Transcript SharePoint 2010 No Code Search Center Customization

SHAREPOINT 2010 NO CODE SEARCH
CENTER CUSTOMIZATION
Matthew McDermott
Aptillon, Inc.
[email protected]
@MatthewMcD
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SharePoint Saturday Austin
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• If you must take a phone call, please do so in the hall so as not
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• Feel free to “tweet and blog” during the session
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ABOUT ME
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6 Time SharePoint Server MVP
Author, Blogger, Dog Guy
Founding Member – Aptillon, Inc.
Instructor - Critical Path Training
Blog: www.ableblue.com/blog
Twitter: @MatthewMcD
Email: [email protected]
AGENDA
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Search Center Results XSL Configuration
Search Center XSL
Presenting Actionable BCS Results
Presenting Geocoded Data
…BUT FIRST.
• A little disclaimer…
(he’s winging it)
• This is a “no code” session…sort of
(so…there’s gonna be code)
(but you could use Notepad to write it)
(So that means it’s not code)
THE PROCESS
Identify Content
Sources and
Connectors
Review
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Review and
Customize
the
Customize the
Results XSL
Results
XSL
Identify Content
Types and need
for iFilters
Crawl, Map
Properties,
Crawl Again
METADATA MATTERS
• Metadata is invisible, how do we find it?
• How do we make metadata usable?
• How to we make search useful to the
business?
HOW DOES METADATA GET TO THE INDEX?
iFilter
iFilter
Crawler
iFilters
Crawler
Indexer
HOW DOES METADATA GET TO THE
RESULTS PAGE?
SEARCH CENTER RESULTS PAGES
SEARCH CENTER CUSTOMIZATION
• Tabbed Interface
• Search Results Page
• Search Results
– Results XML
– Results Columns
– XSL Stylesheet
WORKING WITH BCS DATA
CUSTOMER RESULTS
WORKING WITH BCS DATA
• Results you can use
– Email
– Phone
– Address
• Details tied back to Portal Content
– BCS External Data Column
GEOCODED DOCUMENTS
GEOCODED DATA
To subdue the enemy without fighting is the
acme of skill. –Sun Tzu
The best search is one that does not happen
PREEMPTIVE SEARCH PAGE
RESOURCES
• My Blog
– http://www.ableblue.com/blog
• Basic Search Center Editing
– http://bit.ly/pCHMaW
• XML Test Results Page
– http://bit.ly/pyIb0X
• iFilter Shop iFilterView.exe
– http://ifiltershop.com/downloads/IFilterView.zip
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