Configuring a Searchable Field by Using the Provisioning Tool
Configuring a Searchable Field by Using the Provisioning Tool
You can use the Provisioning tool to configure a field as a searchable field and set the field properties.
Open a supported browser, and enter the following URL:
https://<MDM Hub Server host name>:<MDM Server port number>/provisioning/
The
Login
page appears.
Type the user name and password to access the Provisioning tool.
Click
Login
.
Select the Operational Reference Store (ORS) for which you want to configure the fields.
Click
Business Entity
Modeling
.
The
Modeling
page appears.
Select
Business Entities
from the list, and select the business entity for which you want to configure the searchable fields.
In the tree view, under the business entity, select
Fields
, and click
Create
.
Configure the following properties based on your requirement:
Name
Name that appears in the Provisioning tool tree view for the field.
Label
Label for the field that you want to appear within views in Data Director.
Read Only
Optional. Indicates whether you can edit the field in the Entity View. To configure the field as a non-editable field, select the property.
Required
Optional. Indicates whether the field is a required field. To configure the field as a required field, select
Required
. By default, the field is not a required field.
URI
Optional. Namespace where custom data types are defined. Default is commonj.sdo.
Type
Optional. Data type of the field. By default, the data type of the field is the same as the data type of the base object column that you associate with the field.
Column
Name of the base object column that you want to associate with the field.
Select
Searchable
.
Additional field properties appear.
Based on your requirement, select one or more of the following properties:
Suggester
Sortable
Fuzzy
Filterable
Facet
Displayable
Optionally, specify the language for the field values.
You can specify one of the following languages:
chinese
japanese
korean
english
Default is english.
Optionally, if you select
Facet
, in the
Facet Range
field, specify the range for the numeric or date fields that you configure as facets in the following format:
<Start Value>,<End Value>,<Frequency>
For example,
1000,2000,50
The facet ranges are not visible in the
Data Director
application. When you use the REST web service to perform the search, the response can return the facet ranges.
Click
Apply
.
Publish the changes to the MDM Hub.
Click
Publish
.
A confirmation dialog box appears that prompts you to publish or review the changes.
Review the changes or publish without a review.
To publish without a review, click
Publish
.
To publish after a review, click
Review Changes
and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
Restart the application server after you configure the searchable fields.