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About Searchable Objects

To facilitate dynamic configuration of search Categories, all searchable objects are defined in an XML mapping file, rather than through Siebel Tools. This enables dynamic, runtime configuration of search Categories through the Search administration UI, without requiring a server restart and application downtime.

Siebel Search ships with preconfigured search categories. To create additional custom search objects, or to add 7.x custom search objects, the object definition needs to be mapped in a field mapping XML file. The attributes and elements defined in the XML field mapping file populate the Search Index Settings and Available Fields views of the search administration UI. The search objects can be configured in the search administration UI once the search object has been created in the XML mapping file.

NOTE:  If amendments to the XML field mapping are required to create custom Search Objects, these should be completed before the index is initially built, if possible. If the XML field mapping file is edited after initial deployment, the Siebel Server will need to be restarted, and an Index All operation may need to be executed to index the new or modified search objects.