Hello Readers,

This section will detail out some insight on how  to set up the PIM Web Search

Overview 

In order to Install PIM Web Search, the best Practice is to perform Pre-Installation Steps and Mandatory Step.

Pre-Installation Step :

• User must be able to have Computer Access
• User must be granted with All User Rights
• There Should be No Security Conflicts.
• User must have a Memory of At least 1.5 GB Byte.
• Latest version of Java need to be Install with JAVA_HOME under system property Is predefined .

Mandatory Step :

Follow the following steps for processing Installation of PIM Web Search

• Integration of PIM Core and Web
• Installation of PIM Web Search Server

Integration of PIM Core and Web

In PIM, it involves three forms of Users for  Web Search namely

• Web User : With the help of PIM Web Interface, user fires queries . Set the permission of Interface Visibility Rights corresponding to → Search Index
• Desktop User : With the help of Desktop , User can perform Manual search or can Schedule the Search Query. Set the Actions Rights of Search Index to Schedule Search Index Access and General Access.
• Web Search REST user : This type of Query mostly run in order to get the data by using REST request.Here User will need all Read rights to Access the Catalogs , Assortments, Entities, fields and Attributes Via REST request.. Give General and Catalog permission to Service Login and General Access

Configuring PIM Core :

• Open the PIM Directory <PIM_SERVER_ISTALLATION_ROOT>\server\configuration\HPM\
• Open the File fulltextsearch.properties file
• Set the Default Values given below :

fulltextsearch.rest.url http://localhost:18090/hps-web/rest2 . It provides Local host location of Web Search Server
fulltextsearch.rest.username config
fulltextsearch.rest.password  *****

Configuring PIM Core :

• Open the PIM Directory <PIM_SERVER_ISTALLATION_ROOT>\server\configuration\HPM\
• Open the File webfronted.properties
• Set the default Values

web.client.hps.max.display.facet  maximum number of facets (Default :5)
web.client.hps.rest.url  http://localhost:18090/hps-web/rest2 . It provides Local host location Web Search Server .
Web.client.hps.rest.username  config
web.client.hps.rest.password  Password of User

Installation of PIM Web Search Server

• Create folder name PIM_Web_Search_Server Directory.
• Download and Unzip PIM_WebSearch_<Version>.zip into this folder.
• Open this Directory <PIM_SERVER_INSTALLATION_Root.
• Open the file named configuration.properties files
• Set the Default Values under this :

jdk.home  Location of Java
container.http.port  Tomcat connector Port Number (Default :18090)
container.shutdown.port  Tomcat Server Port (Default :18095)
container.ajp13connector.port  Tomcat ajp port Number (Default :18100)
container.admin.user.name  Name of User (Default :tomcat)
container.admin.user.password  Password of User (Default :heiler)
container.log.dir  Location of Web Search Server (Default : ${container.home}/../log )
container.service.name  Name of Server (Default : PIM Search )
container.memory.max  Maximum Memory Provided for Installation (Default :1536)
solr.home  Location of Solr configuration (Default : ${hps.server.home}/solr/configuration)
search.solr.host  local host of Solr Server (Default :localhost)
Search.solr.port  Port No pf Solr (Default : ${container.http.port} )

Test of PIM WEB search Installation

• Open the command Prompt and run start_HPS_tomcat.cmd
• Install Web Search Server using service_HPS_install.cmd
• After that you can view the PIM Search Window will run.

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