Configuring the global order of refinements

You configure the global order for the values of a refinement by sending this configuration request to the Oracle Endeca Server with the Configuration Web Service, or by using Integrator.

The system-navigation_Sorting attribute in the PDR for the selected attribute controls the global order of values in a refinement. This attribute can have the following values:
  • record-count sorts refinement values in descending order, by the number of records available for each refinement. This is the default.
  • lexical sorts refinement values in alphabetical or numeric order. For example, if the end user in the front-end application chooses the values Red (15 records), Green (25 records), and Blue (5 records), then if the sorting is lexical, the values are displayed in this order: Blue (5 records), Green (25 records) Red (15 records).

For information on the Configuration Web Service, see the section in this guide and the Oracle Endeca Server API Reference.

For information on how to configure the global order of refinements in Integrator, see the Oracle Endeca Information Discovery Integrator Components Guide.