The following table lists the search methods available and compares their
relative strengths and weaknesses.
Search Method |
Features |
Usage |
Scope |
Simple search
|
- A lightweight search feature
- Usable on any JSP
- No set up required out of box
- Searches performed on base tables
|
- Single term search input
- Boolean support
|
- Searches both horizontal & vertical schema
- Customizable with both new attributes and new tables
|
Advanced search
|
- General search feature
- Usable on any JSP
- No set up required out of box
- Searches performed on base tables
|
- Multiple term search input
- Boolean support
- Most flexible option which expresses inputs and control over
output
|
- Searches both horizontal & vertical schema
- Broadest selection of attributes and tables
- Broad range of search controls
- Customizable with both new attributes and new tables
|
Advanced Product Advisor search tool with base
schema support |
- Catalog exploration tool with 3 views on products: an Exploration tool, a
Comparison tool, and a Q&A dialog tool
- Requires setup of exploration parameters
- Base table support
|
- Interactive and iterative tool for selecting search term inputs
- Requires a category to seed start of search
- No Boolean support
|
- Searches vertical schema with predefined horizontal schema support
- Searches are limited to a single category
|
Advanced Product Advisor search tool with separate
schema support |
- Catalog exploration tool with 3 views on products: an Exploration tool, a
Comparison tool, and a Q&A dialog tool
- Requires setup of exploration parameters
- Requires custom schema setup
- Highest performance rated search method
|
- Interactive and iterative tool for selecting search term inputs
- Requires a category to seed start of search
- No Boolean support
|
- Searches vertical schema with predefined horizontal schema support
- Searches are limited to a single category
- Limited ability to include additional columns from the horizontal
schema
|
WebSphere Commerce
Accelerator Catalog Search Methods |
- Complementary general search feature for the
Campaigns, Product Management, and Customer Service
tools
|
- Augments merchant tasks while using WebSphere
Commerce Accelerator tools
|
- Searches horizontal
schema
|
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