1. Oracle Search Cloud Service
  2. Run Initial Data Ingestion

Run Initial Data Ingestion

What's Initial Ingestion

A search index is a structured data store that enables fast and relevant search. Index allows the search engine to quickly look up documents that match a query.

The initial ingestion process is how the content becomes searchable in Oracle Search. It includes populating the searchable data from the relational database into the search index. Once ingested into the index, the content becomes then available for search engine.

The very first ingestion of searchable data into the search index is called the initial data ingestion. Initial ingestion of each search index utilized should only be done manually, once at initial configuration, and never scheduled.

If you're setting up multiple indexes for HCM products, then you must submit the process in a sequence with each index name as input parameter in serial. We recommend you submit indexes one by one to keep from loading up the Oracle Search Cloud Service (OSCS).

Run the Initial Data Ingestion

You must now run the initial data ingestion.

  1. Navigate to Tools > Scheduled Processes.
  2. Select ESS job to create index definition and perform initial ingest to OSCS from the menu and click OK.
    Note:

    If you need to set up the index for a feature, select the relevant parameter value. For example, fa-hcm-person for person search or fa-hcm-position for positions search. If you’re setting up multiple indexes, then you need to run multiple processes with different index name parameters.

  3. Enter the index you want to ingest in the Index Name to Reingest field. For example:
    • Enter fa-hcm-person for the person index.
    • If you're setting up multiple indexes for HCM products, then you must submit the process in a sequence with each index name as input parameter in serial. We recommended you submit indexes one by one to keep from loading up the Oracle Search Cloud Service (OSCS).
    • This process is secured with FND_MANAGE_SCHEDULED_JOB_DEFINITION_PRIV function privilege. The privilege is available in the ORA_FND_APPLICATION_ADMINISTRATOR_JOB or ORA_FND_APPLICATION_DEVELOPER_JOB job roles.
  4. Launch the process for each HCM product deployed in your environment.
    Product Index name
    General search infrastructure
    • fa-hcm-savedsearch
    Global Human Resources
    • fa-hcm-person
    • fa-hcm-job
    • fa-hcm-position
    • fa-hcm-location
    • fa-hcm-organization
    Learning
    • fa-hcm-learningitem
    • fa-hcm-learn-acl
    • fa-hcm-learningrecord
    • fa-hcm-learningbooking
    • fa-hcm-wlf-recommendationprofile
    • fa-hcm-wlf-recommendation
    Time and Labor
    • fa-hcm-timecard
    Recruiting
    • fa-hcm-requisition
    • fa-hcm-irc-hiring-events
    • fa-hcm-irc-messages
    Career and Profile Management
    • fa-hcm-modelprofile
    • fa-hcm-personprofile
    Journeys
    • fa-hcm-workerjourney
    • fa-hcm-workerjourneytask
    Connections
    • fa-hcm-profile-tag
    Benefits
    • fa-hcm-person benefits
    Profile Management
    • fa-hcm-contentitem
    • fa-hcm-teamskills