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SiteSearch Training Agendas

SiteSearch training courses are currently conducted for the following topic areas:

Complete agendas based on the current participant workbook are provided below. Please note that some of the bulleted items in the agendas may not always be discussed on the day indicated or in the order that they are listed. Some flexibility has been built into these agendas to accommodate the needs and participation levels of the various audiences attending the courses.

WebZ Agenda

The WebZ components of SiteSearch are presented over two days. Information provided during this training course lays the foundation for understanding the content of other SiteSearch training courses.

Day 1

  • Welcome to SiteSearch Training
  • SiteSearch Suite Training Agenda
  • Goals and Objectives
  • What is the SiteSearch Suite?
  • SiteSearch Suite Components
  • What can I do with the SiteSearch Suite?
  • Concepts and Standards
  • The Search Process
  • MAchine Readable Cataloging (MARC)
  • Z39.50 Standards
  • BER Format
  • Why Java?
  • Tour of the SiteSearch Out of the Box Interface
  • Understanding the SiteSearch Suite Architecture
  • WebZ Process Flow
  • WebZ Components
  • URLs and Sessionids
  • Java Classes, VERBS, and Widgets
  • Cross-Database Searching
  • Using the System API Documentation
  • OCLC Help Zone
  • Installing and Running SiteSearch
  • WebZ Directory Structure
  • Operations Architecture
  • Load Balancing
  • Configuring Load Information
  • WebZ Administration

  • Database and Server Configuration
  • Database Types
  • Database and Server Configuration Files
  • JaSSI Database Mapping
  • ZBase Database Mapping
  • Configuring Access to a Database
  • Making a Database Available for Searching
  • Testing Database Configuration with zclient
  • Testing Database Configuration with the WebZ Interface
  • Adding a New Topic to the OBI
  • Configuring a Group Database

 

Day 2

  • Java in SiteSearch
  • Class Names
  • Page Processing in WebZ
  • Interface Building Blocks
  • The VERB Hierarchy
  • Using Gadgets in the Interface
  • WebZ Rules-Based Formatting

 

  • WebZ Interface Creation and Customization
  • UserStateObject
  • Out of the Box Interface
  • Interface Packaging Issues
  • Working with Interface Styles
  • The JaSSI Life Cycle


  • Understanding and Using the Access Component
  • Authorization and Authentication
  • Base Functionality of the Access Component
  • Configuration Files
  • Understanding the mSQL Database Structure
  • miniSQL Utilities
  • Starting the Access Component
  • Types of Authentication
  • States of Authorization
  • Troubleshooting and Support

Note:

For more information or to set up training dates for this course, contact SiteSearch staff for a quote at 1-800-848-5878, ext. 5229.

Database Builder

This one-day course covers the procedures and utilities that you need to build and maintain local databases. It assumes your knowledge of concepts and procedures presented in the prerequisite WebZ course.

  • Designing and Building Databases
  • The Database Building Process
  • The Newton Search Engine
  • The Index File
  • The Postings File
  • The Header File
  • Indirection Files
  • Logical Databases
  • Data Conversion Options
  • Database Description File
  • Building a Database
  • SSDOT Functionality
  • Configuring and Testing a Local Database
  • Database Utilities and Maintenance
  • Advanced Database Topics

Note: For more information or to set up training dates for this course, contact SiteSearch staff for a quote at 1-800-848-5878, ext. 5229.

Record Builder Application

The focus of this one-day class is on updating local databases online using the cataloguer interface in the Record Builder application.

  • Record Builder and Database Builder Compared and Contrasted
  • Record Builder Roles
  • Tour of the Cataloguer Interface
  • Administrative Tasks
  • Installation
  • Record Builder Directory Structure
  • Starting and Stopping WebZ and Record Builder
  • How Does Record Builder Do It?
  • Record Builder Architecture
  • Record Builder Components
  • Templates
  • Database Frameworks
  • Workforms and Sub-templates
  • Record Builder Database Configuration
  • Making Your Local Databases Available for Searchers
  • Offering Access to a new Database through the Cataloguer Interface
  • Database Administration Tasks
  • Advanced Topics

Note: For more information or to set up training dates for this course, contact SiteSearch staff for a quote at 1-800-848-5878, ext. 5229.

For more information about training . . .

Please contact Stephanie Napier at 1-800-848-5878, extension 5229 or .

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