The category.xml File
The SEARCH.xml File
The category.xml file replaces the functionality of the SEARCH.xml file for Research Pro 2.0 and later. If the category.xml file is present on your system, the changes you make to your SEARCH.xml file are ignored by Research Pro.
The category.xml file is a list of resources, defined as XML entries, assigned to categories for category searches in Research Pro.
Edit the category.xml file when you:
- create new categories
- have new resources added to Research Pro
- move existing resources in your Research Pro display
- remove categories or resources
You can edit the category.xml file using the Web Master function.
Element | Description |
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<ICE-CONFIG> | This element marks the beginning of the XML portion of the file. It must be present for the category.xml file to work in Research Pro. |
<MAP> | This element marks the beginning of one category mapping entry. Each category mapping entry must close with a </MAP> tag. |
<GROUP> | This element defines the category name. The value assigned to the <GROUP> field serves as a label for the group. The label must have a closing </GROUP> tag at the end of the entry. For example: <GROUP>Images</GROUP> Research Pro uses <LINK> elements under the <GROUP> entry to define each resource to search as part of that category.
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<LINK> | This element defines the individual resources assigned to categories. Each <LINK> value must be a valid resource connector. Resource connector values are assigned by Innovative's Research Pro Profiling Team. When Research Pro searches a value assigned to a <GROUP> it uses each <LINK> value to search that resource. |
</ICE-CONFIG> | This element closes the file. This element must be present as the last entry for the category.xml file to work in Research Pro. |
For example:
<MAP> <GROUP>Images</GROUP> <LINK>XRProGaleXMLxAONE</LINK> <LINK>XRProEbscoXMLxaph</LINK> <LINK>GoogleImages</LINK> </MAP>
In this example, the Images category ("type of resource") contains the following individual resources:
- AltaVistaImages
- Artcyclopedia
- GoogleImages
A user searching the Images category initiates a search of all of these individual resources.