Create Facets

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About facets
Date Facets
Multidimension Facets
Numerical Range facets
Geographic Facets
Create Value Facets for Nonhierarchical Metas
Create Aggregations for Facets

Create Facets Using the Data Model

This procedure applies to category facets only. Facets created by the data model are available as Top/ClassProperties/Property_name.

  1. In the Administration Console, go to Index > Data model.
  2. (Optional) Under Classes, click Add class and specify a new class.
  3. Under Properties for the <class name>, you can either:
    • modify an existing property by selecting the Category facet option,
    • create a new property and select the Category facet option.
  4. (Optional) Change the default configuration.

    For more information, see the Datamodel section of the CloudView XML Configuration Reference Guide.

  5. Click Apply.
  6. On the Administration Console Home page, scan your data source.

The next time you search your index, this facet is included in the results.

Create Facets in the Search Logic

This procedure applies to both category (index-time) and virtual (search-time) facets.

  1. In the Administration Console, go to Search > Search Logics > Facets.
  2. Click Add facets.
    1. Specify a Name
    2. Select a Type.
    3. Click Accept.
  3. Configure according to the facet type.

    For more information, select the section corresponding to the facet type from the related topics panel above. See also the Search section of the CloudView XML Configuration Reference Guide.

  4. Click Apply.

The next time you search your index, this facet is included in the results.

Create Facets Dynamically Using the Search API

You can also declare facets dynamically at query-time, on a per-query basis.

Use the "f" parameter as described in Appendix - Search API Parameters.

Create Facets Dynamically in Mashup Builder

  1. In Mashup Builder, select an application page, for example, the search page.
  2. Select the Feeds view.
  3. In the CloudView Search feed, expand the Facets section.
  4. In Add facet, define one or more new facets. The syntax is [facetId][key][value].

    For a description of possible facet keys, see Appendix - Search API Parameters.

  5. Click Apply.