Adding a new index
Perceptive Enterprise Search supports three types of indexes: File System, Web Site, or Remote. A file
system index contains documents that can be retrieved from the local computer, or
from a computer on the same network. A website index contains web pages
that are crawled; by following the hyperlinks on each page, Perceptive Enterprise Search is able to index
the website's contents. A remote index is an index that exists in another installation
of Perceptive Enterprise Search.
Creating a new Index
- From the Administrator, click the Indexes item in the navigation
tree, then
click New Index. The Indexing Wizard appears.
- Select the type of index you wish to create. It may be one of the following:
- File System
A file system index contains documents that reside on the web server, or on a computer
on the same network as the web server. - Web Site
A website index contains documents and files that are accessible via a web browser.
The web server must be able to access the website. - Register an existing index
This option allows you to attach an index that you have previously created
with another Perceptive Search product. - Register a remote index
This option allows you to query indexes that are stored on another Perceptive Enterprise Search.
- Other Index Types
This option will give you a list of other index types that can be created, including
SQL, Scripting, Lotus, and Document Management Systems. - Federated Source
This option will allow you to add a non-Perceptive Enterprise Search search source to your list of indexes.
Click Next.
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Configuring a File System index
You will be asked to enter the folder that contains the documents you wish to index,
you may either enter the folder path directly, or browse for the folder on the server.
- Document Folder
Enter the path that contains your documents; you can add extra file rules or refinements
once the wizard has completed.
Click Next to enter the index name.
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Configuring a Web Site index
To index a website, you must provide a Starting URL from which Perceptive Enterprise Search will traverse
the website.
- Starting URL
Specify the starting URL for the website. The URL must be either HTTP or HTTPS.
You can add multiple starting URLs on the completion of this wizard. - Crawl Depth
The levels Perceptive Enterprise Search will crawl the website is specified by the crawl depth. The
value controls how far from Starting URL the indexer will crawl.
Click Next to enter the index name.
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Importing an Existing Index
This option allows you to add an index that has been created outside of this Perceptive Enterprise Search web server.
If you are using Perceptive Search desktop products, this allows you to add your current catalog.
- Index Folder
Enter the path to, or browse for, the index you wish to add to the catalog.
Click Next to enter the index name.
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Register a remote index
A remote index is an index that resides on a different Perceptive Enterprise Search
server. This option allows you to query these indexes as if they are local, including
searching local and remote indexes simultaneously.- Remote Server URL
Enter the URL of the remote Perceptive Enterprise Search web server hosting the indexes you wish to add.
- Username
Optional user name to the remote server. - Password
Optional user name to the remote server.
Click Next to select the remote indexes.
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If Perceptive Enterprise Search can successfully connect to the remote server, you will be shown a list
of indexes that are hosted on the remote server. You may select one or more indexes
to import into your catalog.
If Perceptive Enterprise Search cannot connect to the remote server, or the remote server is not running Perceptive Enterprise Search,
or is running an incorrect version, you will get an error message.
Click Next to enter the Remote Server Prefix.
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The Remote Server Name is used when items are added to the catalog. To distinguish
from your local indexes, the Server Name is prefixed to each item as its added to
the catalog.
For example, entering a prefix of RemoteServer would result in indexes named "RemoteServer.Demo",
"RemoteServer.Intranet", etc.
- Remote Server Name
Enter the name to be prefixed to each index added to the catalog.
Click Next to review the settings.
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Other Index Types
Perceptive Enterprise Search supports indexing content from many heterogeneous content sources; this wizard
will guide you through creating indexes of the following systems:- Lotus Notes
Build an index of one or more Lotus Notes NSF databases. The Lotus Notes
client must be installed on the Perceptive Enterprise Search web server. - Scripting Index
Create a script controlling documents to be
indexed. - SharePoint
Build an index of the documents and metadata contained in your Microsoft
SharePoint Server or SharePoint Services. - SQL Database
Create an index of your SQL databases. - TRIM Context
Build an index of the documents and metadata contained in your TRIM Context
server.
Choose the system you wish to create an index of and click Next.
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Presentation Options
Perceptive Enterprise Search has multiple levels of document fidelity when it comes to viewing documents. There is an indexing impact as the fidelity is increased; however, it does not impact search performance.
- High Definition (HD) HTML
Near pixel-perfect paginated viewing renditions. Lowest indexing speed. Maximum viewing fidelity.
- Standard HTML
Maintain majority of original formatting. Good indexing speed. Good viewing fidelity.
- Standard Text
Document text and metadata only. Maximum indexing speed.
Document formats that do not support the highest fidelity renditions will automatically use a lower fidelity.
Click Next to enter an index name. |
Naming your Indexes
Each index that you add must be uniquely named. The name is shown in
the Perceptive Enterprise Search Administrator and in the end-user's index selection.
- Index Name
Enter the name to use for this index in the catalog.
Click Next to review the settings. |
Completion
Review the information; if you wish to change any of the details, click Back.
If all details are correct, click Finish to create the index.
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