Managing Filters

The following tasks to manage robot filters are described in this section:

• To Create a Filter

• To Delete a Filter

• To Edit a Filter

• To Enable or Disable a Filter

To Create a Filter

1. Log in to the Portal Server management console.

2. Select Search Servers from the menu bar, then select a search server.

3. Select Robot from the menu bar, then Filters.

4. Click New.

   The New Robot Filter wizard appears.

5. Follow the instructions to create the specified filter.

   1. Type a filter name and filter description in the text box, and click Next.

   2. Specify filter definition and behavior, and click Finish.

      For more information about filter attributes, see Filters in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2 Technical Reference.

   3. Click Close to load the new filter.

To Delete a Filter

1. Log in to the Portal Server management console.

2. Select Search Servers from the menu bar, then select a search server.

3. Select Robot from the menu bar, then Filters.

4. Select a filter.

5. Click Delete.

6. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box that appears.

To Edit a Filter

1. Log in to the Portal Server management console.

2. Select Search Servers from the menu bar, then select a search server.

3. Select Robot from the menu bar, then Filters.

4. Select a filter, and click Edit.

   The Edit a Filter page appears.

5. Modify the configuration attributes as necessary.

   For more information about filter attributes, see Filters in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2 Technical Reference.

6. Click OK.

To Enable or Disable a Filter

1. Log in to the Portal Server management console.

2. Select Search Servers from the menu bar, then select a search server.

3. Select Robot from the menu bar, then Filters.

4. Select a filter.

   • To enable a filter, click Enable.

   • To disable a filter, click Disable.