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Coveo for Sitecore Management Reference (Cheat Sheet)

Coveo for Sitecore introduces many new components and concepts to Sitecore. The following list is meant as a cheat sheet to quickly remind you where to configure these components. For each action, a documentation page is linked to give you more information if need be.

Indexing

Action Location Documentation Additional information
Rebuilding a Coveo for Sitecore index Sitecore Control Panel > Indexing > Indexing Manager Coveo for Sitecore Indexing Guide It's also possible to only index part of a tree.
Index and manage external sources (non Sitecore)
CES Administration Tool > Index > Sources and Collections
Coveo Administration Console > Content > Sources
Configuring an External Source The Coveo for Sitecore Free (On-Premises) edition doesn't allow the indexing and usage of external sources.

Search Page

Action Location Documentation Additional information
Creating a basic standalone search page

Sitecore Content Editor > [Your Sitecore item] > right-click > Insert > Coveo-Powered Search Page

For ASP.Net MVC: Coveo-Powered Search Page (MVC)

Inserting and Customizing a Search Interface Component

Enabled only for the /sitecore/content item or its children.

Adding a search interface to an existing item

Sitecore Content Editor > [Your Sitecore item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > [Your placeholder]

Inserting Coveo Search Components to an Existing Item We recommend that you achieve this in the __Standard Values item of a search page template.
Adding/Customizing facets to a search page

Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > coveo-facets placeholder

For ASP.Net MVC: coveo-facets-mvc

Inserting and Customizing a Facet Component

Adding/Customizing a sort component to a search page

Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > coveo-sorts placeholder

For ASP.Net MVC: coveo-sorts-mvc

Inserting and Customizing a Sort Component
Adding/Customizing a tab component to a search page

Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > coveo-tabs placeholder

For ASP.Net MVC: coveo-tabs-mvc

Inserting and Customizing a Tab Component
Adding/Customizing a recommendations/related query component in a search page

Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > coveo-recommendations placeholder

For ASP.Net MVC: coveo-recommendations-mvc

Recommendation: Inserting and Customizing a Recommendations Component

Related Query: Inserting and Customizing a Related Query Component

The Recommendation component is only available to Enterprise Cloud edition users.

Adding/Customizing a user context component in a Sitecore item

Sitecore Content Editor > [Your Sitecore item] > Presentation ribbon tab > Details > [Your device] > Edit > Controls Inserting and Customizing a User Context Component We recommend that you achieve this in the __Standard Values item of templates.

Fields

Action Location Documentation Additional information
Configuring Sitecore fields and computed index fields

[SitecoreInstallationPath]\Website\App_Config\Include\Coveo\Coveo.SearchProvider.Custom.config

Changing the Settings of Sitecore Fields

Creating or modifying non Sitecore fields
CES Administration Tool > Configuration > Fields > [Your field set]
Coveo Administration Console > Content > Fields

Fields are grouped in fields sets (see What Are Field Sets?).

Mapping fields on external sources

CES Administration Console > Index > Sources and Collections > Fields

Coveo Administration Console > Content > Sources > [Your source] > Edit > Mapping tab

Using External Content in Sitecore Facets The source must be rebuilt in order for the new mappings to take effect.

Query Filtering

Action Location Documentation Additional information
Filtering search results on a search page Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > [Your Coveo Search component] > Edit Properties > Results scope Adding Boosting or Filtering Expressions

This feature is only available to Enterprise editions users.

In can also be done on a tab component.

For more information on filtering and boosting rules, see Rule Set Editor Boosting and Filtering Rules Reference

Filtering search results programmatically

For ASP.Net Web Forms: Your own copy of [SitecoreInstallationPath]\Website\layout\Coveo\CoveoSearch.ascx

For ASP.Net MVC: Your own copy of [SitecoreInstallationPath]\Website\Views\Coveo\SearchView.cshtml

On a search component: Using Boosting or Filtering Rules on the Search Component Programmatically

On a tab component: Using Boosting or Filtering Rules on the Tab Component Programmatically

It's not recommended to modify the out of the box Coveo for Sitecore files. You should duplicate the original file first. For more information, see Duplicating the Coveo Search Component
Displaying external sources on a search page Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > Coveo Search component > Edit Properties > External Content Enabling the External Source in Sitecore You must also ensure that your filter rules allow the external source to be displayed.

Relevancy Tools

Action Location Documentation Additional information
Managing top results Sitecore Content Editor > /sitecore/system/Modules/Coveo/Top Results Managing Top Result Items in Sitecore

This is its default location. To learn how to change its location, see Configuring the Top Results Folder.

Alternatively, it's possible to manage Top Results through the CES Administration Tool. for more information, see Managing Top Results in a CES Index.
If you want to do so, you must synchronize CES Top Results with Sitecore (see Synchronizing Top Results Manually

Adding thesaurus entries CES Administration Tool > Index > Thesaurus Adding Thesaurus Entries From the Administration Tool
Filtering/Boosting search results on a search page Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > [Your Coveo Search component] > Edit Properties > Results scope Adding Boosting or Filtering Expressions

This feature is only available to Enterprise editions users.

In can also be done on a tab component.

For more information on filtering and boosting rules, see Rule Set Editor Boosting and Filtering Rules Reference.

Filtering/Boosting search results programmatically

For ASP.Net Web Forms: Your own copy of [SitecoreInstallationPath]\Website\layout\Coveo\CoveoSearch.ascx

For ASP.Net MVC: Your own copy of [SitecoreInstallationPath]\Website\Views\Coveo\SearchView.cshtml

On a search component: Using Boosting or Filtering Rules on the Search Component Programmatically

On a tab component: Using Boosting or Filtering Rules on the Tab Component Programmatically

It's not recommended to modify the out of the box Coveo for Sitecore files. You should duplicate the original file first. For more information, see Duplicating the Coveo Search Component.
Automatically boosting results based on Sitecore Profiles and Pattern Cards Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > [Your Coveo Search component] > Edit Properties > Results scope > Enable Automatic Boosting Using Automatic Boosting

Your Sitecore license must allow Profiles and Pattern Cards.

This feature is only available to Coveo for Sitecore Enterprise and Enterprise Cloud users.

Action Location Documentation Additional information
Adding/Editing pipelines Coveo Administration Console > Search > Pipelines Managing Query Pipelines
Managing Featured Results Coveo Administration Console > Search > Pipelines > [pipeline] > Edit > Featured Results Managing Query Pipeline Featured Results
Configuring a Coveo Machine Learning model Coveo Administration Console > Search > Pipelines > [pipeline] > Edit > Machine Learning Get Started With Coveo Machine Learning
Adding Thesaurus Entries Coveo Administration Console > Search > Pipelines > [pipeline] > Edit > Thesaurus Managing Query Pipeline Thesaurus

While it's possible to statically add thesaurus entries, it's usually recommended to let Coveo Machine Learning adapt on its own.

To learn how to accelerate the Machine Learning training process, see Training ART Models by Linking Queries to Results .

Boosting search results on a search page Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > [Your Coveo Search component] > Edit Properties > Results scope Adding Boosting or Filtering Expressions

This feature is only available to Enterprise editions users.

In can also be done on a tab component.

For more information on filtering and boosting rules, see Rule Set Editor Boosting and Filtering Rules Reference.

Boosting search results programmatically

For ASP.Net Web Forms: Your own copy of [SitecoreInstallationPath]\Website\layout\Coveo\CoveoSearch.ascx

For ASP.Net MVC: Your own copy of [SitecoreInstallationPath]\Website\Views\Coveo\SearchView.cshtml

On a search component: Using Boosting or Filtering Rules on the Search Component Programmatically

On a tab component: Using Boosting or Filtering Rules on the Tab Component Programmatically

It's not recommended to modify the out of the box Coveo for Sitecore files. You should duplicate the original file first.

For more information, see Duplicating the Coveo Search Component.

Automatically Boost Results Based on Sitecore Profiles and Pattern Cards Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > [Your Coveo Search component] > Edit Properties > Results scope > Enable Automatic Boosting Using Automatic Boosting

Your Sitecore license must allow Profiles and Pattern Cards.

This feature is only available to Coveo for Sitecore Enterprise and Enterprise Cloud users.

Usage Analytics

Action Location Documentation Additional information
Coveo Analytics
Viewing the Analytics Events Coveo Administration Console > Analytics > Reports Usage analytics reports

The Analytics are available from your Coveo organization whether you use Coveo for Sitecore Cloud or On-Premises.

Logging View Events (for Recommendations and User Context) Sitecore Content Editor > [Your Sitecore item] > Presentation ribbon tab > Details > [Your device] > Edit > Controls Logging View Events This is especially used for the Recommendations and the User Context components.
Adding custom metadata Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > [Your Coveo Search component] > Edit Properties > Analytics Adding custom usage analytics metadata in Coveo for Sitecore
Sending Custom Analytics and Metadata Programmatically

For ASP.Net Web Forms: Your own copy of [SitecoreInstallationPath]\Website\layout\Coveo\CoveoSearch.ascx

For ASP.Net MVC: Your own copy of [SitecoreInstallationPath]\Website\Views\Coveo\SearchView.cshtml

Send your own UA events It's not recommended to modify the out of the box Coveo for Sitecore files. You should duplicate the original file first. For more information, see Duplicating the Coveo Search Component.
Sitecore Analytics
Enabling Sitecore Analytics Sitecore Content Editor > [Your search page item] > Publish ribbon tab > Experience Editor > [Your Coveo Search component] > Edit Properties > Analytics Configuring the Analytics Feature
Sending Custom Events to Sitecore Analytics Sitecore Content Editor > /sitecore/System/Settings/Analytics/Page Events Recording Custom Events with Sitecore Analytics When adding a custom event, you must also add custom code to have the event sent to Sitecore Analytics.