Configure Content Sources Linked to a Search Client

The Configure the Content Sources window enables you to configure what fields can be:

• Indexed and what fields are to be excluded from search results
• Used in the Title and summary section on a search results page
• Put in the filters section

Understanding Content Field Columns

The seven content field columns control three settings.

Access Control

• Searchable. Allow users to find this field in search.

User Experience

• Title. Use this field as the title of an item in search results.
  
• Summary. Use this field to summarize a document in search results. Check out Change Summary Preferences
  
• Filters. Use this field as a facet. Related: Change Filter Preferences
  
• Exclude. Remove a facet value from a content field. More information on Exclude Facet Values from Content Fields

Search Efficiency

• Metadata. Use the information in this field as metadata. Metadata allows SearchUnify to analyze documents and rank them accurately.
• Autocomplete. Turn on autocomplete for this field.

Configuring Content Sources

1. Navigate to Search Clients from the menu bar.
2. Click to start editing a search client.
3. Open Content Sources.
4. Select a content type for indexing.
   
5. Check or uncheck the boxes against a field to change its behavior in search. Since Mamba '20, it has been possible to make a content field searchable as well as filterable.

   

Last updated: Friday, February 26, 2021

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