FieldsManagement

The Fields Management portlet provides the functionality to create, edit and/or delete the available Search Fields.
A Field is the main object in the Search process. It is used and shared between the services and the libraries that take part in the search process.

A field must/can have:

• A Name (Must)
• A Description
• A list of searchables
• A list of presentables

Each searchable that is part of a field represents the way we can search for this field inside the given collection ID. The needed information is:

• Collection ID: The id of the collection (Must)
• The Source Locator: The index id of the corresponding collection (Must)
• The index capabilities : What does the corresponding index supports
• The index Query Expression: How we can access the corresponding index (i.e The xpath for an XML index)

Each presentable that is part of a field states that this field for the given collection ID can be displayed as part of a search result. The needed information is:

• Collection ID: The id of the collection (Must)
• The Source Locator: The index id of the corresponding collection (Must)
• The index Query Expression: How we can access the corresponding index (i.e The xpath for an XML index)
• Presentation Information: Extra information on how this field will be displayed to the end u

The portlet is divided into 2 panels. The left panel displays the list with the available fields and the right panel displays the properties of the selected field or the form to be completed when a new field is created.