Add specialized object types to Search

As part of the process of integrating new object types into the CCMS, you must enable users to search for them by adding them to the Document Types panel in the Search view in CCMS Desktop and the Object Types section in Advanced Search in CCMS Web.

About this task

This process is only one part of integrating object types. For an explanation of the full process, refer to the DTD Integration into the IXIA CCMS section of this guide.

Procedure

In the TEXTML Administration perspective, connect to your server.
Check out and open the/system/conf/equivalence.xml file.
Find the appropriate equivalence group.

You are most likely adding a specialize map or topic type, so look for <equivalence type="map" or <equivalence type="topic".
Add the new object to the group.
For example, to integrate the Learning and Training map types, add the following lines to the map equivalence group:
```
<equivalence type="map" standardSearch="true" groupName="Maps">
    <object type="map"/>
    <object type="bookmap" icon="/system/conf/icons/bookmap-icon.png"/>
    <object type="subjectScheme" icon="/system/conf/icons/subjscheme.png"/>
    <object type="learningGroupMap"/>
    <object type="learningObjectMap"/>
</equivalence>
```
The order of objects listed in the group determines the order in which the user sees them in the user interface (UI). If you change the order in the file, that change is reflected in the UI after a refresh.
Optional: To use a custom icon for the new object in CCMS Desktop, see Specify a custom icon for an object type in CCMS Desktop.
Save, close, and check in the file.
Inform users of the changes.
The changes are automatically applied once users close and then reopen their IXIA CCMS Desktop. Users can also apply the changes without restarting their CCMS Desktop by clicking IXIA CCMS > Synchronize Configuration.