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Performing a power search

You can perform a power search by entering free-form queries, using Solr syntax, into the Power Search type-in field

Before you begin

Prior to using Search in Contenta Web, the SysAdmin must have built the index (or Solr collection). See "Configuring Search" in the Contenta Administrator User Guide for information about search collections. As content is added, deleted, or modified, the collection is updated dynamically, requiring no further action by you.

About this task

Power Search shares a common window with Advanced Search. This window uses dividers to separate the search functions, with Power Search located in the bottom pane. You can click outside the Advanced Search window to dismiss it. Power Search is independent of the other search mechanisms (Quick Search and Advanced Search). Power Search can find individual properties and XML content. It supports Boolean operators and Regular Expressions.

Procedure

  1. To the right of the search type-in field in the Repository view, click the Advanced link.
  2. In the type-in box, use Solr syntax to enter your query.
  3. Click Power Search.
    A list of objects that match your search criteria appears in the Results window, ordered by frequency of matches (Rank) See Searching for information. You can further refine this list by entering a string in the type-in field, which is located at the upper-left of the search results list. To located the object in the S1000D object hierarchy, double click an individual result. The object hierarchy in the Tree view expands to reveal the object.