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DSpace Discovery

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<property name="sidebarFacets">
    <list>
        <ref bean="sidebarFacetAuthor" />
        <ref bean="sidebarFacetSubject" />
        <ref bean="sidebarFacetDateIssued" />
    </list>
</property>

Configuring and

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customizing search sort fields

The search sort field configuration block contains not only the sort fields but also the default sort field & the default sort order.
Below is an example of the sort configuration.

<property name="searchSortConfiguration">
    <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoverySortConfiguration">
        <!--<property name="defaultSort" ref="sortDateIssued"/>-->
        <!--DefaultSortOrder can either be desc or asc (desc is default)-->
        <property name="defaultSortOrder" value="desc"/>
        <property name="sortFields">
            <list>
                <ref bean="sortTitle" />
                <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
            </list>
        </property>
    </bean>
</property>

The property name & the bean class are mandatory. The property field names are discusses below.

• defaultSort (optional): The default field on which the search results will be sorted, this must be a reference to an existing search sort field bean. If none is given relevance will be the default.
• defaultSortOrder (optional): The default sort order can either be asc or desc.
• sortFields (mandatory): The list of available sort options, each element in this list must link to an existing sort field configuration bean.

Adding default filter queries (OPTIONAL)

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