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.xltx files showing as dispform.aspx hyperlink
Not in SharePoint Online. It would be a custom iFilter that you can only implement in on premise SharePoint Search like you used to do with PDF files prior to SharePoint 2013.
I'm sure there is a reason Microsoft didn't want to parse template files, but I don't know what that is.
The SharePoint Search Indexer cannot parse xltx files so it will default to the dispform.aspx link.
See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38746978/sharepoint-online-potx-powerpoint-template-files-not-returned-in-search-resu
Hi Scott,
thanks for getting back to me , is there a way to add the file extension at all , i cant seem to find anything or anywhere to add the extensions
paddi
Not in SharePoint Online. It would be a custom iFilter that you can only implement in on premise SharePoint Search like you used to do with PDF files prior to SharePoint 2013.
I'm sure there is a reason Microsoft didn't want to parse template files, but I don't know what that is.
ah ok , bummer....
i suppose i can get round it with read only access ...
thanks again for the info
Paddi
We got around it differently based on our needs. These template files were being returned on a templates available page in a Content Search Web Part for our HR group. Instead of relying on Content Search, we just used manual text entry to point to specific templates. We could have also used a Document Library Web Part and used a view/filter.