Understanding the Build Search Indexes Process
This chapter provides an overview of the Build Search Indexes Application Engine process (EO_PE_IBLDR), portal registry search indexes, and delivered portal search indexes. This chapter also discusses how to use the Build Search Indexes component (EO_PE_IBLDR_RUN) to run the Build Search Index process.
PeopleSoft Applications Portal uses the Verity search engine to define and build search indexes for use with portal searches.
Understanding the Build Search Indexes Process
Use the Build Search Indexes Application Engine process (Portal Administration, Search, Build Search Indexes) (EO_PE_IBLDR) to build search indexes you have defined in the Administer Indexes component. PeopleSoft Applications Portal delivers run control IDs that you can use with the Build Search Indexes process that have been configured to enable you to conveniently build search indexes for the following portal areas:
Action Items
Blogs
Calendar Events
Collaborative Workspaces
Content Management
Discussion Forums
Links Plugin
Resource Finder
Portal registry
Sites
To build a search index for the Action Items feature, select the PAPP_ACTION_ITEMS run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page.
The following delivered search index definitions will be used to build the search index:
Important! Do not delete or modify these indexes. They are delivered as system data, and cannot be easily restored if deleted.
EPPAI_ACTION _ITEMS_DOC (record-based index).
Contains document-type content with attachments from Action Items.
EPPAI_ACTION_ITEMS_REM (record-based index).
Contains remarks from Action Items.
EPPAI_ACTION_ITEMS (record-based index).
Contains content from Action Items.
To build a search index for the Action Items feature, select the PAPP_ACTION_ITEMS run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page.
The following delivered search index definitions will be used to build the search index:
Important! Do not delete or modify these indexes. They are delivered as system data, and cannot be easily restored if deleted.
EPPBL_BLOGPOST_DOC (record-based index).
Contains blog post file attachments.
EPPBL_BLOGS (record-based index).
Contains blogs.
EPPBL_BLOG_POST (record-based index).
Contains blog posts.
To build a search index for the Calendar Events feature, select the PAPP_CALENDAR _EVENTS run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page.
The following delivered search index definitions will be used to build the search index:
Important! Do not delete or modify these indexes. They are delivered as system data, and cannot be easily restored if deleted.
EPPCA_EVENT_DOC (record-based index).
Contains document-type content with attachments from Calendar Events.
EPPCA_EVENT_HTML (record-based index).
Contains text and HTML-type content from Calendar Events.
EPPCA_EVENT_URL (record-based index).
Contains Calendar Event website URLS.
EPPCA_EVENTS (record-based index).
Contains Calendar Events.
To build a search index for the Collaborative Workspaces feature, select the PAPP_COLLABORATIVE_WORKSPACES run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page.
The following delivered search index definitions will be used to build the search index:
Important! Do not delete or modify these indexes. They are delivered as system data, and cannot be easily restored if deleted.
EPPCW_ACTION_ITEMS (record-based index).
Contains Workspace Action Items.
EPPCW_ACTION_ITEM_DOC (record-based index).
Contains Workspace Action Item file attachments.
EPPCW_ACTION_ITEM_REM (record-based index).
Contains remarks from Workspace Action Items.
EPPCW_BLOGPOST_DOC (record-based index).
Workspace Blogpost File Attachments
EPPCW_BLOGs (record-based index).
Workspace Blogpost File Attachments
EPPCW_BLOGPOST_DOC (record-based index).
Workspace Blog posts
EPPCW_DISCUSSIONS (record-based index).
Contains Workspace Discussion Forums.
EPPCW_DISCUSSION_AI (record-based index).
Contains Action Item discussions for Workspaces.
EPPCW_DISCUSSION_CM (record-based index).
Contains document-type content from Workspace discussions.
EPPCW_DISCUSSION_DOC (record-based index).
Contains file attachments from Workspace discussions.
EPPCW_DISCUSSION_FORUM (record-based index).
Contains content from Workspace Discussion forums.
EPPCW_DOC (record-based index).
Contains document-type content with attachments from Collaborative Workspaces.
EPPCW_EVENTS (record-based index).
Contains Workspace Calendar Events.
EPPCW_EVENT_DOC (record-based index).
Contains file attachment-type content for Calendar Event attachments.
EPPCW_EVENT_HTML (record-based index).
Contains text and HTML-type content from Collaborative Workspaces.
EPPCW_EVENT_URL (record-based index).
Contains Workspace Calendar Event website URLs.
EPPCW_HTML (record-based index).
Contains text and HTML-type content from Collaborative Workspaces.
EPPCW_LINKS (record-based index).
Contains Collaborative Workspace member role data, including which roles are currently associated with existing Collaborative Workspaces.
EPPCW_MEMBERS (record-based index).
Contains Collaborative Workspace member data.
EPPCW_URL (HTTP spider index)
Contains URL-type content from Collaborative Workspaces.
EPPCW_WIKI (record-based index).
Contains Wiki content.
EPPCW_WORKSPACES (record-based index).
Contains Workspace content.
To build a search index for the Content Management feature, select the PAPP_CONTENT_MANAGEMENT run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page.
The following delivered search index definitions will be used to build the search index:
Important! Do not delete or modify these indexes. They are delivered as system data, and cannot be easily restored if deleted.
EPPCM_CONTENT_CREF (record-based index)
Contains Content Management menu items.
EPPCM_CONTENT_DOC (record-based index).
Contains document-type content with attachments from Managed Content, Categorized Content, and News Publications.
EPPCM_CONTENT_DURL (record-based index).
Contains Content Management file URLs from Managed Content, Categorized Content, and News Publications.
EPPCM_CONTENT_HTML (record-based index).
Contains text and HTML-type content from Managed Content, Categorized Content, and News Publications.
EPPCM_CONTENT_IATT (record-based index).
Contains Content Management image attachments from Managed Content, Categorized Content, and News Publications.
EPPCM_CONTENT_IUPL (record-based index).
Contains Content Management image uploads from Managed Content, Categorized Content, and News Publications.
EPPCM_CONTENT_IURL (record-based index).
Contains Content Management image URLs from Managed Content, Categorized Content, and News Publications.
EPPCM_CONTENT_URL (HTTP spider index).
Contains URL-type content from Managed Content, Categorized Content, and News Publications.
To build a search index for the Discussions feature, select the PAPP_DISCUSSION_FORUMS run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page.
The following delivered search index definitions will be used to build the search index:
Important! Do not delete or modify these indexes. They are delivered as system data, and cannot be easily restored if deleted.
EPPDF_DISCUSSION_AI (record-based index).
Contains discussion data tied to Action Items.
EPPDF_DISCUSSION_CM (record-based index).
Contains discussion data tied to Content Management.
EPPDF_DISCUSSION_DOC (record-based index).
Contains discussion forum file attachments.
EPPDF_DISCUSSIONS (record-based index).
Contains discussion data entered by way of the Discussion Forums homepage pagelet, which are not tied to existing Collaborative Workspaces.
To build a search index for the PSFT-Links tool of the Wiki Content module of a collaborative workspace, select the PAPP_LINKS_PLUGIN run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page.
The following delivered search index definitions will be used to build the search index:
Important! Do not delete or modify these indexes. They are delivered as system data, and cannot be easily restored if deleted.
EPPBL_BLOGPOST_DOC (record-based index).
Contains blog post file attachments.
EPPBL_BLOG_POST (record-based index).
Contains blog posts.
EPPCW_BLOGPOST_DOC (record-based index).
Contains workspace blog post file attachments.
EPPCW_BLOG_POST (record-based index).
Contains workspace blog posts.
EPPCW_DISCUSSIONS (record-based index).
Contains workspace discussion forums.
EPPCW_WIKI (record-based index).
Index to search into wiki content.
EPPCW_WORKSPACES (record-based index).
Contains workspaces.
EPPDF_DISCUSSIONS (record-based index).
Contains discussion forums posts.
To build a search index for the Resource Finder feature, select the PAPP_RESOURCE_FINDER run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page.
The CPX_EPX_SRCHDB search index definition will be used to build the search index.
Important! Do not delete or modify this index. It is delivered as system data, and cannot be easily restored if deleted.
To build a search index for all content references in the main portal registry, select the PAPP_PORTAL_REGISTRY run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page and select the Build Portal Search Index option.
Important! Do not delete or modify this index. It is delivered as system data, and cannot be easily restored if deleted.
EPPCM_DOC (record-based index).
Contains Content Management file attachments that are approved and publishable.
EPPCM_HTML (record-based index).
Contains Content Management HTML and text items that are approved and publishable.
EPPCM_URL (record-based index).
Contains Content Management web site URLs that are approved and publishable.
To build a search index for all search indexes for the main portal registry and also for all sites created with Site Wizard, select the PAPP_SITES run control ID on the Build Search Indexes page and select the Build All Site Search Indexes option.
See Also
PeopleTools 8.52: PeopleTools Portal Technologies PeopleBook, “Building Registry Search Indexes”
Building Search Indexes
This section discusses building search indexes.
Pages Used To Build Search Indexes
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Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
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Build Search Indexes |
EO_PE_IBLDR_RUN |
Portal Administration, Search, Build Search Indexes |
Set up and run the Build Search Index process. |
Running the Build Search Index Process
Access the Build Search Indexes page (Portal Administration, Search, Build Search Indexes).
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Run |
Click to access the Process Scheduler Request page, where you can run the Build Search Indexes process using the settings you have defined on this page. |
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Build All Site Search Indexes |
Select to build a search index for all search indexes for the current portal registry and also for all sites created with Site Wizard. |
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Build Portal Search Index |
Select to build a search index for all content references in the current portal registry. |
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Index Name |
Select a search index that you want the process to build. |
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Gateway Type |
Describes the type of index. |
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Description |
Displays a brief summary of the index contents. |
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Language |
Select the language code for which you want to build the search index. This field value defaults to the database's base language. |
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Include In Log |
This option becomes available for selection if you have selected the Create Log File option. Select to include the selected search index in the log file. |
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Create Log File |
Select to create a log file for the process run. Select the Include In Log option for the search indexes you want to be included in the log. The log is stored in the <PS_CFG_HOME>/appserv/prcs/<PRCS_SERVER_NAME>/files directory and contains debugging information about the various stages of the index processing and collection build. Any output from any callouts will also be in this log. |