Push Documents

In the API Console you can push individual documents to the index using the Push interface. A document can have multiple metas and parts, however it must have a unique identifier and time stamp.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Overview
Display System Information Via the Administration Console
Perform Advanced Operations with the API Console
Get Started with Command-Line Interfaces

Access the Document Collection

  1. Open a browser and enter the Exalead CloudView API Console URL:

    http://<HOSTNAME>:<BASEPORT+1>/api-ui

  2. Select Push.

    The interface to push documents displays.



Push Documents

Before you begin: Only the URI and the part name are required fields.
  1. Enter the unique document identifier in URI and the time stamp (optional).

    For example, myuri and 2018/03/28-08:00:00.

  2. In the Metas section, specify the meta details for the document in meta name and value.

    For example, enter department and marketing.

  3. Click Add meta to create new metas and repeat step 2. Click X to remove any row.
  4. Click Upload file to select your document.

    Your document's name is master. Click this name to display:

    • The filename. For example, doc.
    • The encoding type. For example, UTF-8.
    • The mimeHint. For example, text/richtext.
  5. Select the connector and build group to which you need to push the document.
  6. Click Push document. The document is pushed into the index with the associated metas.

    Note: You can also display checkpoints (if any) and document status.

    For more information on Push API, see Push API concepts in the Exalead CloudView Connector Programmer's Guide.