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2. Save the file as collection_search_action.cfm.
NOTE
This overwrites the previous ColdFusion example page.
3. View collection_search_form.cfm in the web browser:
4. Enter any misspelled target words and click Search.
Narrowing searches using categories
Verity lets you organize your searchable documents into categories. Categories are groups of
documents (or database tables) that you define, and then let users search within them. For
example, if you wanted to create a search tool for a software company, you might create
categories such as whitepapers, documentation, release notes, and marketing collateral. Users
can then specify one or more categories in which to search for information. Thus, if users
visiting the website wanted to learn about a conceptual aspect of your company’s technology,
they might restrict their search to the whitepaper and marketing categories.
Typically, you will want to provide users with pop-up menus or check boxes from which they
can select categories to narrow their searches. Alternately, you might create a form that lets
users enter both a category name in which to search, and search keywords.
To create a search application that uses categories:
1. Create a collection with support for categories enabled.
See “Creating collections with support for categories” on page 689.
2. Index the collection, specifying the category and categoryTree attributes appropriate to
the collection.
For more information on indexing Verity collections with support for categories, see
“Indexing collections that contain categories” on page 689.
3. Create a search page that lets users search within the categories that you’ve created.
Create a search page using the cfsearch tag that lets users more easily search for
information by restricting searches to the specified category and, if specified, its
hierarchical tree.
For more information on searching Verity collections with support for categories, see
“Searching collections that contain categories” on page 690.
688 Building a Search Interface