Selecting search targets for a search profile
Before a search target can be assigned to a profile, a system administrator must make the search target available to the profile. This makes each of the selected targets available to administrators who have rights to enable the search targets for a specific profile or room. For more information, see Configuring the search box for a room.
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Only an administrator with an account that includes the PRIV_PROFILE_ALL privilege can make search targets available to a search profile. Any administrator with rights to the profile can then choose which of the search targets available to the search profile will be queried when a user with a particular search profile conducts a search. |
The system administrator can make Discovery search targets and federated search targets available or unavailable to a search profile. You can also reorder the default order in which federated search targets are listed when an administrator enables search targets for a search profile.
If you try to configure the search target display or delete the profile at the same time as another administrative user, the software displays an error message indicating that the search profile record has been updated or deleted by another user, and prevents you from saving any changes that you may have made to the profile. To continue making changes to this search profile, choose Cancel to reload the data and, if the profile is still available, re-enter your changes.
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The Discovery administrator database metadata is cached in the Discovery Server application. Any changes to search profiles will not be reflected to the patron in Searching until the metadata cache is refreshed. For more information, see Refreshing the search cache. |
To select search targets for a search profile
- Log in to the Admin console.
- Choose Profiles from the navigation pane.
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Find the search profile for which you want to select search targets, then from the Select menu choose the Select Search Targets.
The Select Search Targets for a Profile page displays.
- Complete the fields, as necessary. For more information, see Fields: Select Search Targets for a Profile.
- Choose OK to save your changes, or choose Cancel to discard your changes and return to Profiles.