To Create a Blocking Query (Configuration Editor)

1. In the Projects window, right-click the master index application you want to modify, and then click Open.

2. If the Configuration Editor dialog box appears, click Edit to check out the listed files.

   The Configuration Editor appears.

3. Click the Query tab.

   The Query page appears.

4. In the Blocking Queries section, click Add.

   The Blocking Query Builder dialog box appears.

5. In the Query Builder section, enter the fields described in Master Index Query Builder Dialog Box Fields and XML Elements (Repository).

6. Do the following for each query block you want to include in the query:

   1. In the Block Definitions section, click Add.

      The Block Definition dialog box appears.

   2. In the Block Name field, enter a unique name for the query block.

   3. (Optional) In the Hint field, define an Oracle or SQL Server hint for the query block.

      For SQL Server, you can only use OPTION hints.

   4. In the Block By section, click Add.

      The Block Rule dialog box appears, where you can specify a field to include in the query block.

   5. Enter values for the fields on the dialog box as described in Master Index Query Block Fields and XML Elements (Repository), and then click OK.

   6. For each field to include in the query block, repeat the previous two steps.

   7. When you are done specifying fields for the rule, click OK on the Block Definition dialog box.

7. For each query block you want to create for this query, repeat the previous step.

8. When you are done defining the query blocks, click OK.

9. On the Configuration Editor toolbar, click Save.