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Try having a look at the last paragraph in this article:
http://volpav.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/new-search-in-dynamicweb-instant-search-and-suggested-queries/

Hello,

As Nicolai mentioned you can workaround this by configuring additional filters that will apply to your query and therefore narrow your search results.

If you want only the search box to be displayed and the group filter to be applied automatically you can use the "Delimit" filter:

1.   Go to Management Center -> eCommerce -> Product catalog -> Search filters.
2.   Create a new filter group with two filters in it:
2.1. A "Delimit" filter with the following settings: Field = Groups, Value = [an ID of the desired group]
2.2. A "Free text search" filter with the advanced template (TextFilterAdvanced.html).
3.   Go to paragraph settings of your eCom catalog module and choose the filter group you just created. Also make sure you use the "simple" search template ("SearchForm.html"). Also make sure that you have put a template tag that corresponds to your free text search filter in this template.
4.   View the page in the frontend. The "Instant search" functionality should now only show the products from one group. The "suggested queries" although can't be configured this way (it will always search within the entire index). 

P.S. We have created a work item for this. You will be able to configure your "instant search" (as well as "suggested queries") functionality to respect all paragraph settings (and not only the some of them as it is right now). The fix will be available with the next service release (but, maybe earlier - it's not decided yet).

Hi,

thanks for your answers.

In point 2,1 I have to input an ID of the desired group.

I have tried to input "GROUP6" and the search field is shown and works but I still get products from other groups?
See attached image.

Hello,

Can you provide us with the link to the page ?

-- Pavel

 Yes, the link is:
http://soulmate.net.dynamicweb.dk/Default.aspx?ID=126

Hello,

You're actually using "Suggested queries" instead of "Instant search". As I mentioned it's not possible to make the above trick work with "Suggested queries" (we're working on fixing this issue).

In order to enable "Instant search" functionality please do the following:

1. Go to Management Center -> eCommerce -> Product catalog -> Search filters
2. Find your "free text search" filter and open the corresponding template for editing ("TextFilterAdvanced.html", click on a small green button next to the drop-down list).
3. Find the following function call: Dynamicweb.Frontend.InstantSearch.setEnableSuggestions. Comment it out.
4. Find the following function call: Dynamicweb.Frontend.InstantSearch.setEnableInstantSearch. Uncomment it (commented out by default).
5. Save the template. View the page in the frontend.

Let us know if this helped.

-- Pavel

Arh okay, now I think it works, I don't get products from other groups now when I search.

Thank you very much :)