Maintaining the Integrity of a SiteSearch Database

After you have created a database using the Open SiteSearch Database Builder software, you will need to continue to maintain the database if you want to update the records and preserve searching efficiency for your patrons. Perform the following tasks as your database continues to grow:

• Backing Up a Database: Create and maintain backup copies of a database before performing updates to the information contained within the database.
• Updating a Database: Access the database utility programs using the SiteSearch Database Operations Tool (SSDOT) interface to add, replace, and delete database records.
• Validating a Database: Access the database utility programs using SSDOT to ensure that database updates were completed successfully.
• Reorganizing a Database: Improve searching efficiency for a database that is frequently updated by reorganizing the five physical database files (HEDR,HDIR, POST, PDIR, and INDX).

See Also

Creating a New SiteSearch Database