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Autodesk Vault AdministrationEnable PDF Content Indexing

Markus Koechl

Solutions Engineer PDM|PLM – Autodesk Central Europe

▪ This documentation supplements the instructions shared in Autodesk

Vault Help by details specific to PDF property and content indexing

Introduction

▪ Prepare ADMS Server for Content Indexing

▪ Install an iFilter

▪ Validate Indexing

▪ Turn On Vault Content Indexing

Enable PDF Indexing

▪ Enable Windows Search Service

Prepare ADMS Server for Content Indexing

▪ Enable Windows Search Service

Prepare ADMS Server for Content Indexing

▪ Review Windows Search Service – Extended Settings

Prepare ADMS Server for Content Indexing

▪ Review Windows Search Service – Extended Settings

▪ Enable Index Properties and File Contents

▪ If Filter Description lists „Plain Text Filter“

Proceed Installing an iFilter

Prepare ADMS Server for Content Indexing

▪ PDF iFilters are either part of PDF Viewer/Editor products or individually

installable iFilter Handlers1

▪ Autodesk Vault Data Management Server / Autodesk Vault File Server

does NOT include any 3rd party Viewer or iFilter components

Validate licensing terms according your company‘s requirements and

operating systems

▪ For this instructional documentation we proceed using PDF-XChange

Editor

Install PDF iFilter

http://www.tracker-software.com

Validate File Property and Content Indexing before

enabling your Vault for Content Indexing

▪ Check Windows Search Advanced Options

▪ Follow your PDF product vendor‘s instruction how

to register the handler if needed1

PDF iFilter Installed | Validation

1) For PDF-XChange follow KB Article #KB395

Validate before enabling your Vault for Content Indexing

▪ Add PDF file to Vault, e.g. creating a Design Representation

PDF iFilter Installed | Validation

▪ Navigate ADMS Server – Filestore using Windows Explorer

▪ Enable Advanced Search Options – File Content

▪ Search one of the PDF file properties, e.g. „Inventor“

▪ Search textual content of the drawing, e.g. „WINDING“

PDF iFilter Installed | Validation

▪ Enable Content Indexing

▪ Watch Server Tasks – Content Indexing runs every 20min per default

ADMS | Enable Content Indexing

Note – Turn off Content Indexing if it had been enabled before PDF iFilter was installed. Wait for the confirmation message, then turn on again.

▪ Repeat the validation searches within Vault Explorer

Validation | Vault Content Search

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