Viewing or Modifying Text Index Properties

Display or change the properties of a text index for a main store or catalog store table.
Prerequisites
Database Version Text Index Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4

You must have EXECUTE permission on the sa_text_index_stats system procedure to display a list of existing text indexes.

View text index properties – none.

Rename a text index – you must have one of:
  • DBA authority
  • REFERENCE permission on the underlying table
  • You own the underlying table being indexed
Move a text index – you must have one of:
  • DBA authority
  • SPACE ADMIN authority
  • You own the underlying table being indexed and have CREATE permission on the target dbspace
Modify comment on a text index – you must have one of:
  • DBA authority
  • You own the underlying table being indexed
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 You must also have EXECUTE permission on the sa_text_index_stats system procedure to display a list of existing text indexes:
  • MANAGE ANY STATISTICS system privilege
  • CREATE ANY INDEX system privilege
  • ALTER ANY INDEX system privilege
  • DROP ANY INDEX system privilege
  • CREATE ANY OBJECT system privilege
  • ALTER ANY OBJECT system privilege
  • DROP ANY OBJECT system privilege

View any text index property page – none.

Rename a text index – you must have one of:
  • ALTER ANY INDEX system privilege
  • ALTER ANY OBJECT system privilege
  • REFERENCE permission on the underlying table
  • You own the underlying table being indexed
Move a text index – you must have one of:
  • ALTER ANY INDEX system privilege
  • ALTER ANY OBJECT system privilege
  • MANAGE ANY DBSPACE
  • One of the following:
    • You own the underlying table being indexed
    • REFERENCE permission on the table along with one of the following:
      • CREATE ANY OBJECT system privilege
      • CREATE permission on the target dbspace
Modify a text index comment – you must have the MANAGE ANY STATISTICS system privilege. You must also have one of:
  • ALTER ANY INDEX system privilege
  • ALTER ANY OBJECT system privilege
  • CREATE ANY OBJECT system privilege
  • CREATE ANY INDEX system privilege
  • COMMENT ANY OBJECT system privilege
  • You own the underlying table being indexed
Task
  1. In the Perspective Resources view, select the resource, and select Resource > Administration Console.
  2. In the left pane, expand IQ Servers > Schema Objects, and then select Text Indexes.
  3. Select a text index from the right pane and either:
    • Click the arrow to the right of the name and select Properties, or
    • From the Administration Console menu bar, select Resource > Properties.
    The Text Index Properties view appears.
  4. View or modify the properties.
    Note:
    • When modifying properties, it is not necessary to click Apply before changing screens.
    • If you do not have privileges to modify properties, SAP Control Center displays the properties view in read-only mode.
    Area Description
    General

    Name – The name of the text index.

    Type – (Read-only) The index type.

    Table – (Read-only) The table the index uses.

    Dbspace – (Read-only) The dbspace the text index was created on.

    Text Configuration Object – (Read-only) The text configuration object used to create the text index.

    Refresh type – (Read-only) Valid settings are Manual and Automatic. For Automatic, specify the frequency.

    Last refresh time – (Read-only) The date and time the text index was last refreshed.

    Refresh Now – If the data has not changed since the last refresh, the refresh date does not change. To force a refresh, truncate the text index, then refresh it. If the text index cannot be manually refreshed, the Refresh Now button is grayed out.

    Truncate Now – To delete data from a text index without dropping the text index definition. If the text index cannot be truncated, the Truncate Now button is grayed out.

    Comment – A text field for adding an optional comment about the text index.

    Columns

    (Read-only)
    Select a column and click the Details button to view the details of the column.
  5. Do one of:
    • Click OK to update any changes to the database and exit the properties view.
    • Click Apply to update any changes to the database, but remain in the properties view.
    • Click Cancel to cancel any changes not updated to the database and exit the properties view.
Related tasks
Creating a Text Index
Deleting a Text Index
Refreshing a Text Index
Truncating a Text Index
Generating Text Index DDL Commands
Authenticating a Login Account for a Managed Resource
Related reference
Text Index Privilege Summary