Simple Search

Purpose of the plugin

With the Simple Search function plugin, preconfigured quick searches can be provided for the search field on the OMN Search page.
Each Simple Search instance defines which search configuration is used to display the results and which attributes are searched with which comparator when the user enters a search term.

Access the plugin via

Modules → Function plugins → Simple Search

Possible usage of the plugin

The Simple Search function plugin can be used in:

  • OMN Search page plugin

Preconditions

There must be at least one Advanced Search or Formbased Search page plugin instance configured, because the results of the Simple Search are displayed in the content view of an Advanced Search / Formbased Search.

To use a Simple Search in the frontend, it must be activated in the OMN Search page plugin.

Supported plugins

The Simple Search function plugin supports the following plugins:

  • Advanced Search page plugin

  • Formbased Search page plugin

The search results of a Simple Search are displayed in the content view of the Advanced Search / Formbased Search instance selected as default page plugin configuration.

General configuration

The configuration of the Simple Search function plugin includes the following parts:

Tab name Description Note

General

On this page the user can configure the default page plugin configuration, the search filter comparator and the attributes to search in.

See more details "General"

Usages

On this page the user can see the relations of the Simple Search plugin to other plugins.

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Localization

On this page the user can localize his/her own Simple Search plugin to see wished terms in the UI.

See more details Localization tab of the plugin instances

History

On this page the user can overview all modifications made in the Simple Search and have an initial state available as a file to understand who, when and what changed within the configuration.

See more details "History"

Permissions

On this page the user can restrict the access to the plugin for certain roles.

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simple search configuration CC
Figure 1. The configuration structure of the Simple Search function plugin

Appearance in the frontend

All details of the Simple Search in the frontend can be found here.

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