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.

Symptom

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

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="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"/>
```
Right-click on your Content Store. Click Rebuild All Indexes.
When the index has finished indexing, restart your DITA CMS Eclipse Client and perform an advanced search for shortdesc-count with a value of 0.