From Activate version 8.1 onwards, custom search filters can be applied to control which objects are included in the home page search index. These filters are applied at index build time and allow organisations to exclude specific users, contacts, or computers based on defined criteria.

This capability is commonly used to remove external accounts or non-relevant directory objects from search results.

Activate builds its home page search results from an indexed data set. Custom filters modify the underlying query used to build this index.

When a filter is configured and the index is rebuilt:

The following filter parameters are supported:

Each filter is optional and can be configured independently.

Navigate to:

Resources > Configuration > Search

Add a new parameter using one of the supported filter names:

Set the parameter value to a valid SQL WHERE condition. This condition is appended to the query used to build the search index.

Example:

Exclude external users from search results:

displayName NOT LIKE '%#EXT#%'

After saving the filter configuration, trigger a full rebuild of the search index.

The updated index will apply the configured filters and exclude matching objects from home page search results.