Search scopes and creation profiles

A scope selects indexed material. A creation profile selects the generic native behaviour for the product.

Choose a search scope

A scope selects what kind of material to search. These are the common choices:

Scope	Use it for
`Headword`	Entry spellings and readings. Kanwa dictionaries use it for parent kanji entries.
`Idiom`	Phrases and idioms, or jukugo in kanwa dictionaries
`Example`	Example sentences and quotations
`Sense`	Keys associated with meanings or definitions
`Kanji`	Kanji lookup in dictionaries that provide it

Names here use C++ spelling. Python uses uppercase names such as HEADWORD. Other scopes are available for dictionaries that supply those indexes:

Scope	Indexed material
`English`	English keys
`Collocation`	Collocations
`Fulltext`	Full-text search keys
`Category`	Categories or groups
`CompoundNoun`	Compound nouns. Python calls this `COMPOUND`.
`Numeral`	Counters and numeral expressions
`Modern`	Specialised modern-language lookup
`CJ`, `JC`	Chinese–Japanese and Japanese–Chinese lookup

Selecting a scope does not scan article text. The dictionary must contain its index. When authoring, the general profile supports all scopes above except Modern, CJ and JC. The kanwa profile supports Headword, Idiom, Sense and Example.

Creation profiles

Profile	Use it for	Native scopes
`GENERAL` / `General`	General dictionaries, glossaries and reference works	All generic scopes in the tables above
`KANWA` / `Kanwa`	Kanji entries with independently searchable jukugo	`Headword`, `Idiom`, `Sense`, `Example`

Pass the profile to ProductWriter.create() / ProductWriter::create(). General is the default. Kanwa selects the generic kanwa delegate and writes its expected keystore names automatically. Product-specific delegates cannot be authored.

These choices do not generate keys from text or determine navigation membership. Add keys and navigation explicitly. See native search rules when reading existing dictionaries with specialised profiles.