Managing Vault Indexing

You can use to manage vault indexing. This can be helpful, for example, when you want to do one of these:

  • Start the reindexing process and monitor the status of the index rebuild.
  • Make sure that indexing for the vault has completed.
  • See when the last object of the indexing round was processed.

The Index Management section in divides indices into three categories: Active Index, Used for Indexing, and Disabled.

Index category Description Available operations
Active Index
  • Active indices are used for searches in the vault.
    • uses two active indices: metadata index and file data index.
    • and use one active index.
  • Active indices are always enabled.
  • Active indices cannot be disabled.
  • Active index configurations cannot be deleted.
  • To set a new active index, select an index in the Used for Indexing category and click Set as Active.
  • Reindex ( and only)
  • Delete and Reindex
Used for Indexing Used for Indexing indices are enabled for indexing but are not active. In other words, they are not used for searches in the vault.
  • Reindex ( and only)
  • Delete and Reindex
  • Disable
  • Set as Active
  • Remove Configuration (not available for default indices)
Disabled Disabled indices are not indexed or used for searches in the vault.
  • Enable
  • Set as Active
  • Remove Configuration (not available for default indices)

For a description of the operations, see this table.

When an index rebuild process is ongoing, a blue notification icon () is shown next to the name of the index. When it is necessary to rebuild an index, a yellow notification icon () is shown.

More technical information about the feature is available in Index Management in .