Files:

The location of the files you'll want to edit depend on which version of DSpace you are using, as the location of the primary JSP folder has changed in DSpace over the years.

Instructions:

  1. Look for this line in dspace.cfg: ##### Fields to Index for Search #####
  2. Beneath it you will see several lines like this:

    search.index.1 = author:dc.contributor.*
    search.index.2 = author:dc.creator.*
    search.index.3 = title:dc.title.*
    search.index.4 = keyword:dc.subject.* 
    search.index.5 = abstract:dc.description.abstract


  3. Add another search.index.# line to the bottom. If you just want to add a different Dublin Core (dc) field to one of the existing "named indices", use the models above as a guide. If you wish to specify a different metadata schema, replace dcwith the other metadata schema's name.
  4. If you want to add an entirely new search field, you will also have to modify Messages.properties (see Change page text (JSP) ) to add a user-friendly label for it, and the advanced-search JSP (advanced.jsp) to add an appropriate <option>element, as below:

    <option value="author" <%= field1.equals("author") ? "selected=\"selected\"" : "" %>><fmt:message key="jsp.search.advanced.type.author"/></option>
  5. Perform the steps in Re-index DSpace .
  6. Perform the steps in Rebuild DSpace .

Notes: