Creating index data

About this task

You must create index data for your input files before you can load them into Content Manager OnDemand. If the input data is other than AFP, line data, or PDF, then you must use the Generic indexer to load it into the system. You specify index data for the Generic indexer using a parameter file. You should use a standard text editor to create the parameter file. Figure 1 shows an example of a parameter file that can be used by the Generic indexer to process image files.

See the IBM® Content Manager OnDemand Indexing Reference for more information about the Generic indexer and the parameter file.

Figure 1. Example of a Generic indexer parameter file

CODEPAGE:819
COMMENT:          input file number 1
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:ldate
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:09/01/95
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:name
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:Mr. Earl Hawkins
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:company
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:Soft Products
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:subject
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:optical storage devices
GROUP_OFFSET:0
GROUP_LENGTH:0
GROUP_FILENAME:letter1.tif
COMMENT:          input file number 2
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:ldate
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:09/01/95
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:name
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:Hans G. Piker
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:company
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:MBI Company
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:subject
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:optical storage devices
GROUP_OFFSET:0
GROUP_LENGTH:0
GROUP_FILENAME:letter2.tif
COMMENT:          input file number 3
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:ldate
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:09/16/95
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:name
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:Laurie Unicolas
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:company
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:Dove Properties
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:subject
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:account balance due
GROUP_OFFSET:0
GROUP_LENGTH:0
GROUP_FILENAME:letter3.tif
COMMENT:          input file number 4
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:ldate
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:10/01/95
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:name
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:George VanLocal
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:company
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:Express American
GROUP_FIELD_NAME:subject
GROUP_FIELD_VALUE:airline fares
GROUP_OFFSET:0
GROUP_LENGTH:0
GROUP_FILENAME:letter4.tif

Save the parameter file as LETTERS.IND on the server in the directory from which you plan to run the ARSLOAD program.