Page indexing

Page indexing allows users to search sorted report data and retrieve the first occurrence of the value that they specified in the query.

Content Manager OnDemand divides the report data into groups of pages and stores the first and last index values contained in each group of pages in the database. When the user enters a query, Content Manager OnDemand returns a list of the items that match the query. When the user selects an item for viewing, Content Manager OnDemand performs a text search within the item for the value specified by the user. The Content Manager OnDemand client program displays the first page that contains the value specified by the user. Content Manager OnDemand uses a single, unique sorted index value for the retrieval of the report data, for example, an invoice number or a transaction identifier. The graphic shows an example of a report file and page indexing.