{"id":2228,"date":"2016-10-04T15:15:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T22:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Solid-Edge-Blog\/Getting-Over-Obstacles-to-Solid-Edge-Fast-Search\/ba-p\/368416"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:14:30","slug":"getting-over-obstacles-to-solid-edge-fast-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/getting-over-obstacles-to-solid-edge-fast-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Over Obstacles to Solid Edge Fast Search"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those who have installed Solid Edge ST9, you know by now that it now supports index-based search queries \u2013 a new option called Fast Search<\/EM>. While Fast Search<\/EM> is straightforward to configure, there can be obstacles (who would have thought?!) you may run into.<\/P>
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So let me point out the ones we are aware of, so you do not have to trip over them. \"Smiley<\/P><\/p>\n

Let us start with a fundamental pre-requisite for Solid Edge Fast Search<\/EM>: the Windows Search Service. Here is how Microsoft introduces <\/A>it: \u201cWindows Search is a standard component of Windows 7 \u2026 and is enabled by default. \u2026\u201d<\/P>
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What if it is not enabled? Here is obstacle #1<\/STRONG>.<\/P>
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While our experience shows that everyone\u2019s PC has the Windows Search Service indeed started by default, occasionally we ran into a situation where a customer\u2019s file server running Windows 2008 R2 didn\u2019t have this service running. We do not recommend to have the startup type set to \u201cAutomatic (Delayed Start)\u201d, as this can delay the indexing process unnecessarily.<\/P>
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Open the \u2018Services\u2019 application (click on the Windows Start button and type \u201cservices\u201d into the search box) and make sure it is started automatically and run by the \u2018Local System\u2019 account.<\/P>
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\"Services.png\"Windows’ Services application<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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The question: \u2018How does the Windows Indexer know about our Solid Edge properties?\u2019 characterizes another vital pre-requisite for Solid Edge Fast Search<\/EM>. The short answer: through the installation of Solid Edge ST9.<\/P><\/p>\n

Windows Explorer provides the easiest way to quickly validate this. Using the \u2018Details\u2019 view type go to any folder, right-mouse-button click on any column (i.e. \u2018Name) and click the \u2018More \u2026\u2019 button at the bottom of the menu.<\/P>
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\"ColumnWindows Explorer column RMB menu<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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This brings up a dialog with a long list of properties Windows knows about. Now hit the keys \u2018S\u2019 and \u2018E\u2019 on your keyboard and the selection in the list jumps to \u201cSE Links\u201d.<\/P>
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What if it doesn\u2019t? That would make obstacle #2<\/STRONG>. (Example on the right)<\/P>
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\"ColumnSE columns are listed<\/span><\/span>\"ColumnSE columns are not listed<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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Missing the Solid Edge properties in the list are an indicator that something went amiss with registering the properties during the Solid Edge ST9 installation. A quick fix is opening the DOS terminal (click Windows Start and type \u201ccmd\u201d in the search window) and typing the following:<\/P>
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\u2003\u2003\u2003cd “c:Program FilesSolid Edge ST9Program”<\/P>
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\u2003\u2003\u2003regsvr32 \/s SEPropertyHandler.dll<\/P><\/p>\n

Subsequently restart Windows Explorer (kill the \u2018explorer.exe\u2019 process in Task Manager (RMB on the Windows task bar) and also start it again via Task Manager) and you just mastered another obstacle!<\/P>
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\"Createrestarting Windows Explorer<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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Having squared away the fundamentals, we can now move on to the Solid Edge Options dialog and specify the location(s) of our CAD files by clicking on the \u2018Set Locations \u2026\u2019 button.<\/P>
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\"Set_Locations.png\"Fast Search settings in SE Options dialog<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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Windows \u2018Indexing Options\u2019 dialog will come up and after clicking the \u2018Modify\u2019 button one can check the desired locations.<\/P>
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\"IndexingModify indexed locations<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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Did you notice the different shading of the folder icon? Here is obstacle #3<\/STRONG>.<\/P>
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\"folderfolder icon shading<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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Make sure the folder that carries your CAD files shows in bold colors. Windows indicates with the dimmed folder color, it is not allowed to index the file contents inside these folders. Therefore, if the folder you are selecting for indexing is shown in a dimmed color, close the \u2018Indexing Options\u2019 dialog and go to Windows Explorer to open the properties dialog of the folder and check the box in the \u2018Advanced \u2026\u2019 options.<\/P>
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\"advancedadvanced folder options<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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Make sure to click \u2018OK\u2019 on the following dialog:<\/P>
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\"advancedapply to all subfolders<\/span><\/span><\/P>
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Go back to the Solid Edges Options dialog and click the \u2018Set Locations \u2026\u2019 button.<\/P>
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The folder icon shows now in bold colors and the Indexer can do its part.<\/P><\/p>\n

Hope this helped \u2026<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

 
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