For many years now, the FT Search Manager has been presenting search results in table format, like a Notes View;
This is useful because it allows additional functionality like re-sorting results by column, then 'Jumping To' results starting with a specific string;
It also allows re-searching by Facet, as show here with a Date facet;
However some users rightly complained that they found the spacing on large screens difficult to navigate, and when we looked at common web search engines, they had a point. Those search engines all truncate result widths at 100 characters or less.
Therefore we've allowed users to (optionally) select a different result format. Like all the other options, Administrators can default it to their preference then prevent it being changed, or let users decide.
This then displays results truncated in a 'list' format, with the UI being customisable as usual;
Re-sorting results by column and facet-based searching is no longer possible, but you can still perform other functions, like selecting & processing results (and you can define your own processing options also);
For more information, demos & downloads, please visit the FT Search Manager page.
In a recent webcast, IBM demonstrated several aspects of the search capabilities in IBM Mail Next.
Once of these was 'faceted search', which allows users to choose elements of the result set (facets) and refine their query using that data.
To show how our search product, the FT Search Manager, can also provide faceted searching, we've put together the short video below (the other Mail Next search functionality mentioned, searching Sametime Chats Transcripts, we can already do).
Please note that in our product you can construct search results using any combinations of fields, text and @formulas. In all cases, the tool will correctly identify the type of result data (text, mail address, date, number etc), and allow you to select facets based on that. For example, an Email address will let you choose the sender or domain, a Date will let you choose various timeframes around the selected date, a Number will let you add margins to the selected number etc. And this works for any application you search, not just Mail.
To try this yourself, please download the no-obligation, no-install demo from http://www.ionetsoftware.com/search, and start searching.
FTSM V6 Faceted Search Demo
