Provides administrative types and members for managing a Shared Service Provider's instance of Enterprise Search.

For information about programming with the Enterprise Search Administration object model, see Getting Started with the Enterprise Search Administration Object Model.

Classes

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	Class	Description
	AccountAuthCredentials	Represents an object that contains the credentials used to connect to a federated search location.
	AllContentScopeRule	Represents a scope rule that includes all items in the content index.
	AuthenticationData	Provides the base class for the objects containing the authentication data used to connect to federated search locations.
	AuthenticationInformation	Provides access to the authentication information used to connect to a federated search location.
	AuthorityPage	Represents an authoritative page for Enterprise Search.
	AuthorityPageCollection	Represents a collection of AuthorityPage objects.
	BestBet	Represents a best bet in the Enterprise Search keyword and best bet management system.
	BestBetCollection	Represents a collection of BestBet objects.
	BestBetsEnumerator	Supports iterating over a BestBetCollection and reading its individual BestBet objects.
	BusinessDataContentSource	Represents a content source for Business Data Catalog content.
	CategoriesEnumerator	Supports iterating over a CategoryCollection object and reading its individual Category objects.
	Category	Represents a category in the Enterprise Search metadata property schema.
	CategoryCollection	Represents a collection of Category objects.
	ConcurrencyException	Represents the exception that is thrown when multiple users attempt to modify data at the same time.
	Content	Represents the top-level object for administration of the content sources for a Shared Services Provider's (SSP) search service.
	ContentSource	Provides the base class for all Enterprise Search content sources.
	ContentSourceCollection	Represents a collection of ContentSource objects.
	CookieAuthData	Represents an object that contains authentication data used to connect to federated search locations that are configured to use cookie-based authentication.
	CrawledProperty	Represents a crawled property in the Enterprise Search metadata property schema.
	CrawlHistory	Contains statistics for each crawl. See How to: Programmatically Export the Crawl History to a CSV File for more information about how to use this class.
	CrawlLogFilters	Contains all the filters for manipulating the crawl log data.
	CrawlMapping
	CrawlMappingCollection	Represents a collection of CrawlMapping objects.
	CrawlRule	Represents a crawl rule.
	CrawlRuleCollection	Represents a collection of CrawlRule objects.
	CustomContentSource	Represents a custom content source.
	DailySchedule	Represents a crawl schedule used to specify the number of days between crawls.
	DatabaseException	Represents the exception that is thrown when a database error occurs while working with the objects in the >Administration namespace.
	DeletedConcurrencyException	Represents the exception that is thrown when the object that is the target of a delete operation is updated by another user after the database record was last retrieved.
	DemotedSite	Represents a demoted site for Enterprise Search.
	DemotedSiteCollection	Represents a collection of DemotedSite objects.
	DuplicateLocationException	Represents the exception that is thrown when users attempt to create a duplicate version of a federated search location.
	ExchangePublicFolderContentSource	Represents a content source for Microsoft Exchange Server public folder content.
	Extension	Represents a file name extension.
	ExtensionCollection	Represents a collection of Extension objects.
	FileShareContentSource	Represents a content source for file share content.
	FormsAuthCredentials	Represents an object that contains the forms authentication credentials for connecting to federated search locations.
	HierarchicalContentSource	Provides the base class for hierarchical content sources.
	InvalidAccountException	Indicates that the account name for the Enterprise Search service is invalid or does not exist, or the password is invalid for the account name.
	InvalidCanaryException
	Keyword	Represents a keyword in the Enterprise Search keyword and best bet management system.
	KeywordCollection	Represents a collection of Keyword objects.
	Keywords	Represents the top-level object for managing keywords and best bets in Enterprise Search.
	KeywordsEnumerator	Supports iterating over a KeywordCollection and reading its individual Keyword objects.
	LocationConfiguration	Contains the configuration information for a federated search location.
	LocationConfigurationCollection	Specifies a collection of LocationConfiguration objects.
	LogViewer	Represents the top-level object for filtering and viewing data from the Enterprise Search crawl log
	LotusNotesContentSource	Represents a content source for Lotus Notes content.
	ManagedProperty	Represents a managed property in the Enterprise Search metadata property schema.
	ManagedPropertyCollection	Represents a collection of ManagedProperty objects.
	Mapping	Represents a crawled property mapping to a managed property in the Enterprise Search metadata property schema.
	MappingCollection	Represents a collection of Mapping objects.
	MonthlyDateSchedule	Represents a crawl schedule used to specify the days of the month, and months of the year, when the crawl should occur.
	MonthlyDayOfWeekSchedule	Represents a crawl schedule used to specify the days of the month, the weeks of the month, and the months of the year when the crawl should occur.
	OpenSearchDescription	This member is reserved for internal use and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
	OpenSearchExtension	This member is reserved for internal use and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
	Propagation	Represents the top-level object for retrieving status information for the propagation system in Enterprise Search.
	PropertyQueryScopeRule	Represents a scope rule that matches content items based on a property/value comparison.
	QueryLogExporter	The members of this namespace or class are reserved for internal use and not intended to be used directly from your code.
	Ranking	Provides an entry point to adjust the settings used for query-independent rank computation for calculating the relevance of Enterprise Search results.
	RankingParameter	Represents a ranking parameter used for rank computation in Enterprise Search in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
	RankParamCollection	Represents a collection of RankingParameter objects.
	Schedule	Provides the base class for Enterprise Search crawl schedules.
	Schema	Provides access to the property metadata management system for Enterprise Search.
	Scope	Represents a search scope in Enterprise Search.
	ScopeCollection	Represents a collection of Scope objects.
	ScopeDisplayGroup	Represents a scope display group.
	ScopeDisplayGroupCollection	Represents a collection of ScopeDisplayGroup objects.
	ScopeDisplayGroupEnumerator	Supports iterating over a ScopeCollection object and reading its individual Scope objects.
	ScopeDisplayGroupsEnumerator	Supports iterating over a >ScopeDisplayGroupsCollection object and reading its individual ScopeDisplayGroup objects.
	ScopeRule	Provides the base class for all Enterprise Search scope rules.
	ScopeRuleCollection	Represents a collection of scope rules.
	ScopeRulesEnumerator	Supports iterating over a ScopeRuleCollection object and reading its individual ScopeRule objects.
	Scopes	Provides access to the search scope management system for Enterprise Search.
	SearchContext	Represents the search service instance for a Shared Services Provider (SSP).
	SearchService	Represents an instance of the search service.
	SearchServiceInstance	Represents an instance of the search index and query service.
	SecurableAuthData	Represents an object that contains credentials used to connect to federated search locations. Provides the base class for the FormsAuthCredentials class.
	SharePointContentSource	Represents a content source for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 content.
	SiteHitRule	Represents a site hit rule, which is used by the Enterprise Search Index engine to determine how many simultaneous requests are allowed, and the time interval between sequential requests, for a specified server.
	SiteHitRulesCollection	Specifies a prioritized collection of SiteHitRule objects.
	SsoAuthData	Provides information about the single sign-on (SSO) provider for the credentials used to connect to the federated location.
	StartAddressCollection	A collection of start addresses for a content source.
	Synonym	Represents a synonym in the Enterprise Search keyword and best bet management system.
	SynonymCollection	Represents a collection of Synonym objects.
	SynonymsEnumerator	Supports iterating over a SynonymCollection and reading its individual Synonym objects.
	UpdatedConcurrencyException	Represents the exception that is thrown when the object that is the target of an update operation is updated by another user after the database record was last retrieved.
	UrlScopeRule	Represents a scope rule that matches content items based on the display URL of the item.
	Visualization	Specifies the display format for the federated search location results.
	WebContentSource	Represents a content source for Web content.
	WeeklySchedule	Represents a crawl schedule used to specify the number of weeks between crawls.

Structures

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	Structure	Description
	QueryServer	Represents a query server in the Enterprise Search propagation system.

Enumerations

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	Enumeration	Description
	AuthorityPageStatus	Defines the authority page status values for the Status property of the AuthorityPage class.
	BestBetFilter	Defines the filter types available for the >GetFilteredBestBets method of the Keywords class.
	CatalogType	Defines the catalog types for the AddFilter method of the CrawlLogFilters class.
	CrawlHistory.CrawlStatus	Specifies all possible crawl stages. These values are used by GetCrawlHistory(CrawlStatus) and GetCrawlHistory(Int32,DateTime,DateTime,CrawlStatus) to filter the result set.
	CrawlLogFilterProperty	Defines the crawl log filter properties for the AddFilter method of the CrawlLogFilters class.
	CrawlLogSummaryProperty	Defines the summary property types for the >GetCrawlSummaryByHost method of the LogViewer class.
	CrawlRuleAuthenticationType	Specifies the format in which authentication credentials are provided to the crawl rule.
	CrawlRuleType	Specifies the crawl rule types which indicate whether the crawl rule is used to include or exclude content items in the content index.
	CrawlStatus	Defines the crawl status values for the >CrawlStatus method of the ContentSource class.
	DaysOfMonth	Specifies the day or days of the month for the crawl schedule.
	DaysOfWeek	Specifies the day or days of the week for the crawl schedule.
	FederationAuthType	Specifies the supported authentication protocols for connecting to federated search locations.
	KeywordFilter	Defines the filter types that are available for the >GetFilteredKeywords method of the Keywords class.
	KeywordView	Defines the keyword views that are available for the GetFilteredKeywords method of the Keywords class.
	LocationType	Specifies the type of federated search location.
	ManagedDataType	Defines the managed property data types supported in the Enterprise Search schema.
	MessageType	Defines the message types for the Enterprise Search crawl log.
	MonthsOfYear	Specifies the month or months of the year for the crawl schedule.
	PropagationStatus	Defines the global propagation status values for the global propagation system.
	ProxyType	Specifies whether the search service uses a proxy server or connects directly when crawling content.
	QueryServerState	This member is reserved for internal use and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
	RankingUpdateStatus	Defines the ranking update status values for the Status property of the Ranking class.
	RankingUpdateType	Defines the different ranking update types the search component performs.
	Role	Specifies the role of the search service.
	ScopeCompilationState	Defines the scope compilation state values.
	ScopeCompilationType	Defines the scope compilation types.
	ScopeRuleFilterBehavior	Defines the scope rule filter types.
	ScopeRuleType	Defines the types of scope rules in Enterprise Search.
	ScopesCompilationScheduleType	Defines the scope compilation schedule types.
	ScopesCompilationState	Defines the scopes compilation state values for the CompilationState property of the Scopes class
	SearchPerformanceLevel	Specifies the performance level of the Enterprise Search service.
	ServerPropagationStatus	Defines the propagation status values for a Query server.
	SharePointCrawlBehavior	Specifies crawl settings for a SharePointContentSource object.
	SiteHitRuleBehavior	Defines the site hit rule types.
	StringFilterOperator	Defines the string filter operators for the CrawlLogFilters class.
	UrlScopeRuleType	Specifies the URL scope rule type.
	WeeksOfMonth	Specifies the week or weeks of the month for the crawl schedule.