FirstSpirit BasicSearch
The FirstSpirit BasicSearch documentation describes the licence-dependent FirstSpirit module for linking different search engines. Different possible uses are conceivable:
- FirstSpirit BasicSearch links an external search engine or another data source (e.g. database) to the web applications managed by FirstSpirit (Preview, Generation).
- FirstSpirit BasicSearch provides an internal search engine.
- FirstSpirit BasicSearch can extend existing search engines to include additional functions. Examples of this are multilingualism, freely definable categories and dynamic filters.
- FirstSpirit BasicSearch in conjunction with FirstSpirit DynamicPersonalization can filter search results for certain users and groups. Only the search results for which the respective user (or group) has appropriate rights or permissions are output.
The contents of a website can grow relatively fast. It is necessary to use search engines so that the user can quickly obtain the required information.
One disadvantage of many available search engines is their poor extension capability. For example, indexing unknown document formats, unrestricted ability to define attributes (so-called meta information) or the linking of an external data source is frequently required. Many search engines can only fulfil these requirements incompletely or inadequately. With the FirstSpirit BasicSearch module it is possible to optionally link internal or external search engines to FirstSpirit. The FirstSpirit BasicSearch module can also be used to extend existing search engines to include additional functions.
This documentation is relevant for the following user groups:
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