How to limit search?

[porkiey]

Hi list,

We have multiple websites running from one OFBiz install, each website uses as different catalog (12 in total but I don't think that is too important a factor) to separate their products but we are seeing that the search function is searching all catalogs and displaying the results to all websites.

Let me explain this in a more practical way:
US website blocks 220 voltage widgets as it wont work in the US
UK website blocks 110 voltage widgets as its wont work in the UK
But then a customer searches for widgets on the US or UK website the results returned are both 110v and 220v.

How / Where can I change the search so that it only searches for products active in the websites catalog?

Thanks
Sam

[Scott Gray-2]

Hi Sam

Have you set up a Search category for each of your Catalogs?

Have a look at the Demo Default Search category for Demo Catalog on  
the demo server.

Regards
Scott

HotWax Media
http://www.hotwaxmedia.com

On 30/04/2009, at 9:01 PM, Sam Hamilton wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> We have multiple websites running from one OFBiz install, each  
> website uses as different catalog (12 in total but I don't think  
> that is too important a factor) to separate their products but we  
> are seeing that the search function is searching all catalogs and  
> displaying the results to all websites.
>
> Let me explain this in a more practical way:
> US website blocks 220 voltage widgets as it wont work in the US
> UK website blocks 110 voltage widgets as its wont work in the UK
> But then a customer searches for widgets on the US or UK website the  
> results returned are both 110v and 220v.
>
> How / Where can I change the search so that it only searches for  
> products active in the websites catalog?
>
> Thanks
> Sam

[porkiey]

Hi Scott - thanks for the reply

I found:
https://demo.ofbiz.org/catalog/control/EditProdCatalogCategories?prodCatalog
Id=DemoCatalog an in there is the search catalog.

And we are indeed missing a Default Search - Product Catalog Category Type
for the stores so that would explain why we had problems.

Many thanks!
Sam




On 01/05/2009 08:26, "Scott Gray" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Sam
>
> Have you set up a Search category for each of your Catalogs?
>
> Have a look at the Demo Default Search category for Demo Catalog on
> the demo server.
>
> Regards
> Scott
>
> HotWax Media
> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
>
> On 30/04/2009, at 9:01 PM, Sam Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> We have multiple websites running from one OFBiz install, each
>> website uses as different catalog (12 in total but I don't think
>> that is too important a factor) to separate their products but we
>> are seeing that the search function is searching all catalogs and
>> displaying the results to all websites.
>>
>> Let me explain this in a more practical way:
>> US website blocks 220 voltage widgets as it wont work in the US
>> UK website blocks 110 voltage widgets as its wont work in the UK
>> But then a customer searches for widgets on the US or UK website the
>> results returned are both 110v and 220v.
>>
>> How / Where can I change the search so that it only searches for
>> products active in the websites catalog?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Sam
>

[David E Jones-3]

Not sure if this was clear, but make sure to associate that category  
with the catalog as a "View Allow" and "Purchase Allow" category to  
make sure the products don't show up anywhere and can't be added to  
the cart (ie by manually typing in the ID on the URL or something).

-David

On Apr 30, 2009, at 11:09 PM, Sam Hamilton wrote:

> Hi Scott - thanks for the reply
>
> I found:
> https://demo.ofbiz.org/catalog/control/EditProdCatalogCategories?prodCatalog
> Id=DemoCatalog an in there is the search catalog.
>
> And we are indeed missing a Default Search - Product Catalog  
> Category Type
> for the stores so that would explain why we had problems.
>
> Many thanks!
> Sam
>
>
>
>
> On 01/05/2009 08:26, "Scott Gray" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Sam
>>
>> Have you set up a Search category for each of your Catalogs?
>>
>> Have a look at the Demo Default Search category for Demo Catalog on
>> the demo server.
>>
>> Regards
>> Scott
>>
>> HotWax Media
>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
>>
>> On 30/04/2009, at 9:01 PM, Sam Hamilton wrote:
>>
>>> Hi list,
>>>
>>> We have multiple websites running from one OFBiz install, each
>>> website uses as different catalog (12 in total but I don't think
>>> that is too important a factor) to separate their products but we
>>> are seeing that the search function is searching all catalogs and
>>> displaying the results to all websites.
>>>
>>> Let me explain this in a more practical way:
>>> US website blocks 220 voltage widgets as it wont work in the US
>>> UK website blocks 110 voltage widgets as its wont work in the UK
>>> But then a customer searches for widgets on the US or UK website the
>>> results returned are both 110v and 220v.
>>>
>>> How / Where can I change the search so that it only searches for
>>> products active in the websites catalog?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Sam
>>
>
>
>

[Jacques Le Roux]

And all this was already explained in details by David a long time ago and is now here
http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBENDUSER/Apache+OFBiz+Business+Setup+Guide#ApacheOFBizBusinessSetupGuide-catalogSetup

Jacques

From: "David E Jones" <[hidden email]>

>
> Not sure if this was clear, but make sure to associate that category  
> with the catalog as a "View Allow" and "Purchase Allow" category to  
> make sure the products don't show up anywhere and can't be added to  
> the cart (ie by manually typing in the ID on the URL or something).
>
> -David
>
> On Apr 30, 2009, at 11:09 PM, Sam Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Hi Scott - thanks for the reply
>>
>> I found:
>> https://demo.ofbiz.org/catalog/control/EditProdCatalogCategories?prodCatalog
>> Id=DemoCatalog an in there is the search catalog.
>>
>> And we are indeed missing a Default Search - Product Catalog  
>> Category Type
>> for the stores so that would explain why we had problems.
>>
>> Many thanks!
>> Sam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/05/2009 08:26, "Scott Gray" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Sam
>>>
>>> Have you set up a Search category for each of your Catalogs?
>>>
>>> Have a look at the Demo Default Search category for Demo Catalog on
>>> the demo server.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> HotWax Media
>>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
>>>
>>> On 30/04/2009, at 9:01 PM, Sam Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi list,
>>>>
>>>> We have multiple websites running from one OFBiz install, each
>>>> website uses as different catalog (12 in total but I don't think
>>>> that is too important a factor) to separate their products but we
>>>> are seeing that the search function is searching all catalogs and
>>>> displaying the results to all websites.
>>>>
>>>> Let me explain this in a more practical way:
>>>> US website blocks 220 voltage widgets as it wont work in the US
>>>> UK website blocks 110 voltage widgets as its wont work in the UK
>>>> But then a customer searches for widgets on the US or UK website the
>>>> results returned are both 110v and 220v.
>>>>
>>>> How / Where can I change the search so that it only searches for
>>>> products active in the websites catalog?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Sam
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

[porkiey]

Thanks Jacques - most helpful!


On 02/05/2009 01:10, "Jacques Le Roux" <[hidden email]> wrote:

And all this was already explained in details by David a long time ago and is now here
http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBENDUSER/Apache+OFBiz+Business+Setup+Guide#ApacheOFBizBusinessSetupGuide-catalogSetup

Jacques

From: "David E Jones" <[hidden email]>

>
> Not sure if this was clear, but make sure to associate that category
> with the catalog as a "View Allow" and "Purchase Allow" category to
> make sure the products don't show up anywhere and can't be added to
> the cart (ie by manually typing in the ID on the URL or something).
>
> -David
>
> On Apr 30, 2009, at 11:09 PM, Sam Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Hi Scott - thanks for the reply
>>
>> I found:
>> https://demo.ofbiz.org/catalog/control/EditProdCatalogCategories?prodCatalog
>> Id=DemoCatalog an in there is the search catalog.
>>
>> And we are indeed missing a Default Search - Product Catalog
>> Category Type
>> for the stores so that would explain why we had problems.
>>
>> Many thanks!
>> Sam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/05/2009 08:26, "Scott Gray" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Sam
>>>
>>> Have you set up a Search category for each of your Catalogs?
>>>
>>> Have a look at the Demo Default Search category for Demo Catalog on
>>> the demo server.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> HotWax Media
>>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
>>>
>>> On 30/04/2009, at 9:01 PM, Sam Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi list,
>>>>
>>>> We have multiple websites running from one OFBiz install, each
>>>> website uses as different catalog (12 in total but I don't think
>>>> that is too important a factor) to separate their products but we
>>>> are seeing that the search function is searching all catalogs and
>>>> displaying the results to all websites.
>>>>
>>>> Let me explain this in a more practical way:
>>>> US website blocks 220 voltage widgets as it wont work in the US
>>>> UK website blocks 110 voltage widgets as its wont work in the UK
>>>> But then a customer searches for widgets on the US or UK website the
>>>> results returned are both 110v and 220v.
>>>>
>>>> How / Where can I change the search so that it only searches for
>>>> products active in the websites catalog?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Sam
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>