ColdFusion incorporates Verity searching and indexing technology. It provides a means for creating and managing collections of indexed data that are optimized for fast retrieval.
Create a collection by using the ColdFusion Administrator or using the cfcollection tag at run time. For details, see Create a Verity collection.
Populate a collection with data to index specific directories. You can also populate a collection by using the cfindex tag at run time. For details, see Populate a Verity collection.
Build searching and indexing capabilities into your application with the cfindex and cfsearch tags.
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After you create and populate collections, you manage them by using the Verity Collections page. You can repair or optimize collections that return erroneous data or have other problems. You can delete obsolete or extra collections or purge data without removing the collection itself.
You can optionally install the Verity server used by ColdFusion on a different host from the ColdFusion server computer. If you do this, you must specify the IP address of the Verity server host computer by using the Verity K2 Server page. Additionally, you use this page to configure a connection to separately a purchased Verity server.
ColdFusion does not restrict the number of collections that you can use. However, you can experience reduced performance when the number of collections in use increases due to caching and threading issues.
When you create a collection for which the collection directory structure already exists (also called an unregistered collection), you must select the same language that was used to create the collection. Currently, if you select a different language for collection, no error appears. However, if you subsequently index the collection in a language other than the one in which it was created, you may damage the collection's index and your ability to search the collection.
Examples of unregistered collections include the following:
Collections on another server
Collections created with mkvdk
ColdFusion uses an OEM-restricted license of Verity. For more information, see Installing and Using ColdFusion and Configuring and Administering ColdFusion.