Rebuilding the data set index
You can rebuild the data set index to ensure that all data sets are displayed in the InfoSphere® Information Analyzer thin client.
Before you begin
About this task
The data set index is used in the thin client during search operations and in the display of
certain attributes like the number of business terms associated with a data set. There are several
instances when you will need to rebuild the data set index for the thin client.
- If there are existing database tables and data files that contain tables in the metadata repository when you install InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client, you must rebuild the data set index before you can view them as data sets in the thin client. If you are doing a new installation and no metadata has been imported, it is not necessary to rebuild the data set index.
- If the data set index becomes out-of-sync or corrupted, you must rebuild the data set index. This can happen when there is a loss of communication between one or more suite components or when one or more components are temporarily uninstalled or not working. If you notice that tables in the metadata repository are not visible as data sets in the thin client, your data set index might be out-of-sync or corrupted.
- If you run analysis on data sets using InfoSphere Information Analyzer workbench, you must rebuild the data set index before you can use that analysis information to search for data sets in the thin client.
If your browser is timing out while rebuilding the data set index, you can use a tool that allows you to set a higher time out setting for your browser. For example, you can use the cURL command line tool to increase the maximum wait time for your browser.