Manage a thesaurus dictionary for the Webserver search engine on HTTP Server

This topic provides information about how to manage your thesaurus dictionary with the IBM® Web Administration for i5/OS™ interface.

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This topic explains how to manage thesauruses for the Webserver search engine on the HTTP Server.

Parent topic: Search tasks

Test thesaurus dictionaries

Test your thesaurus for accuracy and completeness. To test your thesaurus, do the following:

  1. Click the Advanced tab.
  2. Click the Search Setup subtab.
  3. Expand Search Engine Setup.
  4. Click Test thesaurus dictionary.
  5. Enter the thesaurus dictionary name to be tested.
  6. Enter the directory where the thesaurus dictionary is located.
  7. Enter a term or multiple terms to test.

    There are a number of options you can test on your thesaurus dictionary.

    Find terms with all relationships
    Check this box to find all the terms in the dictionary that have a broader or narrower meaning than the entered term, are synonyms of the term, or are related to the term.
    Find terms with a broader meaning
    Check this box to find all terms that have a broader meaning than the entered term. For example, dessert has a broader meaning than cake.
    Find terms with a narrower meaning
    Check this box to find all terms that have a narrower meaning than the entered term. For example, apple has a narrower meaning than fruit.
    Find terms that are synonyms
    Check this box to find all terms that are synonyms. For example, Ping-Pong is a synonym for table tennis.
    Find terms that are related
    Check this box to find all terms that are related to the entered term. For example, apple and pear are related terms
  8. Enter the number of related terms that will be displayed for each term entered. Possible values are 1 - 10.
  9. Click Expand terms.

Retrieve thesaurus definitions

You can retrieve a thesaurus definition from a thesaurus dictionary. Specify the file to use for the thesaurus definition. The thesaurus data will be retrieved from the specified thesaurus dictionary. To retrieve a thesaurus definition, do the following:

  1. Click the Advanced tab.
  2. Click the Search Setup subtab.
  3. Expand Search Engine Setup.
  4. Click Retrieve thesaurus definition.
  5. Enter the directory and name of the thesaurus definition file that contains relationship data for generating a thesaurus dictionary in the Thesaurus definition file field. A definition file is a simple text file with formatting tags to indicate word relationships.
  6. Enter a name for the thesaurus dictionary in the Thesaurus dictionary name field. For example, mydict.
  7. Enter the directory that is used to hold the thesaurus dictionary files that are created in the Thesaurus dictionary directory field. Possible values include /QIBM/UserData/HTTPSVR/search (the default setting), or any valid directory path.
  8. Click Apply.

Delete thesaurus dictionaries

You can delete your thesaurus dictionaries. Files that were created for this dictionary will be deleted. The directory will not be deleted. To delete a thesaurus dictionary, do the following:

  1. Click the Advanced tab.
  2. Click the Search Setup subtab.
  3. Expand Search Engine Setup.
  4. Click Delete thesaurus dictionary.
  5. Enter a name for the thesaurus dictionary in the Thesaurus dictionary name field. For example, mydict.
  6. Enter the directory that is used to hold the thesaurus dictionary files that are created in the Thesaurus dictionary directory field. Possible values include /QIBM/UserData/HTTPSVR/search (the default setting), or any valid directory path.
  7. Click Delete.