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Configure the index
Indexing is off after installation, so nothing is searchable until an administrator chooses Start Indexing and the index is built. This chapter turns indexing on, chooses which tables and fields to index, builds the index and sets result limits.
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- 01Start indexingUniversal Search finds nothing until the index is built. Choose Start Indexing to turn indexing on and schedule the background job that updates it every minute.
- 02Choose what to indexChoose which Business Central tables and fields Universal Search can find: add any Text or Code field, then set its weight, phonetic matching and record filter.
- 03Build the index nowBuild the Universal Search index now with Process Now, rebuild a table after a settings change, and read the Pending rebuild, Active and Error statuses.
- 04Set result limitsSet how many results Universal Search shows per page, cap results per table in the All view, limit index size per table, and pause indexing when needed.
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