Template-based faceted search experience

A system, comprising:

• a non-transitory memory;
• and
• one or more hardware processors configured to read instructions form the non-transitory memory to perform operations comprising:
• providing a plurality of applications, wherein each application comprises a plurality of documents stored in a data source;
• providing a search system that searches the plurality of documents of the plurality of applications, wherein the search system is configured to:
• receive a search query;
• retrieve search results from the plurality of documents based on the search query;
• identify at least one facets from the database, wherein each facet comprises:
• a set of attributes of the search results, wherein each attribute comprises a plurality of facet values;
• and
• a configurable facet template selected from a set of facet templates, each facet template comprising a visual rendering of the facet, wherein facet templates for a respective facet are interchangeable;
• and
• display the search results in conjunction with the plurality of facets, wherein each facet of the plurality of facets is configured to refine the search results based on the set of attributes of the respective facet.

A system, comprising:

• a non-transitory memory;
• and
• one or more hardware processors configured to read instructions form the non-transitory memory to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a facet of a search system that identifies documents in an application based on a query, wherein the facet provides a search refinement;
• receiving at least one attribute for the facet;
• and
• receiving a facet template for the facet from a set of facet templates.