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Autodesk Vault Administration Enable PDF Indexing

Markus Koechl Solutions Engineer PDM – MFG Central Europe

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Introduction  This documentation supplements the instructions shared in Autodesk Vault Help by details specific to PDF indexing

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Enable PDF Indexing  Prepare ADMS Server for Indexing  Install iFilter  Validate Indexing

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Prepare ADMS Server for Indexing  Enable Windows Search Service

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Prepare ADMS Server for Indexing  Review Extended Index Options Windows Search Service

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Prepare ADMS Server for Indexing  Add a PDF file and evaluate current capabilities

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Prepare ADMS Server for Indexing  Add a PDF file and evaluate current capabilities

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Prepare ADMS Server for Indexing 

Optionally Extend PDF Index Capabilities by iFilter installation

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Prepare ADMS Server for Indexing  

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Optionally Extend PDF Index Capabilities by iFilter installation iFilters are usually commercial licenses for servers, e.g. 

Foxit iFilter

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IFilterShop

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Check the compatibility of your iFilter, especially for full content index by LUCENE  Adobe iFilter for W2008R2 / W2012 x64 – Install Version 9 x64 

Property Index

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Content Index

 PDF-Xchange Viewer 

Property Index

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PDF iFilter installed  Re-evaluate current capabilities  File properties are indexed

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PDF iFilter 9 installed | Content Indexing Re-evaluate current capabilities  File properties are indexed  Content is indexed,  Search returns files, without text highlighting

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PDF iFilter 10.x and 11.x | Known Change 

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Two approaches to implement iFilter 

File based (open)

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Stream based (sandboxed)

Due to security reasons Adobe stopped to support file based indexing with Reader / iFilter 10 onwards

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