Troubleshooting search
The following table provides some issues and solutions for troubleshooting search.
| Issue | Solution/Information |
|---|---|
| I get the following error message when running a search: Invalid search summary configuration. Please contact system administrator. | An invalid XPath was entered for a customized search results display. See Changing the Search Results Abstract This string, search.summary.invalid, can be localized. See Modifying Language Items |
| After running a search where I know there are topics that should appear in the results; however, no results are returned. | Check the XPath for customized search results display. The XPath may be valid, but is not producing any results. See Changing the Search Results Abstract |
| I am searching for content that I know is in the publication but the keywords are not found. | The search program searches only documents (topics) and not the table of contents (map). Entities cannot be searched. |
| When I try to do a multi-language search, I see "Undefined" in the Language drop-down list in the Advanced Search screen. | The languages are not fully configured. SeeAdding or Merging a Language |
| After I reindex, I see this message in the xist.log: Lucene index configuration error | This occurs if there is an extra slash / in the XPATH field when you set up search categories (for example, //p/ instead of //p). Other symptoms of an incorrect XPath include re-indexing running very fast and searching after re-indexing always returning zero (0) results. For details, see Adding Search Categories |
| I have filtering turned on, but some documents are appearing in search results that I do not expect to see. | Check whether the topic has <indexterm>. If the search phrase is found in the If you want to keep the
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