Before you can perform content-based searches you must configure at least one Verity index area. The Index Area contains the path name where the full text indexing information is stored.
Multiple index areas can be used to hold data for a single object store, but a single index area holds data for only one object store. A single index area has only one file system directory, so multiple index areas are used for a single object store to spread the full text indexing information across multiple file systems, either for geographic location or scalability purposes. The security rights on the index area object come from the associated object store.
Before you create an Index area, you must create a Verity Collections directory, assign the appropriate security permissions, and enter its UNC path in the Verity.cfg file. For complete instructions on creating the Collections directory, see Configure Content Engine for Content-Based Retrieval, in the IBM FileNet P8 Platform Installation Guide.
You can access the Create an Index Area wizard from two places: the object store folder or the sites folder. From the object store folder you have three choices.
To create a Verity index area from an object store folder
To create a Verity index area from a site folder
If prerequisites are not in place, the wizard will post an error message and quit before displaying the initial Start page. The error message will state the action you must take. The following prerequisites are required: