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Step 5. Configure the Filter Type for a Field (Optional)

After you perform a search, you can use filters or facets to narrow down the results. You can configure the fields to specify whether you want to use the field as a filter or a facet. Use filters to narrow down the results based on a value that you specify. Use facets to view the results that are grouped according to the matching fields.

Use a database tool to open the C_REPOS_COMPONENT_INSTANCE repository database table.

Select the BLOB data of the SearchUI instance and open the BLOB data in the XML format.

The XML file displays the properties of the fields.

For example:

<searchUIConfiguration>   
   <co name="SecurePerson">
      <field name="displayName" filterType="FILTER" />
      <child name="BillAddresses">
         <field name="addressType" filterType="FILTER" />
         <child name="Address">
            <field name="cityName" filterType="FACET" />
         </child>
      </child>
   </co>   
</searchUIConfiguration>

Configure the

filterType

property for the fields based on your requirement.

Use the following filter types:

FACET: Indicates that the field is a facet.
FILTER: Indicates that the field is a filter.
RANGE_FILTER: Indicates that the field is a range-based filter. Use the RANGE_FILTER type for the date and numeric fields.
UNDEFINED: Indicates that the field is not a facet or a filter.

If you set

filterable=true

and

facet=true

facet=false

in the C_REPOS_CO_CS_CONFIG table, use the

filterType

property to override the values. For example, if you set

filterable=true

and

facet=true

, you can set the

filterType

property to FILTER, RANGE_FILTER, or UNDEFINED. If you set the

filterType

property to UNDEFINED, the Search workspace does not display the field as a filter or a facet.

Save the file and upload the XML file to the BLOB data.

Restart the application server after you upload the BLOB data of the SearchUI instance.

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