The following table summarizes the configuration tasks described in this guide, and lists the chapters where you can find detailed information about how to perform these tasks.
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These configuration tasks . . . |
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Understanding the nature and scope of Guided Search configuration. | |
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Creating a Guided Search application, which you can then configure as described in the following parts of this guide. | |
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Creating and configuring record stores in CAS to hold the product data and the dimension values for hierarchical dimensions that you will load into CAS from external sources. | |
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Creating and configuring dimensions and dimension values; creating Endeca records as part of this process; and making Endeca records accessible through Guided Navigation by tagging them to dimension values. |
Introduction: flat dimensions and hierarchical dimensions Introduction: configuring dimensions and Endeca record properties Configuring dimensions, dimension values, and Endeca records |
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Loading product data into the record stores from commonly used data stores and from custom sources. | |
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Configuring the two types of keyword searches: record search and dimension search. | |
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Sorting and ranking query results. | |
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Creating an index that provides the MDEX engine with the information that it needs to respond to user queries for product information -- by creating and running a record store merger. |
Introduction: record store mergers |
