Setting the indexing languages for an object store

You need to set the indexing languages on the object store before you can index documents contained in it.

Before you begin

Ensure that the Content Platform Engine server is running before you proceed. Also ensure that the IBM® Content Search Services servers are configured in the same site as the object store.

To set the indexing languages you need to have created an index area for the object store. For more information, see Creating a Content Search Services index area.

About this task

The selected language set constitutes the possible languages for a document. For example, if the possible languages are English and French, IBM Content Search Services identifies the language for a document as either English or French. This language identification occurs when the document is indexed.

Important: If the language for a document is misidentified, the document might not be findable by a language-aware search: only an exact-match search is guaranteed to work. Also, wildcard searches might be affected.

Procedure

To set the indexing languages on an object store:

  1. Open your completed Installation and Upgrade Worksheet file.
    Tip: In the worksheet file, verify that the Data > Filter > AutoFilter command is enabled. To view only IBM Content Search Services configuration values, filter by ACCE: Content Search Services configuration tab in the Installation or Configuration Program column.
  2. Start Administration Console for Content Platform Engine if you did not already do so:
    1. On any computer, open a browser and navigate to the Administration Console for Content Platform Engine logon page:
      • In a standard availability environment, the logon page is at http://CPE_Server:port/acce. CPE_Server is the name of the system where Content Platform Engine is deployed. port is the HTTP port that is used by the application server where Content Platform Engine is deployed.
      • In a high availability environment, the logon page is at http://virtual_server:port/acce. virtual_server is the name of the load balancer or proxy server where the clusters of Content Platform Engine is deployed. port is the port number of the load balancer or proxy server.
    2. Log on as the gcd_admin user.
  3. Set the indexing languages.
    Restriction: If you do not select indexing languages for the object store, the following error message is displayed when you try to enable text search on the object store: One or more values must be set for the TextSearchIndexingLanguages property when IBM Content Search Services is enabled on the object store.
    1. In the navigation pane, open the Object Stores folder and select the object store.
    2. In the details pane, click Text Search.
    3. In the Indexing Languages field, select the language codes that you want to use from the list.
      Be aware that the languages you select apply only to documents that you subsequently index. If you want the selected languages to apply to already-indexed documents, then you have to reindex the documents.
    4. In the Default language field, select one text language as the default language.

Results

The selected text languages are configured for the object store and will be used when documents are indexed.

What to do next

After setting the indexing languages, you must enable text search on the object store to begin indexing content. For more information, see Enabling text search on the object store.