How can I search for topics that do not have a shortdesc?

You can create an index to search for topics that do not have a shortdesc.

Description

I want to search for topics that don't have a shortdesc.

Solution

In the TEXTML Administration perspective, perform the following:

Edit the Index Definition file.
CAUTION: Be careful when editing the Index Definition document. Changes can significantly affect the indexing process, and any errors in the document can lead to data corruption or other errors.

Add the following index:

<index NAME="shortdesc_count" SYNC="False">
          <stringindex KEEPEXTRACTEDVALUES="True">
              <elements>
              <element DEPTH="INFINITE" XPATH="count(//shortdesc)"/>
             </elements>
         </stringindex>
       </index>

In the summaries section, add the following field:
```
<field NAME="shortdesc" TYPE="Index" VALUE="All"/>
```
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 attr="true" display="shortdesc-count" listable="false" name="shortdesc_count" type="index" views="ALL"/>
```
When the indexing is complete, restart your IXIA CCMS Desktop.
Perform an advanced search for shortdesc-count with a value of 0.