Create and Configure the Search Service

Create the Search Service

1. 1. Model Repository Service
If the domain does not use Kerberos authentication, verify that you have created a Model repository user that the Search Service can use to access the Model Repository Service.
2. 2. Data Integration Service
Verify that the Model repository user has permissions to the Data Integration Service.
3. 3. Analyst Service
Verify that the Model repository user has permissions to the Analyst Service.

1. In the Administrator tool, click the Manage tab.
2. Click Actions > New > Search Service.
The New Search Service dialog box appears.
3. On the New Search Service - Step 1 of 2 page, enter the following properties:

Property	Description
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: ` ~ % ^ * + = { } \ ; : ' " / ? . , < > | ! ( ) ] [
Description	Description of the service. The description cannot exceed 765 characters.
Location	Domain and folder where the service is created. Click Browse to choose a different folder. You can move the service after you create it.
License	License object that allows use of the service.
Node	Node on which the service runs.

4. Click Next.
The New Search Service - Step 2 of 2 page appears.
5. Enter the following search properties for the Search Service:

Description	Property
Port Number	Port number to use for the Search Service.
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 extracts and indexes updated content. Default is 60 seconds.
Model Repository Service	Model Repository Service to associate with the service.
User Name	User name that the service uses to access the Model Repository Service. Enter the Model repository user that you created.
Password	Password for the Model repository user.
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.

6. Click Finish.
The domain creates the Search Service. The domain does not enable the Search Service during the creation process. You must enable the Search Service before users can perform searches in the Analyst tool and Business Glossary Desktop.
7. To enable the Search Service, select the service in the Navigator, and then click Actions > Enable Service.
The Model Repository Service, Data Integration Service, and Analyst Service must be running to enable the Search Service.