Add Range Index
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Adding a range index to the load definition file in the Load Definition File editor consists of the following steps:
Step 1
The first step is to select the Range Index task in the INDEXES task bar along the left side of the load definition file editor to activate the RANGE INDEXES page if it isn't already activated. If the Range Index task is not enabled, be sure there is at least one numeric data field defined and has been mapped in the data parsing information of a data file section and/or the data parsing information of a document scanning section. To learn how to add a data field see the Add Data Field topic. To learn how to add data parsing information to a data file section see the Add Data Parsing Information topic. To learn how to add data parsing information to a documents scanning section see the Add Data Parsing Information topic.
Step 2
The second step is to select the Add Index task in the RANGE task bar along the right side of the RANGE INDEXES page:
The Edit Range Index dialog box will appear:
Step 3
The third step is to specify the Index Name for the range index being added:
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The Index Name drop-down list contains a list of unique index names. Either select an index name from the list or enter your own name. Preceeding index names with an underscore ( _ ) is not required, but recommended because it allows for easy recognition when building logic templates and display templates. Proceeding the index name with an index type identifier also helps for this same reason. |
The Index Name uniquely identifies each index.
Step 4
The fourth step is to enter the Resource ID for the range index being added:
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A unique resource id for the index is automatically assigned when the Edit Range Index dialog box appears. If you would like to assign your own resource id for the index, change this value. Note: The resource ids that are automatically assigned are based on the maxtableid in the SocketSearch configuration file set to at least 1000. If the resource id that has been assigned exceeds this value, either change the resource id so it is less than the maxtableid or increase the maximum number of resources. If you would like to learn how to change the maxtableid in a SocketSearch configuration file, see the Editing a SocketSearch Configuration File topic of this documentation. |
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The Resource ID is used internally to uniquely identify the index.
Step 5
The fifth step is to define the Index Rules for the range index being added:
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The Range Index Rules allows you to specify the package and data field for which this index will be create over.
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Use the Package drop-down list to select the package across which this index will be created over. |
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Use the Data Field drop-down list to select the numeric data field across which this index will be created over. The Data Field drop-down list will only contain numeric data fields defined in the data parsing information of the data file sections or the data parsing information of the document scanning sections defined in the package selected in the Package drop-down list. |
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Click the ellipse(...) button adjacent to the Processing edit box to open the Edit Processing dialog box. Use the Edit Processing dialog box to define conditional processing necessary for the index rule. Simply enter the conditional processing in the text area provided and click the OK button to add the conditional processing. |
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Use the Apply button of the Add Range Index Rule dialog box to add an index rule without closing the dialog box. Click the OK button to close the dialog box and add the index rule.
Step 6
The sixth step is to enter the Base Value for the range index being added:
The Base Value identifies the base value for the range. Any number less than the base value falls outside of the range and is treated according to how the lower bound overflow flag is set.
Step 7
The seventh step is to enter the Slot Size for the range index being added:
The Slot Size identifies the range delta or size of the value range mapped by each slot.
Step 8
The eighth step is to enter the Slot Count for the range index being added:
The Slot Count identifies the number of slots in the range index.
Step 9
The ninth step is to select the Boundary Flag for the range index being added:
The Boundary Flag determines how values that fall below the base value or above the range limit are handled.
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The tenth step is to enter the Weight for the range index being added:
The Weighting value is the weight to be applied to results returned using this index. A value of either 0 or 1 gives the index equal weight with all other indexes.
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The eleventh step is determine if the index being added will serve as a primary index. If the index is a primary index be sure the Primary Index check-box is checked. If a primary index is already assigned to the package or packages which this index is defined across, you will be prompted with a message to confirm that you would like to change the primary index. In some cases, such as if a sliding timeline index or a package index is the primary index for the package, and you choose to change the primary index, those indexes will be disabled since they must be a primary index.
Step 12
The twelfth step is to click the OK button to add the index to the range index list:
The range index is added to the list. Use the check-box to the left of each index to enable and disable the index. If the check-box is checked, the index is enabled and will be processed. If the check-box is unchecked, the index is disabled and will not be processed.
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(add) button to open
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(delete) button to remove and index rule from the list.
Double-click on an index rule or select and index rule from th
(edit) button to open the 
