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O-DL: Can it be integrated with Open-SearchEngine?   Minimize
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Posted by: Xepient Solutions 3/5/2008
Yes but with limitations.

We often we get this question.  The answer is yes, but...

The two modules can be integrated, but are not built with that in mind. As a result, the integration has limitations, and is not recommended as an enterprise solution, even though each module separately is.

How to:

If O-DL uses the portal option of storing files, the files will be stored under the dnnroot/Portals/0/your_root folder.

You can point O-SE to that folder through the administration module, by using the directory indexing method.

All contentent of that directory and sub-directories (which is your O-DL root folder) will be indexed.

Limitations:

The limitations of the integration are the following:

1. O-DL cannot use the "Secure Files" option.

2. The O-SE spider needs to point to the root directory through the "Directory Indexing" section.

3. O-SE will index all contents in the root as well as all subdirectories, but it will not respect the access rights assigned through O-DL (this is the single most important restriction). This means that a user may not have access to a document through the O-DL interface, but it will see it in the search results.

Note: O-DL integrates with the default DNN search engine. The access restrictions are the same as above, and the other difference is that O-SE will index content, while the DNN search only indexes metadata.

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Re: O-DL: Can it be integrated with Open-SearchEngine?    By Torsten Volk on 5/28/2008
Apart from performing a simple keyword search, can O-SE use O-DL categories as additional search criteria? If yes, how is it done?

Re: O-DL: Can it be integrated with Open-SearchEngine?    By host on 5/28/2008
The search module offers a rich query syntax (similar to the one google offers). However, there is no attempt made to categorize results in O-SE. <br><br>Regards,<br>Andreas<br>


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