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Working with Indices

You create and update search indices from the Search Indices View. You define new search indices in Siebel Tools. For instructions on defining new search indices, see The Search Index.

CAUTION:  The index building operation should be allowed to finish. You should not stop the operation at its midpoint. Once ExecSQL completes the index building operation, results will be returned. Response time for an indexing operation is positively correlated with the size of your index.

The Search Indices View consists of two lists. The primary list includes all index settings that you previously created. The secondary lists displays all the search indices which may be administered.

NOTE:  After indexing a database, or external documents, it is advisable to navigate to your temp directory and delete files for optimal performance.

To index a search index

1. Navigate to Search Administration > Search Indices.
2. In the Index Settings list, select the Index Setting that you would like to use for creating the Search Index.
3. In the Search Index view, click in the row containing the index.
4. Click the Index button.

   A pop-up window appears for the duration of the indexing operation.

NOTE:  When a Siebel Server starts, it caches information about the available indices and will not automatically reset its cached list of search categories when a new index is subsequently created. When creating new indices, the Reset Categories menu item should be chosen from the applet menu on the Search Admin Settings List Applet (Read Only) applet in the Search Indices View. This action resets the cached list of categories for the current Siebel Server. This must be done on all servers in the enterprise.

To refresh an index

1. Navigate to Search Administration > Search Indices.
2. In the Index Settings list, select the Index Setting that you would like to use for creating the Search Index.
3. In the Search Index view, click in the row containing the index.
4. Click the Refresh button.

To refresh all indices

1. Navigate to Search Administration > Search Indices.
2. In the Index Settings list, select the Index Setting that you would like to use for creating the Search Index.
3. In the Search Index view, click in the row containing the index.
4. Click the Refresh All button.