Deploying an External Data Search Definition

Use the Deploy External Search Defns page to deploy the external data search definition and create a placeholder in the search engine.

Access the Deploy External Search Defns page by selecting PeopleTools, and then Search Framework, and then Deploy External Source Defns, and then External Data Source Setup, and from the left panel, choose Deploy External Search Defns.

Alternatively, you may select PeopleTools, and then Search Framework, and then Deploy External Source Defns, and then Deploy External Search Defns.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Deploy External Search Defns page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Field or Control	Description
Definition	Displays a list of external data search definitions.
Index Name	When you click the Create button, the name of the index for the specified external data search definition is generated. The naming convention is the name of the search definition with the database name appended to it.
Created On	Displays the day and time when the index was created for the specified search definition.
Count	Displays the count of documents in an index. On the Deploy External Search Defns page, the count is zero because the index for the search definition is not built. After an index is built, the number of documents in an index is displayed.
Create/Delete Index	Select the Create button to create a placeholder for the index in the search engine. Select the Delete button to delete the index. The delete action only removes the index placeholder from the search engine; it does not delete the search definition.