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> # Indexes Tab of Suffix Configuration

> Use the tables on this tab to set up the indexes for your suffix or subsuffix. All indexes except for browsing indexes may be configured here. Browsing indexes are created on the corresponding node on the top-level Directory tab.

> This tab displays two sets of indexes, system indexes and additional indexes.

> ## System Indexes (Read-Only)

> Directory Server creates and maintains system indexes on every suffix. This first table displays the operational attributes that are indexed and the type of index.

> System indexes are used internally by the server and cannot be modified or removed.

> ## Additional Indexes

> The second table contains the user- and application-defined indexes, initialized with a set of default indexes. Use this table to define the indexes that will optimize the access of your clients to the directory contents.

> The table contains an alphabetical list of attributes for which the server maintains and index on this suffix. There are four types of indexes and optional matching rules that may be defined for any given attribute. Select or deselect the checkboxes corresponding to the indexes you wish to maintain on the given attributes:

> - Approximate, or "sounds-like," indexes use phonetic algorithms to help users search for names or any attribute of uncertain spelling.

> - Equality indexes find entries based on matching the full value of the given attribute.

> - Presence indexes find entries based on the existence of any value for the given attribute.

> - Substring indexes allow wildcard searches on string-valued attributes, but they create very large index files.

> - Matching rule. Enter a matching rule OID if you want the server to use it whenever client applications search the directory using this attribute. Use matching rules to allow searches on localized data.

> Add attribute. If the attribute you want to index is not listed in the table, click the "Add Attribute" button to bring up a list of attributes. Select the attribute you want to add and click OK.

> Delete attribute. To remove all of the indexes for a particular attribute, select the attribute in the table, and then click Delete Attribute.

> Save. After configuring your indexes, click the Save button to proceed. You will be prompted with one of the following choices:

> - Reindex suffix. This button will invoke another dialog for reindexing the suffix. Attributes for which you chose to modify the index configuration will be preselected for reindexing. Cancelling this dialog will save the new configuration without reindexing.

> - Initialize suffix. This button will invoke another dialogue for reinitializing the suffix from an LDIF file. Reinitializing the suffix will overwrite all current suffix contents and rebuild all indexes with the new configuration. Cancelling this dialog will save the new configuration without reindexing.

> - Do nothing. Clicking this button will save the new index configuration without reindexing the suffix. Your changes to the indexes will not be taken into account until you reindex or reinitialize the suffix. You may also use this button after undoing a configuration change that was saved when either the suffix reindexing or reinitializing dialogs were cancelled.

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