We have a Verity K2 V6.1 file-based search system as implemented in RedDot LiveServer V3.1.1.
The VerityDB folder (appears to hold search index) contains over 17,000 “.bif” (Verity’s ‘Bulk Insert File’ format) files that appear to contain add/delete/change instructions for updating the index. We know that as of about 4 weeks ago new BIF files were no longer incorporated into the live search index.
Translation: we have web pages that exist, but our search engine index doesn't know about them. We traced it back to this issue with the Verity index.
Two part question:
- What’s the correct process to rebuild the Verity index
- Can we safely eliminate old BIF files (the files go back 9 YEARS in age) with the hope that newer BIF files are applied?
A complete answer should list all steps to rebuild the Verity index (screenshots would be appreciated, but not required!)