HOWTO: Using Adobe Indesign Server CS4 to index .INDD documents with Index Manager 7.0
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SUMMARY
Index Manager 7.0 (SR2 Build 432 and later) can index content of and create previews for INDD files provided that an Indesign Server is installed on the network.
Indesign Server (IDS) can be installed on any server in the network. The server name is configurable in Index Manager on the Service Options page. Running IDS on the same server as Index Manager gives a performance advantage, but this should be weighed against the extra load this puts on the server. IDS will typically take up 100% of one system CPU for 5 to 15 seconds when processing a document. Index Manager uses a helper application called ”Ids Handler” that has to be installed on the IDS server.
The following steps are necessary to use IDS with Index Manager:
1. Open the Index Manager program folder. This is typically ”C:\Program Files (x86)\FotoWare\Index Manager\”
2. In this folder copy the file ”Ids Handler Setup.Exe” to the server where IDS is installed.
3. On the IDS server console, run ”Ids Handler Setup”.
4. Open the Service Manager on the IDS server and start the Ids Handler Service. The service is set to start automatically if the server is restarted.
5. In the Index Manager configuration, enable INDD indexing and set the Network Name of the IDS server on the Service Options page. If the IDS runs on the same server as Index Manager, set the IDS server name to localhost.
6. Rebuild any index with previously indexed INDD files.