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Configuring Siebel Search Engine Settings


This topic covers configuration of the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search and Siebel Search integration fields in the Search Engine Settings view of the Siebel Search Administration UI. Settings that are listed as specific to FTP indexing are not required for HTTP indexing. Settings that are listed as specific to HTTP indexing are not required for FTP indexing.

To configure Siebel Search engine settings for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search integration

  1. Navigate to the Administration - Search screen, and then the Search Engine Settings view.
  2. Complete the search engine settings. The settings are described in the following table.
    Setting
    Description

    Admin API Namespace

    The Namespace for the OracleSearchAdminService Web service. This Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Web service invokes the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Schedule that crawls and indexes the Siebel business component data. Set the value to http://search.oracle.com/AdminService/2006-09-15.

    Admin API Webserver Address

    The Web server address for the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search OracleSearchAdminService Web service. Set the value to http://SES_Server:Port/search/ws/admin/SearchAdmin.

    Advanced Batching And Indexing

    This setting is used to turn the asynchronous indexing and index monitoring features on or off:

    • Set the value to True to enable the asynchronous indexing and index monitoring features.
    • Set the value to False to disable the asynchronous indexing and index monitoring features.

    The default value is True.

    Batch Split Size

    The number of business component records in a batch. The Object Manager query performance, search engine footprint size, and Siebel Server specification are used in determining optimum Batch Split Size. Set the value to one of the following:

    • If you are using FTP indexing, set the value to less than or equal to 4500.
    • If you are using HTTP indexing, set the value to less than or equal to 10000.

    Batch Submit Size

    The number of records submitted at a time for indexing. The Object Manager query performance, search engine footprint size, and Siebel Server specification are used in determining optimum Batch Submit Size. Set the value to one of the following:

    • If you are using FTP indexing, set the value to less than or equal to 1500.
    • If you are using HTTP indexing, set the value to less than or equal to 1000.

    Dupmarked

    This functionality is not supported. Set the value to false.

    NOTE:  This setting is case sensitive.

    Dupremoved

    This is a Boolean setting to enable or disable the removal of duplicates from the result set. Set the value to true to remove duplicates from the results.

    NOTE:  This setting is case sensitive.

    Feed Access Password

    This is the password for accessing the RSS feeds that Oracle Secure Enterprise Search will crawl.

    • If you are using FTP indexing, then set the value to the password used to log in to the FTP server where the XML feed files are generated.
    • If you are using HTTP indexing, then set the value to the password used to access the Siebel EAI component.

    Feed Access User ID is set in the Search Connector Settings view.

    Feed URL Prefix

    This setting is specific to HTTP indexing. The value is set to the HTTP URL used for HTTP indexing. Set the value to http://Siebel_Server:HTTP_Port/eai_language/start.swe?OSESRequest=true&UserName=[Siebel_Admin_User]&

    Filename

    The path to the Application_Suite_OSES_Field-Mappings.xml file on the Siebel Server.

    • Use the file SSC_OSES_Field-Mappings.xml if you are using a Siebel application that operates across industries, such as Siebel Call Center, Siebel Sales or Siebel Marketing.
    • Use the file SIA_OSES_Field-Mappings.xml if you are using a Siebel industry application, such as Siebel Finance, Siebel Medical, or Siebel Pharma.

    This file is located on the Siebel Server in the \fs\SSC\Config directory.

    Login URL

    The administration URL for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search. The URL format is http://SES_Server:HTTP_Port/search/admin/control/login.jsp.

    Namespace

    The name of the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Web service. Set the value to OracleSearchService.

    OSESAutoStartSchedule

    This setting is used to turn automatic Oracle Secure Enterprise Search scheduling on or off.

    • Set the value to True to enable automatic scheduling of the index operation in Oracle Secure Enterprise Search. The schedule is automatically started once Siebel Search generates the feed files.
    • Set the value to False to disable automatic scheduling of the index operation. This option requires manually starting the indexing schedule in Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.

    The default value is True.

    Password

    This is the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Administration User Password. The examples in this guide use siebel1. For more information, see Installing Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.

    Recordcount

    This setting configures the inclusion of an estimate in the result for the number of records in the result set. Set the value to True.

    Remote Admin Support

    This setting is used to turn the remote administration feature for the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Connector on or off:

    • Set the value to True to enable the remote administration feature.
    • Set the value to False to disable the remote administration feature.

    The default value is True.

    Schedule Name

    This is used for starting the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Schedule remotely. This field takes the same value as the Business Component Connector Library Name, and is set to buscomp. This value is case sensitive.

    Schedule URL

    Oracle Secure Enterprise Search schedule URL for starting the crawler remotely using the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search HTTP API. Set the value to http://SES_Server:HTTP_Port/search/admin/schedules/schedules.jsp. The Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Server can be specified using either the DNS name or IP address.

    Search Engine Config Filename

    The path to the search engine configuration file on the Siebel server. The value is set to \\SearchServer\fs\SSC\config\Search_Engine_Config.xml

    Send Index Feed Via HTTP

    This setting is used to turn HTTP indexing on or off:

    • Set the value to True to turn on HTTP indexing.
    • Set the value to False to turn on FTP indexing.

    The default value is False.

    SES Password

    This is the password which Siebel Search uses to access the application for the search operation. This value corresponds to the Entity Password which is set when creating the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Federation Trusted Entities. The examples in this guide use Welcome as the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Password/Entity Password. For more information, see Verifying Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Federated Trusted Entities and Siebel Identity Plugin Manager.

    SES Username

    This is the unique User ID which Siebel Search uses to access the application for the search operation. This value corresponds to the Entity Name which is set when creating the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Federation Trusted Entities. The examples in this guide use sblsesuser as the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Username/Entity Name. For more information, see Verifying Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Federated Trusted Entities and Siebel Identity Plugin Manager.

    Shared Search UNC Location

    This setting is specific to FTP indexing. The value is set to the Siebel Search Center shared FTP UNC location where Siebel Search decompresses the Siebel File System files. It is the parent directory of the Xmlidata directory.

    • The address format on Windows is:

      \\IP address\fs\SSC

    • The address format on UNIX is:

      /export/home/qa/fs/SSC

    NOTE:  Adding a slash (/) or backslash (\) after SSC will create an error.

    SSC FTP Location

    This setting is specific to FTP indexing. The value is set to the FTP Server shared search center location from where Oracle Secure Enterprise Search reads the Siebel File System files. The FTP Home directory is configured on the FTP server. The value must be set to ftp://Siebel_Server_IP_Address/.

    Strong Password Encryption Rules Enforced

    This setting is used to turn the enhanced security features on or off:

    • Set the value to True to enable the enhanced security features.
    • Set the value to False to disable the enhanced security features.

    The default value is True.

    Use Session Mode

    This setting is specific to HTTP indexing:

    • Set the value to True to use a single HTTP session for retrieving all batches of data required for the index operation.

      NOTE:  Make sure that cookies are enabled in the Web browser.

    • Set the value to False to use a separate HTTP session for retrieving each batch of data required for the index operation. The HTTP request will log in again every time the schedule service is invoked during the index operation.

      NOTE:  Setting the value to False might impact indexing performance.

    Username

    This is the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Administration User ID. The default value is eqsys.

    Visibility Support

    This setting is used to turn enhanced access control functionality on or off:

    • Set the value to True to enable the enhanced access control feature.
    • Set the value to False to disable the enhanced access control feature.

    The default value is True.

    Web Service Endpoint Address

    This is the Siebel authentication and validation Web service endpoint. Set the value to http://<WebServer>/eai_<language>/start.swe?SWEExtSource=WebService&SWEExtCmd=Execute&WSSOAP=1.

    This value can be copied from where it was configured in the Inbound Web Services view of the Siebel administration UI, removing the username and password from the URL. For more information, see Enabling Search Security Web Service.

    Web Service Endpoint Password

    This is the Siebel administrative User Password. This value is used by Oracle Secure Enterprise Search when connecting to the Siebel server and authenticating the connection.

    Web Service Endpoint Username

    This is the Siebel administrative User ID. This value is used by Oracle Secure Enterprise Search when connecting to the Siebel server and authenticating the connection.

    WebServer Address

    URL for the Oracle Search Service. The address format is http://SES_Server:HTTP_Port/search/query/OracleSearch.

    XML Indexable Data Location

    This setting is specific to FTP indexing. Set the value to the Siebel Search Center shared FTP location for storing data for the RSS crawler to access and index.

    • The path format on Windows is:

      \\IP address\fs\SSC\xmlidata\

    • The path format on UNIX is:

      /home/export/fs/SSC/xmlidata/

  3. Select Save Record on the list applet.

NOTE:  The Siebel Server must be restarted every time a change is made to Search Engine Settings configuration.

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