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Adding a folder to an existing index

If you have an existing index and want to include a new folder, follow these steps:

  1. Start Perceptive Enterprise Search - Local Administration Console
  2. Open the index you wish to modify. You can do this by either:
    • Selecting it from the My Index Catalog list
    • Select File > Open an Index from the menu and browse to the location where the index is stored
  3. From the menu, select Index > Content Sources. The indexing rules for your index will be shown.
  4. From the list on the left hand side, make sure File Rules is selected.
  5. On the toolbar, click the New Rule button.
  6. Browse to the folders that contain the documents you want to index and click Next.
  7. Select the scope for the new folder. It can be one of:

See Also

Creating a new file system index

Excluding a folder from the index

File Indexing Wizard