Help with searching for objects by ca_collections.type_id?

brucek

I am trying to search for objects by their collection type. Is this possible? I noticed that the Search Builder does NOT include co_collections.type_id, and when I manually type it in, I cant get any results except for wildcarding: (ca_collections.type_id:"*").

I also noticed that when creating a custom display for object search results that ca_collections.type_id is also NOT available.

I am ultimatly trying to search using ObjectSearch()

Thanks
Bruce.

monica

I don't think the type_id of collections is indexed through objects. Only the collection_id, idno and label.

You could try adding type_id to the index, reindexing and trying again.

brucek

I added to type_id to search_indexing.conf under ca_objects:
ca_collections = {
tables = {
collections = [ca_objects_x_collections],
},
fields = {
collection_id = { DONT_INCLUDE_IN_SEARCH_FORM },
idno = {STORE, DONT_TOKENIZE, INDEX_AS_IDNO, BOOST = 100 },
type_id = { STORE, DONT_TOKENIZE }
}

Now, in the SearchBuilder, I have an option for ca_collections.type_id but all of the choices to select are the object's type.....not the collection's type.

Close.....but nope.

seth

Try searching for objects with ca_collections.type_id:<type id> where <type_id> is of course a numeric type_id for a collection. Does that work?