Configuring Word Lists

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This section will illustrate how Magnify word lists can be customized. Specific areas of the interface can be configured to process searches differently. Synonyms can be added to expand search capabilities.

There is also a list of terms to ignore during a search, called a stop list. For example, if a search is submitted containing “The dog is green,” and the stop list includes the words “the” and “is”, only “dog” and “green” are searched for. This is useful in removing noise or extra words that may not be pertinent, to eliminate common words, and to increase search efficiency.


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Procedure: How to Configure Synonyms

This procedure will illustrate the ability to expand search terms using synonyms. For example, by creating a synonym list for cars, searching automobile, cycle, or truck will return matches for cars as well.

  1. Launch WebFOCUS and log in.
  2. From the WebFOCUS main menu, select Administration, and then Magnify Console.
  3. In the Settings section, select Configure Files.
  4. Select the Search Term Synonym Expansion radio button.
  5. Scroll to the end and add a new line: cars,automobile,cycle,truck, as shown in the following image.

  6. Click Save.
  7. Navigate to the search page and search for one of the added terms.

    The results will be identical to a search for cars.


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Procedure: How to Configure Word Cloud Stop Words

This procedure illustrates how to remove common words from the Word cloud.

  1. Navigate to the search page, search for the term cars, and expand the Word Cloud, as shown in the following image.

  2. From the WebFOCUS main menu, select Administration, and then Magnify Console.
  3. In the Settings section, select Configure Files.
  4. Select the Word Cloud Stop Words radio button.
  5. Scroll to the end and add and enter each of the following terms on a separate line: 12, 2, 4, 12000, and miles, as shown in the following image.

  6. Click Save.
  7. Navigate to the search page, search for the term cars, and expand the Word Cloud.

    The terms entered are removed from the Word Cloud, as shown in the following image.


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