Search packages, data sources and results pages
Every search provided by Funnelback contains a number of components that come together to form the search.
Search packages
A search package is used to provide search across one or more data sources. It packages up the set of data sources into a searchable bundle and provides the different search pages used to display the search results that are retrieved from the index.
| A search package is similar to a meta collection from older versions of Funnelback |
Data sources
A data source contains contains configuration and indexes relating to a set of information resources such as web pages, documents or social media posts.
Each data source implements a gatherer (or connector) that is responsible for connecting to the content repository and gathering the information to include in the index.
| A data source is similar to a non-meta collection from older versions of Funnelback. |
Results pages
A results page contains configuration and templating relating to a search results page provided by Funnelback.
Results page configuration includes:
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Templating for the search results
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Display settings that define properties about what is displayed by Funnelback (e.g. what metadata fields to return, how to sort the search results).
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Ranking settings that define how the order of search results will be determined.
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Feature configuration such as faceted navigation, auto-completion and extra searches that will be used to supplement the search results.
Reporting such as usage analytics, content and accessibility auditing is also produced for each search page
| A results page is similar to a service-enabled profile from older versions of Funnelback. |