Enabling indexes

The Index Management window lists all event and flow properties that can be indexed and provides statistics for the properties. Toolbar options allow you to enable and disable indexing on selected event and flow properties.

About this task

Modifying database indexing might decrease system performance. Ensure that you monitor the statistics after you enable indexing on multiple properties.

Procedure

  1. On the navigation menu ( Navigation menu icon ), click Admin.
  2. In the System Configuration section, click Index Management.
  3. Select one or more properties from the Index Management list.
  4. Choose one of the following options:
    Situation Time frame Action Reason
    The index is disabled and % of Searches Using Property is above 30% and % of Searches Missing Index is above 30%. 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days Click Enable Index. This search property is used often. Enabling an index can improve performance.
    The index is enabled and % of Searches Using Property is zero. 30 days Click Disable Index. The enabled index is not used in the searches. Disable the indexed property to preserve disk space.
  5. Click Save.
  6. Click OK.

Results

In lists that include event and flow properties, indexed property names are appended with the following text: [Indexed]. Examples of such lists include the search parameters on the Log Activity and Network Activity tab search criteria pages, and the Add Filter window.