The following properties can be configured to adjust the behavior of both keyword and advanced search features.
Asset ID keyword search
With this property enabled, searching for numerical input via a basic keyword search will return any assets with matching asset IDs in addition to any assets with matching values in other fields.
Property | Description |
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image.simpleAssetIdSearchEnabled |
If this property's value is true asset IDs will be searchable via keyword search. If the value of this property is false, asset IDs will not appear in keyword search results. Value options: true / false Requires restart? No |
Exclude attribute values
Any change to this property requires a full search reindex in addition to a restart of the application.
Property | Description |
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search.index.excludeAttributesFromKeywords |
The value of this property should correspond to a list of custom attribute names delimited by commas with no spaces between values, e.g. Product,Media campaign,Publication date. These attributes' values will be excluded from keyword searches, but will still be searchable via advanced attribute searches. Value options: Custom attribute names, comma-separated Requires restart? Yes |
Exclude embedded metadata
Any change to this property requires a full search reindex in addition to a restart of the application.
This property controls whether or not a file's embedded metadata, such as EXIF or XMP, will be included in keyword search results:
Property | Description |
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searchEngine.metadataExcludeEmbedded |
If the value of this property is true, any embedded metadata not associated with a NetX attribute will not be included in search results. If the value of this property is false, any embedded metadata will be searchable and included in any search results. Value options: true / false Requires restart? No |
Search suggestions
Search suggestions will appear to all users regardless of whether or not a user has permission to any asset that match those search terms. Disabling this property will prevent non-permitted users from viewing any asset names or search terms otherwise unavailable to them while performing a search.
While performing a keyword search, relevant suggestions will appear as you type. These suggestions may be selected to quickly perform an exact search for that term.
Property | Description |
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search.searchSuggestHeader |
If the value of this property is true, search suggestions will appear. If the value of this property is false, no suggestions will appear. Value options: true / false Requires restart? No |
Ignore characters
Any change to this property requires a full search reindex in addition to a restart in addition to the restart of the application.
The following property allows you to configure any characters or character sets to be ignored during keyword and advanced searches. For example, if - were an ignored character, a search for hello dolly and hello-dolly would produce the same results across all search types. Note that this means ignored characters also apply to exact searches performed via advanced search and may produce unexpected results.
Property | Description |
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searchEngine.dropList |
The value of this property can be any single characters or series of characters, separated by spaces. Character combinations may be excluded by inputting a series of characters with no spaces between them, e.g. && vs. & &. Value options:+ - && || ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ \ ~ * ? : , Requires restart? Yes |