How to change the default SortMethod in result list of the web client

SYMPTOMS

The web client result list uses the default sort value (Hitdensity) to display the results.

CAUSE

Web client sort options where option value h is set by default:

<option value="h">Hitdensity</option>
<option value="i">Last indexed first</option>
<option value="n">Number of hits</option>
<option value="s">File size</option>
<option value="d">File date</option>
<option value="c">Comment</option>
<option value="l">File name</option>
<option value="p">File path</option>

RESOLUTION

• Go to the '\inetpub\wwwroot\[web client name]\HTML' folder and open the 'search.htm' file in a text editor.
• Swap the SortMethod 'option selected value' with the desired value for sorting the result list.

<select name="SortMethod" id="filter" onchange="SortMethodChanged()">
<option selected value="h">Hitdensity</option>
${SORTOPTIONS}
<option value="i">Last indexed first</option>
<option value="n">Number of hits</option>
<option value="s">File size</option>
<option value="d">File date</option>
<option value="c">Comment</option>
<option value="l">File name</option>
<option value="p">File path</option>

APPLIES TO

6.1 SP2; 6.2; 6.2 SP1; 6.2 SP2; 6.3