OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i
OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2® for i allows you to issue SQL statements that satisfy familiar text search queries on documents that are stored in a DB2 database.
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- What's new for IBM i 7.1
Read about new or significantly changed information for the OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i topic collection. - PDF file for OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i
Use this page to view and print a PDF of this information. - Introduction to the OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i
DB2 for i uses the OmniFind(r) Text Search Server as an indexing and search engine for documents that are stored in a DB2 database. - Key concepts
Understanding the key concepts about text search functions helps you to use the benefits of OmniFind Text Search for DB2 for i. Key concepts include the document types and languages that are supported. - Install and configure text search functions
You can install and configure OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i. You can also create and update a text search index so that you can start using text search functions against a column in a table. - Administration stored procedures for text search
You can start and stop text search functions and create, drop, and update text search indexes by using a set of administration SQL stored procedures. These procedures can be called from any SQL interfaces. You cannot call these procedures from an IBM® i command line by using CL commands. - Search with a text search index
You can use the CONTAINS function and the SCORE function in an SQL statement with OMNIFIND. CONTAINS and SCORE are used to search a text search index using the search argument criteria that you specify. You can also index and search XML documents. - Administer an OmniFind(r) Text Search Server for DB2(r) for i
You can administer the OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i using the following techniques and tools. - Text search administration tables
You can support your text search servers and indexes using the administration tables in QSYS2. - Extensions to Index and Search Non-DB2 Data
The OmniFind Text Search for DB2 for i provides an additional set of stored procedures to create, administer, and search text search collections. - Messages and codes
You can see the messages and SQL return codes for OmniFind Text Search for DB2 for i. The messages are listed in numeric sequence.