How to: Retrieve the Managed Properties for a Shared Services Provider

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10/16/2013

The Schema object in the Enterprise Search Administration object model provides access to the managed properties configured for the search service of a Shared Services Provider (SSP).

The following procedure shows how to write the full list of managed properties and their property identifiers (PIDs), from a console application.

To display the list of managed property names and PIDs from a console application

In your application, set references to the following DLLs:
- Microsoft.SharePoint.dll
- Microsoft.Office.Server.dll
- Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.dll
In the class file of your console application, add the following using statements near the top of the code with the other namespace directives.
```
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration;
```

To retrieve the Schema object for the search context of the SSP, add the following code. For more information about ways to retrieve the search context, see How to: Return the Search Context for the Search Service Provider.

/*
Replace <SiteName> with the name of a site using the SSP
*/
string strURL = "http://<SiteName>";
SearchContext context;
using (SPSite site = new SPSite(strURL))
{
    Context = SearchContext.GetContext(site);
}
Schema sspSchema = new Schema(context);

Retrieve the collection of managed properties by using the following code:
```
ManagedPropertyCollection properties = sspSchema.AllManagedProperties;
```

To loop through the managed properties, and display the name and PID for each property, add the following code.

foreach (ManagedProperty property in properties)
{
    Console.WriteLine(property.Name + "  PID: " + property.PID);
}

Example

Following is the complete code for the console application class sample.

Prerequisites

Ensure that a Shared Services Provider is already created.

Project References

Add the following Project References in your console application code project before running this sample:

Microsoft.SharePoint
Microsoft.Office.Server
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;

namespace ManagedPropertiesSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                /*
                   Replace <SiteName> with the name
                   of a site using the SSP
                */
                string strURL = "http://<SiteName>";
                SearchContext context;
                using (SPSite site = new SPSite(strURL))
                {
                    Context = SearchContext.GetContext(site);
                }
                Schema sspSchema = new Schema(context);
                ManagedPropertyCollection properties = sspSchema.AllManagedProperties;
                foreach (ManagedProperty property in properties)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(property.Name + "  PID: " + property.PID);
                }
            }
            catch(Exception ex)
            {
                 Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
            }
        }
    }
}

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How to: Retrieve the Managed Properties for a Shared Services Provider

To display the list of managed property names and PIDs from a console application

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