Search Index Feature

The Search Index feature is available from the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface. This feature provides a single, unified search across both the WebFOCUS Client and WebFOCUS Reporting Server repositories. This single index of results is governed by the permissions and rights for users leveraging the existing index architecture. Once your content and data are indexed, all subsequent changes to the repository content and data directories that are updated using the WebFOCUS UI or HOLD file processing are indexed automatically by WebFOCUS.

Indexing Options

You have two main options for indexing:

  • Indexing all applications.
  • Indexing all applications in a path.

As a filter, you can choose either of these options, in addition to applications already marked as indexed mapped directories or ALL mapped directories that are not marked.

In the Application Directories area:

  • From the Applications node, you can choose search index options to index all or some of the items from the WebFOCUS Reporting Server.
  • From the Properties dialog of a mapped application directory, you can include a mapped directory in the search index using a checkbox. You can choose this option in addition to choosing search index options.
  • From an application directory node, you can create an index, update an index, or delete an index. This option is available only for a mapped application directory.
Choose Search Index Options for the Applications Node
    Procedure
  1. From the Application Directories area, right-click the Applications node, and then select Properties, as shown in the following image.

    The Search Index Options dialog opens, with options for files and location, as shown in the following image.

  2. Select search indexing options.

    You can select the following Search Index Options for application directory files:

    • Files from all application directories. Indexes all files on the WebFOCUS Reporting Server.
    • Files only from application directories in defined application path. Indexes only the files that appear in the application directories in the defined application paths.

    You can select the following Search Index Options for the application directory location:

    • All regular directories & marked mapped directories. Indexes application directories under the APPROOT and the application directories with the Include in search index option enabled.
    • All mapped directories. Indexes every mapped directory regardless of whether it has the Include in search index option enabled.
  3. Click Save.

    Your WebFOCUS Reporting Server data is now indexed.

Include a Mapped Directory in the Search Index Using the Properties dialog
    Procedure
  1. From the Application Directories area, under the Applications node, right-click an Application Directory, and select Properties.

    The Properties dialog opens with the Include in search index checkbox, as shown in the following image.

  2. Select the Include in search index checkbox.
Create, Update, or Delete an Index for a Mapped Application Directory
    Procedure
  1. From the Application Directories area, under the Applications node, right-click an Application Directory.

    The Create Index, Update Index, and Delete Index options appear on the right-click menu, as shown in the following image.

    Note: These options only appear for mapped application directories.

  2. Select a search index option.

    The search index options are:

    • Create Index. Allows you to create an index for the selected mapped application directory.
    • Update Index. Allows you to update an existing index for the selected mapped application directory.
    • Delete Index. Allows you to delete an existing index for the selected mapped application directory.