Auto-Suggest in PowerPAC

The system-level Cataloging parameter Auto-suggest feature enabled controls whether the auto-suggest feature is available in both Polaris PowerPAC and the staff client Find Tool. (For details on the applicable Find Tool searches, see Automatic Suggestions in Keyword or Phrase Searching.) If you set this parameter to No, automatic search suggestions are suppressed in both PAC and the Find Tool.

By default, quick, keyword, and phrase searches in Polaris PowerPAC offer suggested search terms as you type. A user can ignore the suggestions and continue to type the search term, or click a suggestion to launch the search for the suggested term.

Note:
The auto-suggest feature is not available for numeric search access points, such as ISBN and ISSN, in keyword searches.

To hide suggestions for the PAC session, the PowerPAC user can click Hide Suggestions at the bottom of the suggestion list.

To show the suggestions after hiding them, the user clicks the arrow in the search text box.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Auto-Suggest

The ERMS Daemon is a service that provides storage, processing, and access to electronic resources. When ERMS Server is selected during Polaris server software installation, an ERMS Port Configuration dialog box appears. Use this dialog box to change the default listening ports if necessary. The HTTPS Port option is disabled by default. If you will use HTTPS (Secure Socket Layer) for the entire Polaris PowerPAC site, select the HTTPS Port check box and enter the HTTPS port (normally 443). This allows auto-suggest features to function properly when site-wide Secure Socket Layer is in use.

Note:
If you will use Secure Socket Layer to protect patron account information only (not site-wide HTTPS), do not check the HTTPS Port option. For more information about Secure Socket Layer, see Secure Socket Layer (SSL).