How can I add a specialized element that we created to the advanced search?

You can create an index to display the specialized element in the advanced search.

Symptom

We created a specialized element called <edition> and want to be able to search for it in the advanced search using the element type drop-down list.

Problem

This index is not defined in the default configuration and must be added manually.

Solution

In the TEXTML Administration perspective, perform the following:

Edit the Index Definition file to add the following index:

<index NAME="edition" SYNC="False">
    <stringindex KEEPEXTRACTEDVALUES="True">
        <elements>
        <element DEPTH="INFINITE" XPATH="//edition"/>
        </elements>
     </stringindex>
</index>

To add the index to the Advanced Search panel in the Search view, edit the system/conf/advancedSearchIndexes.xml file and add the following:
```
<index display="Edition" listable="false" name="edition" type="index" views="ALL"/>
```
Right-click on your Content Store. Click Rebuild All Indexes.
When the indexing is complete, restart your IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.