Understanding Delivered Search Pages

The search pages the system displays for classic applications are not displayed for fluid applications. For each type of fluid search, component search or Search Framework-based keyword search, PeopleTools delivers a default search page. The delivered search page definitions must be the base for any custom or system search page as they contain the basic framework and structures to use as a reference. If you decide you need a custom search page for a specific fluid component, you can clone the delivered search page and add or remove elements as needed. The following table lists the delivered default search pages:

Definition Name	Description
PTS_CFGSRCH_FL	This is a delivered search page for configurable search. You can use this page to set up standard and keyword search pages. For more information on configurable search and how to enable configurable search for fluid components, see Search Technology: Guidelines on Using Configurable Search for Fluid Components.
PTS_NUI_SEARCH	Standard search page. Note: If configurable search is enabled for a component or a fluid content reference is set up for configurable search through browser, this search page is replaced with the search page delivered for configurable search (PTS_CFGSRCH_FL).
PTS_NUI_SEARCH_S	Master - Detail search page. Note: When Master - Detail search page is selected, you cannot enable configurable search.
PTS_NUI_GBLSRCH	Fluid global search page. Global search is available if at least one search group has been deployed and indexed and the current user has access to that search group. Global search is not dependent on a component and can be accessed throughout the system. Users access this search type using the Global Searchbar in the banner. For more information on global search, see Search Technology: Working with Global Search.

The default system-wide search, PTS_NUI_SEARCH, is set on the PeopleTools Options page in the Fluid Mode Properties group box. It is not recommended to override the system-wide search page on PeopleTools options, as this would affect every fluid component. If you need a custom search page for your fluid application, set the Search Page Type to None on the Fluid tab of the Component Properties dialog box, and insert your custom search page within your fluid component so that it loads at runtime when the component is accessed.

For more information on the Fluid Mode Properties, see Configuring PeopleTools Options for Fluid Applications.

The page design of PTS_NUI_SEARCH uses the two-panel layout template, and contains numerous group box containers and subpages. If creating a custom search page based on this template, you can remove the subpage for the feature you don't want to include on your search page. For example, if you don’t want to include charts or facets, remove the PTS_NUI_FACETS and PTS_NUI_CHARTAREA subpages.