FAQ Tag: sources

Wich is the difference between “Total number of unique sources from all applications” and “Total number of unique sources used in group from all aplications”?

“Total number of unique sources from all applications” is the total number of SPs from all applications listed in the report. In this case, unique means that if the same SP appears in many applications it is counted only once. Also they are counted no matter if they are part or not of any group…

We are trying to integrate the federated search engine into our site by adding a html form.Everything seems ok only that the search does not start.

The reason why the search is not automatically starting when using the following search form: <form name=”logonForm” action=”http://www.museserver.com/muse/servlet/MusePeer” target=”_blank” method=”get” onsubmit=”return beforeSubmit()”> <input type=”text” name=”query” size=”30″ value=””/> <input type=”submit” name=”submit” value=”Search”/> <input type=”hidden” name=”action” value=”logon” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”userID” value=”applicationid” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”userPwd” value=”applicationpassword” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”languageCode” value=”” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”templateFile” value=”/passThrough.html”…

How can I still obtain result records when using limits in queries regardless of whether a given Source Package supports the limit or not?

When using Muse applications, one has the choice to set “strict” or “loose” limits for the searches. With “strict” limits, Muse returns “Unsupported Query” errors if a Source Package which does not support the selected limit is included, while with the “loose” configuration unsupported limits are dropped. To set one behavior or another, one must…

Wich is the difference between “Total number of unique sources from all apalications” and “Total number of unique sources used in groups from all applications”?”

“Total number of unique sources from all applications” is the total number of SPs from all applications listed in the report. In this case, unique means that if the same SP appears in many applications it is counted only once. Also they are counted no matter if they are part or not of any group…

We are trying to integrate the federated search engine into our site by adding a html form. Everything seems ok only that the search does not start.

The reason why the search is not automatically starting when using the following search form: <form name=”logonForm” action=”http://www.museserver.com/muse/servlet/MusePeer” target=”_blank” method=”get” onsubmit=”return beforeSubmit()”> <input type=”text” name=”query” size=”30″ value=””/> <input type=”submit” name=”submit” value=”Search”/> <input type=”hidden” name=”action” value=”logon” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”userID” value=”applicationid” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”userPwd” value=”applicationpassword” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”languageCode” value=”” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”templateFile” value=”/passThrough.html”…

When I test/search many Sources at a time some fail, but when searched individually they work.

If all Sources work within a Muse application individually but some fail when they are searched together, this is an indication that the target site(s) and/or your Internet connection might be slow or under stress conditions. First check the following: – Is the Internet connection slow? Check independently (outside of Muse) to see if the…