findinsite-ms Control Panel

The findinsite-ms control panel is where you set up and control all findinsite-ms's functions, including indexing runs to build search databases.

The main configuration options are shown on the right - click on the section name to display the current settings and make any changes.

General section: Set the work directory, password, license id and logging options
Searching section: Set the search options: search database(s), rules files etc
Look and Feel section: Configure the look of the results sheets, highlighting, the languages supported, and results sorting
Indexing section: Schedule regular indexing runs to build a search database for your site
About section: Display findinsite-ms and runtime environment details
Log section: View the activity log
Logout: Log off

Password

If you set a password previously then you will have to enter it to see the findinsite-ms Control Panel.

Browser Back Button
In general, findinsite-ms will cope if you press the Back button of your browser to go to a different Control Panel page. However, if you are editing an indexing run, then you may lose your indexing run completely if you move away from the indexing wizard pages.

Control Panel Tasks

Check the work directory in the General section.
Set a password in the General section.
Create a search database (using regular indexing run) in the Indexing section.
Tell findinsite-ms to use this search database in the Searching section.
Check that searches run OK and display result pages correctly.
Configure the result sheet layout in the Look and Feel section.
Buy a license and enter the license id in the General section.
The About section lists the findinsite-ms version and various runtime environment settings - useful for diagnosing problems.