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Location Definition File Schema Reference

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Note

This topic describes functionality that is part of the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers. To download the update, see Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 infrastructure update: July 15, 2008.

In Enterprise Search in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, the federated search location configuration details are specified in a location definition (.fld) file. The Location Definition File Schema extends the OpenSearch description document specification.

Syntax

<OpenSearchDescription
xmlns=http://a9.com/~/spec/opensearch/1.1/
xmlns:ldf=”https://schemas.microsoft.com/Search/2007/location”>
  <ShortName>string</ShortName>
  <Description>string</Description>
  <Language>LCID</Language>
  <Url type=”application/sharepoint+xml” template={searchTerms}”/>
  <ldf:InternalName>string</ldf:InternalName>
  <ldf:LocationType>type</ldf:LocationType>
  <ldf:Version>version number</ldf:Version>
  <ldf:IsPrefixPattern>true|false</ldf:IsPrefixPattern>
  <ldf:Trigger>string</ldf:Trigger>
  <ldf:ConnectionUrlTemplate>url</ldf:ConnectionUrlTemplate>
  <ldf:MoreLinkTemplate>url</ldf:MoreLinkTemplate>
  <ldf:CreationDate>date</ldf:CreationDate>
  <ldf:LastModifiedDate>date</ldf:LastModifiedDate>
  <ldf:IsRestricted>true|false</ldf:IsRestricted>
  <ldf:AllowedSiteCollectionGuids>string</ldf:AllowedSiteCollectionGuids>
  <ldf:Visualization name="string">
    <Xsl>...</Xsl>
    <Properties>...</Properties>
    <SampleData>string</SampleData>
  </ldf:Visualization>
</OpenSearchDescription>

Elements

Following are the elements in the Location Definition File Schema.

Name

OpenSearchDescription

ShortName

Description

Language

Url

InternalName

LocationType

Version

IsPrefixPattern

Trigger

ConnectionUrlTemplate

MoreLinkTemplate

CreationDate

LastModifiedDate

IsRestricted

AllowedSiteCollectionGuids

Visualization

Xsl

Properties

SampleData

See Also

Concepts

Federated Search Overview

Other Resources

OpenSearch Specification