New Index command enables you to create a new index in your thinkparts catalog structure.The New Index command enables you to create a new index in your thinkparts catalog structure.
You can find this command in the context menu of an index in the catalog tree frame of the Catalog Manager and in the toolbar of the command main dialog.
The command uses a simple wizard to guide you through the steps necessary to create the new index:
The dialog displayed in the first step enables you to edit the general index properties:
Enter the information in each field:
| Name | The index name, mandatory. If you enter the name of an existing index, thinkparts loads the relevant information in the remaining fields. This is also the name of the physical folder where the data is stored. |
| Description | The description of the catalog that is displayed in the catalog tree frame. |
The buttons in the dialog have the following functions:
| Cancel | Closes the dialog and terminates the widget. |
| Back | Not enabled in this dialog. |
| Next | Moves on to the next dialog. |
| Finish | Not enabled in this dialog. |
In this step you are enabled to define the preview image of the index:
Use the Browse button to navigate through your file system to locate the preview image of your choice. The image is a file in either BMP, GIF or JPEG format of any size that will be scaled to fit in the preview frames of the relevant thinkparts dialogs.
The buttons in the dialog have the following functions:
| Cancel | Closes the dialog and terminates the widget. |
| Back | Returns to the previous dialog. |
| Next | Not enabled in this dialog. |
| Finish | Closes the dialog and creates the new index. |