INDEX_DEFINITION

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Parent elements

Syntax

<INDEX_DEFINITION	Attribute Description Table
index_file="string" > No Child Elements </INDEX_DEFINITION >

Description

Specifies how to create an XPath index for a Metadata Service. An XPath index can optionally be used to search the contents of individual XML elements in the published XML documents.

Restrictions

This element is not available from the ArcIMS Author interface.

Notes

If an index definition file is not specified, the index_def.txt file at /Metadata/Commands is used to define the Metadata Service's XPath index.

Attribute Descriptions for INDEX_DEFINITION

Attribute	Usage
index_file	Specifies the index definition file used to build an XPath index for the Metadata Service. An XPath index is used to search the contents of individual XML elements in the published documents. Values may be indexed as a number, using a VARCHAR text index, or using a full-text index. A full path to the index definition file must be provided. For more info, see the metadata documentation.

Examples for INDEX_DEFINITION

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ARCXML version="1.1">
  <CONFIG>
    <ENVIRONMENT>
      <LOCALE country="US" language="en" variant="" />
      <UIFONT color="0,0,0" name="Arial" size="12" style="regular" />
    </ENVIRONMENT>
    <METADATA_CONFIG>
      <WORKSPACES>
        <SDEWORKSPACE name="unique_name" server="server_name" instance="port:5151" database="optional_database_name" user="user_name" password="user_password" />
      </WORKSPACES>
      <METADATA_CONTENT validate="true" index_words="automatic" />
      <TABLE_NAME prefix="imsmetadata" />
      <CONFIG_PARAMETER keyword="DEFAULTS" compress="true" />
      <INDEX_DEFINITION index_file="C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcIMS\Metadata\Commands\index_def.txt" />
    </METADATA_CONFIG>
  </CONFIG>
</ARCXML>