Getting Started PeopleSoft Search Technology

This chapter provides an overview of the contents of this book, and discusses the various technologies that comprise the PeopleSoft Search Framework.

PeopleSoft Search Technology Overview

The PeopleSoft Search Framework provides a standard, declarative method for creating, deploying, and maintaining search indexes for all of your PeopleSoft applications. Oracle Secure Enterprise Search is the search engine on which the PeopleSoft Search Framework relies.

To define your search object, which contains the content you want to make available to the search index, you use PeopleSoft Query and Connected Query. This provides a familiar and intuitive way to declare the fields relevant for searches.

With PeopleSoft Query you define your search meta data attributes. You use the Search Framework Designer to map query fields to meta data attributes, save the search definition to the database, and create search categories.

The Search Framework Administration interface enables you then to establish integration with Oracle Secure Enterprise Search (by way of Integration Broker), deploy the search definitions and search categories, build indexes, and manage crawling.

Note. The PeopleSoft Search Framework does not support the Verity search engine.

Implementing PeopleSoft Search Framework

The PeopleSoft Search Framework involves the proper configuration and use of the following systems, tools, and technology. To administer or develop applications using the PeopleSoft Search Framework, a working knowledge of these systems is recommended.