Hello,
I had a question from a user - whether it's possible to search the Tridion repository using command line - either PowerShell or API.
Essentially, call the Search functionality/dialogue in Pub Manager that appears if you press Ctrl+F.
The reason for the ask is that the writers must now manually search in the pdf for trademarks.
Worth asking!
Best regards
Peter
Hi, Peter. There are two web service APIs that are helpful for searching -- Search25.PerformSearch (docs.rws.com/.../search-2-5-performsearch) and PublicationOutput25.Find (https://docs.rws.com/992527/69978/tridion-docs-15/publicationoutput-2-5-find). The key with both of these APIs is determining the appropriate search filters to restrict the number of hits returned to a reasoanble number that won't affect network and application performance. This can mean searching by various metadata fields -- perhaps chunking by created or modified dates, or using specific metadata fields unique to your environment to reduce the returned data set. The APIs are available for both .NET WCF applications, and also in the IshRemote Powershel library. (See https://github.com/RWS/ISHRemote/tree/master.) I can't speak to the exact syntax for making the calls with IshRemote, as I generally use the APIs from a WCF application, and don't use Powershell much. Perhaps Dave or someone else will elaborate on the PowerShell functionality. I can provide more details about the API calls and filtering suggestions if needed.
Hi, Peter. There are two web service APIs that are helpful for searching -- Search25.PerformSearch (docs.rws.com/.../search-2-5-performsearch) and PublicationOutput25.Find (https://docs.rws.com/992527/69978/tridion-docs-15/publicationoutput-2-5-find). The key with both of these APIs is determining the appropriate search filters to restrict the number of hits returned to a reasoanble number that won't affect network and application performance. This can mean searching by various metadata fields -- perhaps chunking by created or modified dates, or using specific metadata fields unique to your environment to reduce the returned data set. The APIs are available for both .NET WCF applications, and also in the IshRemote Powershel library. (See https://github.com/RWS/ISHRemote/tree/master.) I can't speak to the exact syntax for making the calls with IshRemote, as I generally use the APIs from a WCF application, and don't use Powershell much. Perhaps Dave or someone else will elaborate on the PowerShell functionality. I can provide more details about the API calls and filtering suggestions if needed.
Hi Mark,
Thanks for an exhaustive and informative answer - much appreciated!
BR
Peter
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