Using the full-text search with On-Premises
If you use Vertec On-Premises and occasionally still use the Vertec Desktop App or work with several Vertec Cloud Servers, you must follow these instructions for full-text search:
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Created: 28.04.2025
Updated: 27.04.2025
Vertec Desktop App
The full text search and indexing of the data is provided by the Vertec Cloud Server. If data is changed in the Desktop App, it does not automatically reach the Vertec Cloud Server.
For changes to reach the Vertec Cloud Server, a connection to the Vertec Cloud Server must exist and the port for the indexing server must be accessible.
Therefore, in the Vertec.ini configuration file, there is a new section Indexing. To run the full-text search with the Desktop App and/or from several Vertec Cloud Servers, the parameters host and port are absolutely necessary:
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| Host |
The name or IP of the Vertec Cloud Server on which the indexing server runs. Relevant for the Vertec Desktop App so that it knows which Vertec Cloud Server it needs to connect to. |
| Port |
The port on which the indexing server can be reached on the host. The parameter must be specified to activate the HTTP server for indexing. If it is not specified, no search is available in the Vertec Desktop App. |
| Index path |
The path on the server where the index should be saved. It is only used by the Vertec Cloud Server. If nothing is indicated, the following path is used by default: |
[Indexing] Host=SERVER1 Port=8092
Important: In order for the search to be available in the Vertec Desktop App and the changes to be tracked, the port for the indexing server must be opened. The data is transmitted via HTTP. Such information can be intercepted and should, therefore, only be provided in the LAN. Furthermore, it is also the case with the LAN that the client receives more back from the indexer than the user with their rights in Vertec can potentially read. If you want to prevent this, the LAN traffic must also be encrypted.
In general, we recommend you use the Vertec Cloud App and Vertec Web App, rather than the Vertec Desktop App.
When using multiple Vertec Cloud Servers
Indexing can only be performed by one Vertec Cloud Server.
You can find out how to properly parameterize the full-text search with several Vertec Cloud Servers in the article about
Multiple Cloud Server instances.