7.5: Search Indexes

Indexes specify what parts of the collection are searchable. This section explains how to add and remove indexes, and set a default index. Under "Design Sections", click "Search Indexes".

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Simple Instructions: Add an index Remove an index Set default index Clear default index

Simple Instructions:

To add an index, type a name for it into the "Index Name" field. Select which of the possible information sources to index by clicking the checkboxes beside them. The list shows all the assigned metadata elements, as well the full text. Having selected the data sources, choose the granularity of the index, using the "At the level" menu. Once these details are complete, "Add Index" becomes active (unless there is an existing index with the same settings). Click it to add the new index.

To remove an index, select it from the list of assigned indexes and click "Remove Index".

The default index, the one used on the collection's search page, is tagged with "[Default Index]" in the "Assigned Indexes" list. To set it, select an index from the list and click "Set Default". To reset it, click "Clear Default".

If advanced searching is enabled (via the Search Types view), the index controls are different. Each index is based on just one data source. There is a new pseudo-data source "allfields" which provides searching across all specified indexes at once. Levels are not assigned to a specific index, but apply across all indexes: thus indexes and levels are added separately. Indexes are removed in the same way as above, but the default index can no longer be set -- it is simply the first index assigned.

To create indexes on all sources, click the "Add All" button. The name of each index will default to the source name. To change the name, select an index, change its details, and click "Replace Index".