Search Service Properties
When you create a Search Service, you configure the Search Service properties. You can edit the Search Service properties on the Properties tab in the Administrator tool.
You can configure the following types of Search Service properties:
- •General properties
- •Logging options
- •Search options
- •Custom properties
If you update any of the properties, recycle the Search Service for the modifications to take effect.
General Properties for the Search Service
General properties for the Search Service include the name and description of the Search Service, the node on which the Search Service runs, and the license associated with the Search Service.
You can configure the following general properties for the service:
- Name
Name of the service. The name is not case sensitive and must be unique within the domain. It cannot exceed 128 characters or begin with @. It also cannot contain spaces or the following special characters:
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You cannot change the name of the service after you create it.
- Description
Description of the service. The description cannot exceed 765 characters.
- License
License object that allows use of the service.
- Node
Node on which the service runs.
Logging Options for the Search Service
The logging options include properties for the severity level for Search Service logs.
Configure the Log Level property to configure the level of error messages written to the Search Service log.
Choose one of the following message levels:
- •Error. Writes ERROR code messages to the log. ERROR messages include connection failures, failures to save or retrieve metadata, service errors.
- •Warning. Writes WARNING and ERROR code messages to the log. WARNING errors include recoverable system failures or warnings.
- •Info. Writes INFO, WARNING, and ERROR code messages to the log. INFO messages include system and service change messages.
- •Tracing. Writes TRACE, INFO, WARNING, and ERROR code messages to the log. TRACE messages log user request failures such as SQL request failures, mapping run request failures, and deployment failures.
- •Debug. Writes DEBUG, TRACE, INFO, WARNING, and ERROR code messages to the log. DEBUG messages are user request logs.
Default is INFO.
Search Options for the Search Service
Search options for the Search Service include the port number, index location, extraction interval, and the Model repository details.
You can configure the following search options for the Search Service:
- Port Number
- Port on which the Search Service runs. Default is 8084.
- Index Location
- Directory that contains the search index files. Enter a directory on the machine that runs the Search Service. If the directory does not exist, Informatica creates the directory when it creates the Search Service.
- Extraction Interval
- Interval in seconds at which the Search Service updates the search index. Set to 60 seconds or more to enable the Search Service to complete an extraction and index before starting the next extraction. Default is 60 seconds. Minimum is 20 seconds.
- Model Repository Service
- Model Repository Service associated with the Model repository from which the Search Service extracts assets. A Model Repository Service appears only if it is not associated with a Search Service.
- User Name
- User name to access the Model repository. The Model repository user must have the Administrator role for the Model Repository Service. Not available for a domain with Kerberos authentication.
- Password
- An encrypted version of the user password to access the Model repository. Not available for a domain with Kerberos authentication.
- Modify Password
- Select to specify a different password than the one associated with the Model repository user. Select this option if the password changes for a user. Not available for a domain with Kerberos authentication.
- Security Domain
LDAP security domain for the Model repository user. The field appears when the Informatica domain contains an LDAP security domain. Not available for a domain with Kerberos authentication.
Custom Properties for the Search Service
Configure custom properties that are unique to specific environments.
You might need to apply custom properties in special cases. When you define a custom property, enter the property name and an initial value. Define custom properties only at the request of Informatica Global Customer Support.