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- 1. Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Introduction Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Forms Liferay WCM Alternatives Multi-step forms Sven Werlen Search Liferay Search Alternatives Savoir-faire Linux Faceted Search Conclusions February 16, 2011 10:00:00 PST
- 2. Agenda Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen 1 Introduction Introduction 2 Multi-step Forms Forms Liferay WCM Liferay WCM Alternatives Multi-step forms Alternatives Search Multi-step forms Liferay Search Alternatives Faceted Search 3 Faceted Search Conclusions Liferay Search Alternatives Faceted Search 4 Conclusions
- 3. Introduction Environment Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Liferay Community Edition 6.0.5 Introduction Portlets : Forms Liferay WCM spring-forms-example-portlet Alternatives search Multi-step forms Search Hooks Liferay Search Alternatives community-support Faceted Search spring-forms-edit-hook Conclusions spring-forms-sample-data-hook Development tools Eclipse Liferay SDK Apache Maven
- 4. Multi-step forms Liferay WCM Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Liferay WCM Introduction Generic (structures, templates, tags, categories, . . . ) Forms Flexible (asset publishers, web content display, etc. . . ) Liferay WCM Alternatives Re-usable Multi-step forms Sharable Search Easy (WYSIWYG Editor) Liferay Search Alternatives Faceted Search Issues Conclusions Sometimes confusing (too many steps required) No validation No tooltip Could be more user-friendly One simple form
- 5. Multi-step forms Alternatives Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Introduction Existing forms builders Forms Orbeon Forms Liferay WCM http://www.orbeon.com Alternatives Multi-step forms TIBCO General Interface Search http://www.generalinterface.org Liferay Search Alternatives Alphinat SmartGuide Faceted Search http://www.alphinat.com Conclusions Issues External WCM Liferay integration
- 6. Multi-step forms Our solution Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Introduction Multi-step forms portlet Forms Liferay WCM Based on Liferay WCM Alternatives Multi-step forms Transparent integration Search Layer on top of Liferay web content forms Liferay Search Alternatives Faceted Search Issues Conclusions Not a form builder ! Requires development skills Internationalization to be implemented
- 7. Multi-step forms Features Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Introduction Features Forms Multi-step Liferay WCM Alternatives Validations Multi-step forms Auto-completion Search Liferay Search Friendly-URLs Alternatives Intermediate saves Faceted Search Versioning Conclusions Summary page Starting page Asset publisher hook (optional)
- 8. Multi-step forms Demo Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Introduction Forms Liferay WCM Alternatives Multi-step forms Search Liferay Search Alternatives Faceted Search Conclusions
- 9. Faceted Search Liferay Search Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Introduction Liferay Search Forms Liferay WCM Specific search (on a given portlet) Alternatives Multi-step forms General search Search Liferay Search Issues Alternatives Faceted Search Not very intuitive Conclusions Displays full content without context Tag/category search still very basic ...
- 10. Faceted Search Alternatives Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Existing search engines Sven Werlen Google Custom Search Introduction http://www.google.com/cse/ Forms Google Search Appliance Liferay WCM http://www.google.com/enterprise/search/ Alternatives Multi-step forms gsa.html Search Apache Solr Liferay Search Alternatives http://lucene.apache.org/solr/ Faceted Search Constellio Conclusions http://www.constellio.com/ ... Issues Not very well integrated Maintenance Efficiency
- 11. Faceted Search Our solution Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Introduction Search portlet Forms Based on Liferay lucene Liferay WCM Supports faceted search Alternatives Multi-step forms Flexible / customizable Search Transparent integration Liferay Search Alternatives Mainly based on AssetEntry Faceted Search Conclusions Issues Only categories as facets No pagination yet No advanced faceted search (ranges, min-max, . . . )
- 12. Faceted search Features Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Introduction Features Forms Liferay WCM Faceted search based on Liferay Folksonomies Alternatives See Jonas Yuan Blog Multi-step forms Different modes Search Liferay Search Generic search Alternatives Pre-defined search Faceted Search Conclusions Customizable Types Vocabularies Full screen mode
- 13. Faceted Search Demo Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Introduction Forms Liferay WCM Alternatives Multi-step forms Search Liferay Search Alternatives Faceted Search Conclusions
- 14. Conclusions Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Provides additional features to Liferay Introduction Custom forms for entering data (web contents) Forms Liferay WCM Faceted search Alternatives Multi-step forms Doesn’t replace Liferay functionalities but extend them Search Liferay Search Still place for improvements. . . don’t hesitate to contribute ;-) Alternatives Faceted Search Conclusions
- 15. Thank you ! Multi-step Forms / Faceted Search Sven Werlen Thank you ! Introduction Sven Werlen Forms Liferay WCM Alternatives Multi-step forms (contact@savoirfairelinux.com) Search (Project wiki page) Liferay Search Alternatives Faceted Search Conclusions