This page will outline the major requests and features roadmap as it develops.
Several user requirements workshops and followup discussions have been held with stakeholders and have identified a number of more complex requirements around integrating search with other applications and knowledge bases (in particular the Library and NU Connect). These requirements will be prioritised in December 2018 and work will begin early in 2019.
Some of the things that have been mentioned…
Some of these items come out of the box, some will require development as the roadmap is finalised for future projects.
| Category | Requirement |
| Search Tool | Crawl and Index webpages |
| Make use of metadata from webpages | |
| Query and return data from databaes | |
| Integrate with and extract results from APIs of other systems (e.g. Library Search, NUConnect and other Knowledge Bases) | |
| Be aware of synonyms | |
| Allow searching based on a question rather than keyword | |
| Be aware of related queries | |
| API to generate Opensearch result format | |
| Allow biasing of results | |
| Allow removal of individual results from search index | |
| Allow voice activated search | |
| Marketing Dashboard | View search trends |
| View popular searches | |
| Generate visual reports for quick analysis | |
| Generate detailed reports for integration with other data for analytics | |
| SERP | Allow for promotion/banners at given time periods |
| Allow filtering based on content type metadata | |
| Signpost to relavent search areas (Library/Intranet as appropriate) – based on search terms and or the page the user came to the SERP from | |
| Mobile responsive | |
| By default, be styled like the main University brand | |
| User customisable layouts (tiles/list etc) | |
| Include results from other search systems in tabs/widgets | |
| Allow for promotion/banners for different audiences | |
| Provide type-ahead/auto complete | |
| Allow filtering based on user type | |
| Customise results based on various categories of user | |
| Customise appearance of result based on type of content | |
| Inherit template from the site the user came from | |
| Allow feedback on search results | |
| Shopping basket like comparisons |
