or index over HTTP. This topic covers switching between FTP and HTTP indexing.
Configuring the RSS Crawler for HTTP Indexing	New topic. This topic describes how to configure the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Crawler for indexing over HTTP.
Configuring Siebel Search Engine Settings	Modified topic. The following settings have been added for HTTP indexing: Feed URL Prefix Send Index Feed Via HTTP Use Session Mode The following settings have been modified for HTTP indexing: Batch Split Size Batch Submit Size Feed Access Password
Creating a Server Repeating Job for HTTP Indexing	New topic. It describes how to create the Search Schedule Monitor repeating job for HTTP indexing.
Configuring the Eapps.cfg File for HTTP Indexing	New topic. It describes how to configure session tracking for HTTP indexing.
Configuring Secure Sockets Layer Authentication for HTTP Indexing	New topic. It describes how to configure SSL authentication for HTTP indexing.
Importing the SSL Certificate for HTTP Indexing	New topic. It describes how to import the SSL certificate.
Configuring Single Sign-On Authentication for HTTP Indexing	New topic. It describes how to configure SSO authentication for HTTP indexing.
Configuring User Authentication for Search Queries	New topic. It describes how to configure end user authentication for search queries.
Monitoring Batch Processing for HTTP Indexing	New topic. It describes how to monitor batch processing for HTTP indexing.

What's New in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. F

Table 2 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 8.0.0.7 of the software.

Table 2. Changes in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. F
Topic	Description
Remote Administration Configuring Siebel Search Engine Settings	Modified topic. It has been updated to include the following Oracle Secure Enterprise Search remote administration settings: Admin API Namespace Admin API Webserver Address Schedule Name Search Engine Config Filename Web Service Endpoint Address Web Service Endpoint Password Web Service Endpoint Username
Remote Administration Configuring the Siebel Business Component Connector	Modified topic. It has been updated to include the following Oracle Secure Enterprise Search remote administration settings: Configuration URL Feed Access Password Feed Access User ID Scratch Directory Type className jarFile
Remote Administration Activating the Siebel Identity Plugin Manager for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search	New topic. This topic covers connection to the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search server. The Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Federation Trusted Entities and Siebel Identity Plugin Manager are activated from Oracle's Siebel CRM administration UI by remote administration.
Remote Administration Deploying the Business Component Source	New topic. This topic covers remote administration of the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Connector. This task configures the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search business component source, source group, and schedule.
Remote Administration Configuring the Siebel File System Connector	Modified topic. It has been updated for remote administration of the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search file system source and schedule.
Field Weights and Automated Keywords Creating the Siebel Search Center Directory Structure on the Siebel Server	Modified topic. It has been updated to include the file Search_Engine_Config.xml, which is used to support automated keywords and dynamic weights.
Field Weights Administering Field Weighting	New topic. This topic covers administering field weighting, to determine a field's ranking in the search results.
Automated Keywords Administering Automated Keywords	New topic. This topic covers verifying the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search cluster settings that are required for generating Siebel Search automated keywords.
Basic Search Operators Performing a Basic Search Operation	Modified topic. It has been updated to include the following search operations: Exclusion Search Phrase Search
Advanced Search Operators Performing an Advanced Search Operation	Modified topic. It has been updated to include the following predefined searches: All these words Any of these words Exact phrase None of these words It has been updated to include searching by the following file formats: All Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word PDF
Defining Index Elements	Modified topic. It has been updated to reflect the fact that the following attributes are not supported: is-id id-rank on-name nv-name

What's New in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. E

Table 3 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 8.0.0.6 of the software.

Table 3. Changes in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. E
Topic	Description
Select the Connector for which settings have been changed, and click Update.	New topic. It describes setting up the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search File System Connector.
Process of Setting Up the Web Crawler Source and Connector for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Integration	New topic. It describes setting up the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Web Crawler Connector.
Configuring Siebel Search Engine Settings	Modified topic. Updated to include corrections to the preconfigured values for Dupmarked and Dupremoved.
Setting Up Disconnected Mobile Search	New chapter. This chapter covers installation and configuration of Oracle's Siebel Mobile Search client.
Defining Index Elements	Modified topic. Updated to include index and available field mappings for custom business components.
Configuring the Search Results View	New topic. It describes how to configure the Search results in either quick search mode or results retention mode
Configuring Pick Views for Search and Attach Records	New topic. It describes enabling Find and Attach functionality in Siebel Tools.
Creating Preview Views for Search	New topic. It describes configuring preview views in Siebel Tools.
Configuring the Search Definition on the Siebel Developer Web Client	New topic. It describes configuring the Search Definition for the Siebel Developer Web Client.

What's New in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. D

Table 4 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 8.0.0.5 of the software.

Table 4. Changes in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. D
Topic	Description
Administering Workflow Management Components	This topic covers enabling the Workflow Management Server components. All Workflow Management components must be enabled for incremental and refresh indexing.
Verifying the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Source for the Business Component Connector	The Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Authentication Type and Realm fields have been added.
Creating Server Repeating Jobs for Incremental Indexing	This topic has been updated to include Job Templates.
Find Pick View Object	This topic provides an overview of the Find Pick View object for enabling Find and Associate functionality.
Configuring Searchable Find Categories	This topic covers the activation of Find objects to display as searchable Find categories in the Search Center Look In list.
Configuring the Find Results View	This topic covers configuring the view in which Find results are displayed.
Configuring Find and Associate Records	This topic covers enabling Find and Associate functionality in Oracle's Siebel Tools.
Creating Preview Views for Find	This topic covers configuring preview views in Siebel Tools.
Configuring Siebel Communications Server and Find Integration	This topic covers defining Find parameters for CTI (Computer Telephony Integration).
Performing a Find Operation	This topic covers the end-user Find operation.
Associating Results with the Active Record	This topic covers the end-user Find and Associate operation.

What's New in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. C

Table 5 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 8.0.0.3 of the software.

Table 5. Changes in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. C
Topic	Description
Administering Siebel Server Component Groups	The SearchIncrementalIndexProcessor server component has been removed.
Configuring Siebel Search Engine Settings	The `XML Indexable Data Location` parameter has been added. This is the Siebel Search Center shared FTP location for storing data for the RSS crawler to access and index.
Configuring the Default Search Definition	This topic has been updated to include a list of Search Definition and Siebel application mappings.

What's New in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. B

Table 6 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 8.0.0.2 of the software.

Table 6. Changes in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. B
Topic	Description
Features Supported for Find, Search, and Mobile Search	This topic describes the features supported for Find and Search.
Configuring the RSS Crawler for FTP Indexing	The RSS Crawler Grant field has been added.
Configuring the Default Search Definition	This topic covers setting up the default Search Definition, and the Categories displayed in the Search Index Settings view.
Configuring Siebel Find	This chapter describes how to administer Siebel Search Find objects.
Using Siebel Search	This chapter describes Siebel Search end user functionality.

What's New in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. A

Table 7 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support integration with Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.

Table 7. Changes in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. A
Topic	Description
Setting Up Siebel Search with Oracle Secure Enterprise Search	This chapter covers deployment of Siebel Search with Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.
Configuring Siebel Search Engine Settings	This topic covers the adapter library and search engine parameters for integration with Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.
Configuring the Siebel Business Component Connector	This topic covers administration of the business component connector for integration with Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.
Defining Index Elements	This topic covers the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search index fields that are available for mapping to Business Component fields.
Creating Search Run-Time Events for Custom Search Objects	This topic covers the mapping of user-defined search objects.

What's New in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Release 8.0

Table 8 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 8.0 of the software.

Table 8. Changes in Siebel Search Administration Guide, Release 8.0
Topic	Description
Overview of Siebel Search	This chapter includes an architecture and functionality overview.
Configuring Siebel Search Engine Settings	This topic covers administration of search engine parameters.
Configuring the Siebel Business Component Connector	This topic covers administration of the business component Connector.
Configuring Index Mappings	This chapter covers adding user-defined search objects, such as Business Components or Connectors.
Administering Siebel Search Index Settings	This chapter covers administering search index settings. Support has been added for incremental and refresh indexing.
Preconfigured Search Objects	This appendix lists the preconfigured Search objects that are provided for each Siebel application.
Syntax for Filter Search Specifications	This appendix covers the syntax for filtering the index record-set to incorporate custom business rules.

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