Magnify Architecture

The Magnify platform connects end users to enterprise information through a single point of access in order to search across any content repository, including any structured or unstructured data, so that when a search is made, Magnify returns only the most relevant search results. End users can then drill down on the search results they found in order to analyze and understand the information they selected.

Magnify search-based applications are built using methods to extract raw data and transform it into search results. During this process, raw data is enriched with categorizations and other metadata that Magnify can use in retrieving and presenting search results. This includes item titles, images, geographical details, and drill down links to associated reports or applications. These processes can be automated so that data storage facilities and file repositories are always kept in sync with Magnify. This means that whenever new information is added, old information is updated, or information has expired, Magnify will always be up-to-date.

As a developer, there are many ways feed procedures can be configured, however, with Format Magnify, much of the underlying work is done by the WebFOCUS server and all that is needed to is to create and schedule WebFOCUS Report Procedures to handle Magnify indexing.

The following diagram shows the interaction between the major components associated with Magnify.


WebFOCUS