Reindexing an index

Reindex an index when you suspect that the current index file is corrupt or you want to distribute indexing data across different index areas.

To reindex an index:

  1. Working with index area properties. Access the properties for the index area that contains the index
  2. Click the Index tab.
  3. Select one or more indexes in the Index List.
  4. Optional: Enter CLOSED  for the Index Status property. A CLOSED status prevents reindexing errors and possible failure if the index is corrupt.
  5. Click Re-index. An index job is created to reindex the index. As part of the reindexing process, a new index is created to replace the current index and the current index is deleted.

Related tasks
For information about monitoring the status of the index job that you created for reindexing the index, see Listing index jobs

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