Searching a Content Server

Working With Content Server Connections 7-11 To log on to a server after you logged off, click the server in the Oracle Content Servers hierarchy. When prompted, enter your user name and password. Depending on the authentication setup and the content server configuration, you may not be prompted for your logon information.

7.12 Working With a Content Server Offline

You can work with a content server in offline mode. This means that you cannot directly access any files on the server, but you can work with files from the server that are currently in your local cache. For more information, see Section 7.5, Online vs. Offline Servers, and Section 8.2.3, Local Caching of Content Files. To work with a content server in offline mode, right-click that server in the integration hierarchy or the content pane, and choose Work Offline in the context menu. The server icon then changes to include an offline indicator Figure 7–2 . In addition, the Work Offline option in the servers context menu is preceded by a check mark. To cancel the offline status, simply select the Work Offline option in the context menu again. Figure 7–2 Offline Server Indicator

7.13 Searching a Content Server

You can search Oracle Content Server instances UCM servers to find the file that you want to work with. You can do this directly from the integration hierarchy in Windows Explorer or your e-mail application Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes. The search results are displayed as a separate node in the integration hierarchy called Search Results, so you can conveniently access the search results from your desktop without having to open the content server web browser interface. You can interact with content items in the Search Results node just as you could any other content item on the content server. For example, you can conveniently view, check in, and check out a content item in the folder see Chapter 8, Working With Content Folders and Files . You can also view the content information page and make changes to the assigned metadata, if necessary. The items in the search results list are the actual files not a copy or pointer of some sort, and that is why you may see the content displayed in multiple places, such as in a contribution folder and in the search results list. Note: You may be logged off a content server automatically if there is no activity for a certain period of time. Note: You cannot search Oracle Content DB servers or other WebDAV servers. You must browse to files on these servers to select them. 7-12 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Desktop Integration Suite You can view one set of search results at a time, for each server you are connected to through the integration hierarchy. The results of the last search you entered while you were in the Windows Explorer or e-mail application session are shown. When you close the session by closing the window, the search results list is cleared. Perform these steps to search a content server: 1. With any item in a server hierarchy selected, right-click and choose Search... in the context menu, or click the Search icon in the toolbar Figure 7–3 . Figure 7–3 Search Icon The Content Query Capture dialog is displayed see Section A.17, Content Query Capture Dialog . This screen is basically the standard Oracle Content Server search form.

2. Enter the search criteria in the form and click Search.

The results are displayed in a node called Search Results under the associated content server in the integration hierarchy.

7.14 Setting Metadata To Be Remembered for Form-Based Check-ins