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 |
| 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 Also make sure that the searched content is accessible to your usergroup (if you are using ISHSTS. |
| 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. Also make sure that the searched content is accessible to your usergroup (if you are using ISHSTS. |
| 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. |
| 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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