3.1.1.4 Scope Information

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The protocol server maintains a collection of ScopeInformation objects to store information about search scopes defined in the protocol server. The protocol client can request these objects to get details about the search scopes defined in the protocol server and then generate search queries using those scopes. The protocol server also maintains a collection of search scope consumers.

ScopeInformation: This object represents information about a search scope defined in the protocol server. The protocol client can request this information to identify which scopes are defined in the protocol server and then use those for search queries.

  • Description: The description of the search scope.

  • ID: The unique identifier of the search scope.

  • Name: The name of the search scope.