OpenSearch

The OpenSearch protocol extends RSS by publishing information about how applications can communicate with the search engine. This published information makes it possible to provide extra functionality such as paging results that is not available using RSS directly.

The OpenSearch protocol is documented at http://www.opensearch.org

To connect to an OpenSearch supported search engine, open the Perceptive Enterprise Search administration website:

1. Click the Indexes link on the home page
2. Click the New Index button
3. Select Federated Source and click the Next button
4. Select OpenSearch Connector from the list and click the Next button
5. Enter the URL to the OpenSearch description file, below are some examples:
   

   National Film and Sound Archive
   http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au:8081/

   Libraries Australia
   http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/nbd-osd.xml
   Click the Next button.

6. Now you need to configure the query translator options. You can specify how each operator is to be treated by selecting one of the pre-configured options, the operators are:
1. AND
2. OR
3. NOT
4. Proximity
5. Phrases
7. You are now able to test if the connector is correctly configured, enter a search and click the test button. If results are returned, the connector is functioning correctly. You can make changes by clicking the Back button, or click the Next button to proceed.
8. Give the connector a name; this is the name that is shown to the user at search time then click Finish to save your new connector.