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About Searchable Objects

All searchable objects are defined in an XML mapping file, rather than through Siebel Tools. Siebel Search ships with the preconfigured search categories listed in Preconfigured Search Objects for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search. To create additional custom search objects, or to add 7.x custom search objects, the object definition must be mapped in a field mapping XML file. The elements and attributes defined in the XML field mapping file populate the Search Index Settings and Available Fields views of the search administration UI. The search objects can be configured in the search administration UI once the search object has been created in the XML mapping file. These index mapping definitions are used to generate the XML data feed files, which Oracle Secure Enterprise Search crawls and indexes.

If amendments to the XML field mapping are required to create custom Search Objects, it is recommended that these are completed before the index is initially built, if possible. If the XML field mapping file is edited after initial deployment, the Siebel Server must be restarted, and an Index All operation must be executed to index any new or modified search objects.