Creating an index

Full-Text searching needs the database to be indexed before terms can be found.

Procedure

To create a new Full-Text Search index:
  1. Select Tools > Full-Text Search Indexing.
  2. In the Fields page, select the fields to index.
    Note: The list of entity types and link types might be shorter than you expect. Only the types with fields that Full-Text Search can index are available.
  3. Click Apply.

Results

iBase Designer starts building the index for your selection of fields, with a default option for updating the index as the database changes. If you want, you can click the Index Maintenance tab to display the Index Maintenance page then click Index Status to check the progress of building the index.

Any permitted user can now start iBase and use the full-text search index, by selecting Analysis > Full-Text Search. Users can also see a read-only version of the iBase Designer index setup, enabling them to see which fields are indexed.

Note: Person name variants are automatically imported when you build a Full-Text Search index. If Name Variants are imported, the SMB library version is displayed in the lower-left corner.

There is no explicit command to delete a Full-Text Search index. You can remove the index and free the server resources required to provide and maintain the index by deselecting all fields in the Fields page.