Modifying an Archive Index File

Use the Index Maintenance dialog to modify an Archive Index File.

To modify an Archive Index File:

  1. In the main window, click Utilities > Archive > Index Maintenance.
  2. Enter the desired filters, and then click OK to limit the list of Archive Files in the Select Archive File(s) dialog.
  3. In the Select Archive File(s) dialog, double-click the desired Archive File to open it in the Index Maintenance dialog.
  4. Click the Indexes tab.
  5. Select the table in which you want to add or modify an index.
  6. In the Index grid, click to select the index you want to modify, or right-click the Index grid and click Add from the shortcut menu to create a new index.
  7. In Available Columns, double-click the names of the columns you want added to the index. In Index Columns, double-click the names of the columns you want removed from the index, if needed.
  8. Create and modify additional indexes, if needed.
  9. When finished, click File > Run to modify the existing Archive Index File and display the Archive Index Generation Progress dialog.
  10. When the process is finished, click File > Close to close all dialogs and return to the main window.