Enable support for search seedlist 1.0

To use Portal Search to crawl your Web content and leverage features like Web content pages enable seedlist 1.0 support for the Portal Search crawler.

1. Log in to the portal as an administrator.

2. Click Administration in the tool bar.

3. Create the WCM_FORMAT parameter for the search service.

   1. Under Search Administration in the navigation tree, click Manage Search.

   2. Click Search Services, and click the Edit icon for the search service that you are using.

   3. Enter WCM_FORMAT in the Parameter key field, and enter 1.0 in the New parameter value field.

   4. Click Add Parameter, and then click OK.

4. Create a new search collection.

   1. Click Manage Search > Search Collections.

   2. Create a new search collection for your Web content. Be sure that the new search collection uses the portal search service edited in the previous steps.

5. Ensure the search seedlist 1.0 support for IBM Lotus Web Content Management is enabled.

   1. Log in to the administrative console.

   2. Click Resources > Resource Environment > Resource Environment Providers.

   3. Click WP ConfigService.

   4. Under Additional Properties, click Custom Properties.

   5. Verify that the wcm.config.seedlist.version and wcm.config.seedlist.servletpath properties exist. If the properties are missing, add them according to the following instructions:

      1. Click New, and enter the property name wcm.config.seedlist.version.

      2. Set the string value to 1.0.

      3. Click New, and enter the property name wcm.config.seedlist.servletpath.

      4. Set the string value to /seedlist.

   6. Optional: Click New, and enter the property name wcm.config.seedlist.metakeys , and set the string value to a comma-delimited list of your own metadata (for example, <metakey1, metakey2>).

   7. Click OK, and save the changes to the master configuration.

   8. Restart the portal.

Parent topic:

Use the search seedlist 1.0 format

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