Search Image Data based on Tags in the Editor mode

Dileep D

Vote:

I have a property named Tags which is a list of strings on my ImageData. When in CMS editor mode (in the Media tab), searching for Image with a name, the result comes up as expected. I want to be able to search for the images based on Tags.

I tried creating an Initializable module and added a property for Find where in I am converting the list of strings to delimeterd string so it can be indexed.

var findClient = context.Locate.Advanced.GetInstance<IClient>();
findClient.Conventions.ForInstancesOf<ImageMediaData>()
.IncludeField(f => f.TagsAsString())

And in the function TagsAsString() am converting the list of strings to delimetered string. I can also see this property available in the Find index but when searching with the tag , it doesn't pull up anything.

Any inputs on how I can achieve this.

#291839

Edited, Nov 17, 2022 20:48

Minesh Shah (Netcel)

Vote:

If you put the full property value in the search term are your results returned

i.e. Search for "Tag1, Tag2, Tag3"

Another thing to try is wrapping the Search Term in Asterix

                searchContext = searchContext.For(WrapInAsterisks(query.SearchTerm))
                  .InField(x => x.PageName)
                  .InField(x => x.ExternalTitle)
                  .InField(x => x.RoleLabel)
                  .InField(x => x.JobDescription)
                  .UsingSynonyms()
                  .ApplyBestBets();

        public static string WrapInAsterisks(string input)
        {
            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input) ? "*" : $"{input.Trim().Trim('*')}*";
        }

#291840

Edited, Nov 17, 2022 22:18

Dileep D - Nov 18, 2022 14:14

Hello Minesh,
Thanks for the response. I am looking to implement this on the editor side of search not the front end side of application.

Dileep D

Vote:

Found that, all I had to do is to add Searchable attribute on the Tags property. No need of any custom field and indexing.

#292030

Nov 21, 2022 18:28

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Search Image Data based on Tags in the Editor mode