Using content maps with Domain Search
Content maps let users browse for information rather than search for it using full-text search. Content maps organize documents by topics, or content, into categories.
About this task
You can assign document content categories for documents in the Domain Catalog to organize information in a content map.
To assign content categories
About this task
You can assign content categories to both Notes® client documents and Web URLs. You assign content categories from a Notes® client, and you must have Author access to the Domain Catalog database.
Procedure
- From the Notes® client,
do one of the following:
- To categorize a Notes® document, navigate to the document. You must have at least Editor access to the document (or Author access if you created the document).
- To categorize a Web URL, make sure that the default browser in your Location document is set to Notes®. Then, in the Notes® client, navigate to the Web page by clicking the Open URL icon and entering the URL in the Address field.
- Choose .
- Click the Meta tab (plus sign +).
- Do one of the following:
- To assign the document to an existing category, click Categorize, select one or more categories, and click OK.
- To assign the document to a new category, type the category name in the Keywords field.
- Click Post to Catalog.Note: If the Post to Catalog button is dimmed, try clicking another field on the Meta tab, or click another tab and then return to the Meta tab, to enable it.
For a Notes® document, click the Post to Catalog button to add content category information to hidden meta fields in the document header and to add a content categories document for the document to the Content by Category view in the Domain Catalog. For a Web URL, click this button to add a content categories document for the URL to the Content by Category view in the Domain Catalog.
To view content categories
About this task
The Domain Catalog displays content categories in the view.
Procedure
- From the Notes® client click the arrow indicating the search icon.
- Choose Domain Search.
- Click Browse Catalog.
- In the view pane, click Content and then click By Category.
- Expand the categories to display document and URL titles.
- Double-click a document or URL title to open a link to the document or URL.
Results
You can customize the view to suit organization-specific needs.
For more information on customizing views, see the HCL Domino® Designer Help.
To change content categories
About this task
You change content categories by editing the DocContent Link documents in the Domain Catalog. You must have Editor access to the Domain Catalog.
Procedure
- From the Notes® client click the arrow indicating the search icon.
- Choose Domain Search.
- Click Browse Catalog.
- In the view pane, click Content and then click By Category.
- Expand the categories to display document or URL titles.
- Select an entry to re-categorize and choose . This displays the DocContent Link document for the entry.
- Specify a new category in the Keyword field.
- Click Save and Close.