Change Heading Text and Icons for Suggestion Groups

This example shows how to change the icon and text for a suggestion group heading in the global search autosuggest. In this example, you start out with the predefined Default global search configuration enabled, and no custom configurations.

The following table summarizes key decisions for this scenario.

Decisions to Consider

In This Example

Which predefined suggestion group do you want to change?

Recent Items

What do you want the new heading text to be?

Recently Visited Pages

Which image do you want to use as the icon?

A .png file (16 by 16 pixels) that's used on your company Web site

Do you want the new suggestion group to appear in the autosuggest by default?

Yes

Which pages should the changes apply to?

All pages

To use a new icon and heading text for the suggestion group:

  • Make a copy of the predefined Recent Items suggestion group.

  • Update global search configurations to use your suggestion group.

Duplicate the Predefined Suggestion Group

  1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the Manage Applications Core Global Search Suggestion Groups task in the Application Extensions functional area.

  2. On the Manage Applications Core Global Search Suggestion Groups page, select the Recent Items group and click Duplicate.

  3. In the new row, enter RECENTPAGES as the short name.

  4. Change the display name to Recent Pages.

  5. Change the description to Version of Recent Items with revised heading and icon.

  6. With your new row still selected, click Edit.

  7. In the Heading section, enter Recently Visited Pages in the Text field.

  8. In the Icon field, enter the full URL to your .png file.

  9. Click Save and Close.

Update Global Search Configurations

  1. Back in the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following:

    • Functional area: Application Extensions

    • Task: Manage Applications Core Global Search Configurations

  2. Select the Default configuration and click Duplicate.

  3. Fill out the row for your new configuration, selecting the Default check box.

  4. With the row still selected, click the Edit icon.

  5. In the Autosuggest tab, click the Refresh button in the Suggestion Group section if you don't see your suggestion group.

  6. Move the Recent Pages group into the Selected Groups list, and move the Recent Items group out.

  7. In the Enabled column for the Recent Pages group, select Yes.

  8. In the Appearance section, make sure that headings are set to be displayed.

  9. Click Save and Close.