Search Indexing
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In order to provide fast searching, JIRA creates an index of the text entered into issue fields. This index is
stored on the file system, and updated whenever issue text is added or modified. It is sometimes necessary to
regenerate this index manually; for instance if issues have been manually entered into the database, or the index
has been lost or corrupted.
Indexing Administration
- Log in as a user with the 'JIRA Administrators' global permission.
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Bring up the administration page by clicking either the 'Administration' link on the top bar or the title of the
Administration box on the dashboard:
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Under the 'System' sub-menu on the left, click the 'Indexing' link.
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This page allows you to:
- reindex your data
- optimise your index
- move your index to another directory*. Note that your index directory
should be a fast, local disk on the machine on which your JIRA instance is installed. Also note that your index directory
should be given appropriate security, as described in Security Overview.
*Note that only people with the 'JIRA System Administrators' global permission
can move the index.
Note
Whenever you reindex data, JIRA will clear any existing indexes and re-index all the current data from scratch.
This may take a few minutes, depending on how many issues you have, and users will be unable to access JIRA
during this time.
