Operation

This document describes how to operate the Search Analytics software contained in the search-analytics package. The software is a web application and can be accessed with any standard web browser (e.g., Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.). The end point may vary depending on the deployment but the default end point is http://localhost:8080/search-analytics/. In general, the interface allows the user to explore and analyze the contents of the Search Service. Most of the panels can be reconfigured on-the-fly and tailored to the user's desire without changing the default configuration of the underlying software. The interface allows the user to save this customized configuration to an external file and then reload it. There are four icons at the top-right of the dashboard that allow this functionality:

• Home Icon - Goto saved default dashboard
  This function does not appear to work correctly. To return to the default dashboard, just refresh the page (all changes to the current configuration will be lost).
• Document Icon - Create a new dashboard
  This function will allow the user to create a new dashboard. When prompted, the value for Solr Server should be /search-service/ and the value for Collection should be pds.
• Folder Icon - Load a saved dashboard
  This function will allow the user to load a saved dashboard configuration from a file on the local server (the user's desktop).
• Disk Icon - Save a dashboard
  This function will allow the user to save a dashboard configuration to a local file (in JSON format).