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November 13, 2013
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Exclude topics from the index

  • November 13, 2013
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I was wondering if it is possible to exclude topics from an index based on a conditional build tag or if the title contains "x" or by any other method (script?).

There are hundreds of pages in this help that only contain an image and I don't want them in the Index.  For example, there is a topic called "Widows dialog" and "Menu dialog", etc.   I want to excude them from the Wizard without having to manually delete 500 pages from the index.  Basically any topic with the word dialog in it.  Of course I can have it not index the word dialog, but that doesn't help much.

Also, what is your opinion on having topics with only screen shots in the index? Anyone else ever do this?

Thanks for any feedback!

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    Known Participant
    November 13, 2013

    I just tried a test I selected the "Exclude from search checkbox" and I made sure there weren't any Index keywords and then I ran the Smart Index Wizard.  Well, they still show up in the Index.  I opened the properties on the topic to see if it added anywords and it didn't add any words to the properties of the topic.......next...

    RoboColum_n_
    Legend
    November 14, 2013

    What version of RH are you using. Later versions allow you to add a CBT to an index keyword. RH10 definitely does.

    Known Participant
    November 15, 2013

    Do you mean to go to the Index pod and find each index that has the worf  image in it and apply a conditional tag to "skip" it? Wouldn't it be easier just to delete it?