The purpose of this guide is to learn how to mass upload and index documents in DMS (DocFinity). Indexing batches of documents helps make the indexing process more efficient.
1. Select the Indexing Workspaces menu.
Figure 1: Location of “Indexing” in Workspaces menu
2. Start the Batch Upload Process: Select the Upload icon in the Batches panel.
Figure 2: “Upload” icon location in Batches panel
3. Select files to upload: Choose your file(s) or drag and drop the file(s) that you want to upload.
Figure 3: Start file upload process
4. Successful Upload: A message and a green check mark next to the file(s) will appear to signal a successful upload. Select Close.
Figure 4: Update of document being successfully uploaded
5. Start the Batch Index Process: To locate the file(s) to index, select My Uploads from the Batch panel to access documents that were previously uploaded.
Figure 5: Locate uploaded documents in Batches panel
6. Select the file(s) you want to index and double-click to open.
Figure 6: Select files to index from batch
7. Add metadata in the Index panel. Note: Any field with an * is a required field.
Figure 7: Demo Index panel of “applicationhost.config” file
8. Select Commit Batch. This will make any documents with complete metadata discoverable via Search. Note: Only committed documents are searchable.
Figure 8: Select “Commit Batch” button in top panel
NOTE: There is a user preference that adds flags in search results to quickly show which documents are checked out for editing.
Figure 9: Demo Preferences panel, “checked-out for editing” and “locked for editing” checkboxes