The Dimension Search Results cartridge displays dimension values that match the site visitor's keyword search query. Unlike the Dimension Search Auto-Suggest cartridge, these results display as part of a page after the site visitor presses ENTER in the Search Box or clicks the search button.
Dimension search results are shown below in the Discover Electronics reference application:
Note that the cartridge does not display in the application if the site visitor never uses keyword search. Additionally, if the visitor refines a keyword search by selecting navigation refinements, dimension search matches no longer display.
The cartridge configuration interface is shown below in the Content Details Panel in Experience Manager:
The cartridge configuration options are similar to those used in the Dimension Search Auto-Suggest cartridge.
The Display Settings controls affect how auto-suggest dimension results are displayed to the site visitor:
Title — Enter the text string that should appear above the list of dimension search results.
Display Image — Specify whether the image associated with a dimension value displays next to the name of the dimension search result. Your application developer configures the scaling and positioning of these images.
Max Search Suggestions — Limit the total number of dimension results displayed in the list of results.
Show Refinement Counts — Specify whether to display the number of records associated with each dimension search result.
Use the Search Configuration controls to configure which dimensions to check for dimension values that match the current keyword search:
Dimensions Searched — Drag dimensions from the Available Dimensions pane to the Selected pane to include them in auto-suggest results. The Remove All link clears the list of selected dimensions.
Selected — Displays selected dimensions. Re-order the list to adjust the order in which auto-suggest results display to the user.
Max entries / dimension — Limit the number of search results returned for each dimension.
Dimension search results provide an alternative to the Dimension Search Auto-Suggest cartridge when displaying related dimension values to a site user. Oracle recommends selecting one of the two approaches and maintaining that selection consistently across your application. The Discover Electronics reference application enables both the Dimension Search Results cartridge and the Dimension Search Auto-Suggest cartridge for demonstration purposes.
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