How to modify the default columns displayed in search results of the Web Interface (92510)

To modify the default columns displayed for search results in the Active Roles Server web interface, you can modify the filter options by selecting the down arrows and specifying the columns you would like to be displayed. This works for next time you view that type of results, however, as soon as you logout and log back in, this customization will be reset to defaults.

This is by design.

WORKAROUND

Different results (views) can be modified to have different columns displayed.  For this reason, you will need to navigate to the view you want to customize the columns for and take note of the TaskID value in the Active Roles Server Web Interface URL.

In this example, we will modify the columns displayed for the Quick Search results.  In our URL, we take note of the TaskID value being QuickSearch.

• Open ActiveRoles Server Management Console.
• Click the View menu and select Mode
• Change the selection to Raw Mode and click Ok.
• Navigate to the following: ActiveRole Server | Configuration | Application Configuration | Web Interface
• In the right pane, double-click the site configuration you want to edit (Site for Administrators for instance)
• Double click Customization Settings
• Right click  WorkingCopy, select All Tasks and then select Advanced Properties
• In the Advanced Properties window, check off the Show all possible attributes option.
• Find and double-click the edsaWiCommands attribute.
• Double-click the entry in the Values listed.
• Right-click in the Edit Value section and select Find... to search for the TaskID value in the following format: id="QuickSearch"
• The <Task> element should include a <Setting Name="Attributes" /> element inside it.  If there is no <Setting Name="Attributes" /> element line, make a new line below the <Task> element line and add the new element.  The attributes added to the Value property should use the Active Directory name, for example, displayName or objectClass.  Please see the below example.

<Task ID="QuickSearch" ResID="WIS_QUICK_SEARCH" ToolTipResID="WIS_QUICK_SEARCH_DES" HelperResID="WIS_QUICK_SEARCH_HELP" DescriptionResID="WIS_QUICK_SEARCH_DES" TaskType="0" Action="SearchResult.aspx">
<Setting Name="Attributes" Value="name,displayName,objectClass,description,edsvaParentCanonicalName" />
</Task>

• Click OK on all 3 dialogs.
• Log into the Active Roles Server web interface
• In the top right of the web interface, hover your mouse over Customization and click Reload to load the configuration changes.