Hi Folks,

In DNN 7/8, is it possible to change the "Is Searchable" bool to enabled?

I created a custom module that originally didn't implement the ISearchable (ModuleSearchBase) supported feature in the module definition file.

I have since implemented the search feature and can't seem to get the module's install/reinstall routine to update the "Is Searchable" toggle.

My module definition file has this:

<supportedFeature>ISearchable</supportedFeature>

...and I also tried...

<supportedFeature>Searchable</supportedFeature>

But that just doesn't seem to enable the search function, even if I change to the module's version number.

The FeatureController.cs file inherits ModuleSearchBase and there is a GetModifiedSearchDocuments method that generates the results for the indexer. It works on my development machine, but not the remote server despite the fact that the [SupportedFeatures] setting in the table [DesktopModules] is identical.

I am trying to avoid uninstalling/installing the module because I'd then have to reconfigure the module across multiple pages and re-insert all the data and images.

Hopefully someone can help!

--Phil

Hey Phillip:

Sorry, I hadn't seen your question.  (It IS awful quiet around here lately, except for the ubiquitous code fascists ;-)).  My expertise is with the older versions of DNN, but I do know that they've replaced the whole search paradigm and no longer use ISearchable, if you are using ModuleSearchBase.  I believe it's because ISearchable is an interface, and the new way of doing searching doesn't require an interface to 'find' the search functions in each module.

So I'm a bit confused when you mention ModuleSearchBase *and* ISearchable.  Have you had a look at the new HtmlModule in the DNN source 8.x?

Have you seen this?  http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community-blog/cid/154913/integrating-with-search-introducing-modulesearchbase

Probably you have.  So are you saying that you have provided the 'supportedfeature type='searchable'' and this did not work? Clarity helps...

Updated:  Oops.  I gotcha now.  I believe you are using the wrong syntax.  According to the above link, it's:

"<supportedFeature type='Searchable'/>" , instead of "<supportedFeature>Searchable</supportedFeature>"