Configuration

When you configure a Search component, you can use the Output tab to enable one or more views, each of which has a variety of options that determine how search results are displayed. Depending on the selected view, the available options are grouped into some or all of the following categories:

• Template
• Image
• Icon and color
• Main click area
• Fields
• Operations
• Indicators

Template

A template is used to display search results. Each view has a number of templates that alter the layout of text, images, and other content within search results. The following sections list the templates associated with each view and, if a template includes image renditions, which renditions are used. To use a template other than the default one, select it.

Image

To set an image on the search results, from the Image list, select one of the following options:

• Thumbnail - displays a thumbnail of the entity if it is available.

• Icon - displays icons instead of thumbnails, as configured in Icon and color.

Icon and color

To configure the style and color of an icon, from the Icon and color list, select one of the following options:

• None - uses the default style color (default).

• From entity - uses the style and color defined for the entity.

• From taxonomy relation - uses the style and color defined for a specific taxonomy. Select the taxonomy relation from the Relation list.

Main click area

To add an entity operations component in the main click area, click Add operation.

Fields

You can decide which fields to display in the search results.

To define a field to display:

1. In the Fields section, click Add .

2. Configure the following fields.

   Field	Description
   Type	The field type (for example, Property or Relation).
   Field	The field to display in search results (for example, Title).
   Display format	How the field type is indicated (for example, text or icon).
   Limit number of items	Switch to limit the number of items in search results. Applies only to relations.
   Number of items to show	The maximum number of search results to display. Applies only to relations.
   Color	Color of the text or icon used for the display format.
   Show help text	Type and style of the help text displayed on the search result tile (for example, Inline or Tooltip).

   Note

   For the list view, the Advanced option is only available if you select the Card template.

3. Configure the additional settings required for the selected fields.

4. Click Save.

Operations

You can configure which operations to make available on the search results. Operations are internal or external actions involving the entity in question.

The following table lists the available entity operations of the Search component.

To add an operation:

1. In the Operations section, click Add operation.

2. Select the desired operation.

3. Configure the display and operation settings.

4. Click Save.

5. To make the operation available in the More options menu instead of the Main menu, drag and drop the created operation from the MAIN OPERATIONS zone to the MORE OPTIONS MENU zone.

Indicators

Indicators are flag-like properties (icons or labels) that provide additional information about an entity. To add an indicator, click Add indicator and configure the indicator settings. The following table lists available indicators.