Configuring forms for multi-form FTS
To configure forms for multi-form FTS:
- In Developer Studio, open the form.
- Define the fields used in a FTS.
By default, any form with full text indexed fields is eligible for multi-form searching. For more information, see Defining-a-field-for-FTS. - Select the Definitions tab in the form editor.
- Expand the Other Definitions panel and then the Full Text Search panel as shown in the following image:
Full Text Search panel
- To exclude a form that has indexed fields from a multi-form search, select Exclude from multi-form search.
(Optional) Enter field names in the following fields to set weighted relevancy fields:
Field
Description
Title
Enter the field name that represents the title of the form. This field's contents appear in the search results. Text found in this field is given a higher relevancy weight than other fields on the form based on what you enter in the Title Field Weight field on the FTS tab of the AR System Administration: Server Information form.
For example, you might enter the Summary field as the Title field because users are more likely to enter the text that would be found in the Summary field.
Environment
Enter the field name that represents the environment for the form. This field's contents appear in the search results. Text found in this field is given a higher relevancy weight than other fields on the form based on what you enter in the Environment Field Weight field on the FTS tab of the AR System Administration: Server Information form.
For example, the form might contain a field that holds environment information such as an Operating System field.
Keywords
Enter the field name that would hold the words that would be included in a search. This field's contents appear in the search results.
For example, you enter the Problem Area field in the Keywords field and include printer as a keyword. When a user types printer in a search field and because that word appears in the Problem Area field, that search result would have a higher relevancy weight than other fields on the form based on what you entered in Keywords Field Weight field on the FTS tab of the AR System Administration: Server Information form.
Important: You can only enter fields that have been indexed for FTS and cannot enter the same field in more than one of the weighted relevancy fields.
For more information about the Title Field Weight, Environment Field Weight, and Keywords Field Weight fields, see Configuring-FTS-by-using-the-Server-Information-form.- Select Scan times for full text indexed field updates.
Scan times affect only join, vendor, and view forms. For more information, see Scheduling-FTS-indexing-scans-for-join-vendor-and-view-forms. - Save the form.