Re: Search Engine for IBMi Intranet Site

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Note that the Omnifind will index DB columns, spool files and IFS objects...

Here's the info about indexing spool files and IFS objects
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rzash/extensions_overview.htm

Charles

On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 9:52 AM Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sounds like you want to (install and) turn on Omnifind Text Search
> Server...
>
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rzash/omniz_introsearchserver.htm
>
> It's included for free starting in 7.1(?) or so...
>
> Charles
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 8:46 AM Matt Crandall <CrandalM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > We are looking for a way to set up search functionality for the intranet
> > (running on IBMi) for our Fire and Emergency services department.  Because
> > of the nature of much of our content, the site exists behind a secure login
> > so we can't simply have Google index it and plug in their services.  While
> > we would love an open source or inexpensive third-party solution, most of
> > what I've researched that can crawl and index our content (including in
> > documents such as .pdf, .doc, xlsx, etc.) and function in a secure site is
> > either extreme overkill and/or very expensive.  Can anyone share any
> > suggestions/solutions if you have been in a similar situation?
> >
> > Matt Crandall
> > Digital Content Administrator
> > Fire & Emergency Services
> >
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