In order for single parts to be found and displayed in the PARTsolutions module PARTdataManager, directories and/or file references are necessary.

These references are pregenerated in the form of search index files upon catalog delivery.

If changes have been made to files or new files are added, the index must be updated every time.

You can do this in PARTproject via Update index button.

Update index

Alternatively, you can also update the index in PARTadmin via context menu command Full-text search index. (See Kontextmenübefehle im Einzelnen.)

In order for the Full-text search and Variables search to work in PARTproject and in PARTdataManager (compare Section 5.7.1.1, “ Text search for part ”), the full-text search index (button Update search index) has to be created.

Update search index

Alternatively, you can update the full-text search index also in PARTadmin via context menu command Full-text search index. (See Kontextmenübefehle im Einzelnen.)

Furthermore you can create or update display index and full-text search index automatically when downloading a catalog. In the Extras menu, under Settings... -> General you can find the setting options Update index after downloading catalog and Update full-text search index after downloading a catalog for this.

Update full-text search index after downloading a catalog

In order for the geometrical search methods the search for ERP information also to work in PARTdataManager the Geometrical search index and the LinkDB search index have to be created. (See Kontextmenübefehle im Einzelnen.