Select Integer from the Field Type menu. Click OK. Open the Data Engine Control Center, see Click the Snapshot tab. Select the Enable Snapshot post-processing check box. Click OK. Open the Data Engine Control Center, see

8-46 Application Administrators Guide for Content Server 4. Enter the name of the metadata field to be assigned to the Last Access metric. For example, LastAccess.

5. Click OK.

The Add Custom Info Field screen is displayed.

6. Select Date from the Field Type menu.

Normally, you do not need to enter a value in the Default Value field. However, if you do not enter a value for this field and there is no specified default value, then the Last Access field is not populated until a content item has been checked in and a data reduction run. Some applications, however, need to have the Last Access field contain a valid value at all times. In this case, you will need to enter a value in the Default Value field that will ensure that the Last Access field is populated with the date and time of the content checkin. For more information, see Populating the Last Access Field Using the Default Value on page 8-48. Field Type with a value of Date is the only required attribute for the last access custom metadata field. However, if you want the last access custom metadata field to be searchable, you must ensure that the Enable for Search Index check box is selected. Indexing this custom metadata field is optional, although indexing makes searches on this field more efficient. Furthermore, indexing allows you to query the accumulated search relevance statistics and generate useful data. For example, you can create a list of content items ordered by their popularity, etc. For more information about the advantages and disadvantages of indexing the search relevance metadata fields, see the Snapshot Tab on page A-158.

7. Click OK.

The custom metadata field is added to the Field Info list on the Information Fields tab.

8. Click Update Database Design to validate the current database and add the

custom metadata field to the system.

8.4.5.8.2 Creating the Custom Metadata Field for the Short and Long Access Metrics To create

custom metadata fields to assign to the short and long access fields:

1. Open the Content Tracker Administration page:

Select the Administration tray, then Content Tracker Administration 2. Click the Configuration Manager icon. The Configuration Manager interface is displayed.

3. On the Information Fields tab, click Add.

The Add Custom Info Field screen is displayed. 4. Enter the name of the metadata field to be assigned to the Short or Long Access Count metric. For example, ShortAccess or LongAccess.

5. Click OK.

The Add Custom Info Field screen is displayed.

6. Select Integer from the Field Type menu.

Field Type with a value of Integer is the only required attribute for the Short and Long Access Count custom metadata field. However, if you want the Short and Managing Content Tracker 8-47 Long Access Count custom metadata fields to be searchable, you must ensure that the Enable for Search Index check box is selected for both. Indexing these custom metadata fields is optional, although indexing makes searched on these fields more efficient. Furthermore, indexing allows you to query the accumulated search relevance statistics and generate useful data. For example, you can create a list of content items ordered by their popularity, etc. For more information about the advantages and disadvantages of indexing the search relevance metadata fields, see the Snapshot Tab on page A-158.

7. Click OK.

The custom metadata field is added to the Field Info list on the Information Fields tab.

8. Click Update Database Design to validate the current database and add the

custom metadata field to the system.

8.4.5.9 Enabling the Snapshot Function and the Activity Metrics Options

By default, the snapshot function and activity metrics are disabled. To use these optional features, you must first enable the snapshot post-processing function which activates the activity metrics choices. Then, you can selectively enable the desired activity metrics and assign their preselected custom metadata fields. To enable the snapshot function and activate the activity metrics:

1. Open the Data Engine Control Center, see

Accessing the Data Engine Control Center on page 8-43.

2. Click the Snapshot tab.

3. Select the Enable Snapshot post-processing check box.

The snapshot function is enabled and the activity metrics options are activated.

4. Click OK.

A confirmation dialog box is displayed.

5. Click OK.

The snapshot state and Content Trackers configuration file sct.cfg are updated. To verify the snapshot function and activity metrics have been enabled, you can access the Content Trackers sct.cfg file in the following directory: cs_rootdatacontenttrackerconfigsct.cfg Optionally, you can manually enable the snapshot function and activate the activity metrics options. For more detailed information about the specific snapshot configuration variables and how to manually edit them, see Configuration Variables on page 8-84 and Manually Setting Content Tracker Configuration Variables on page 8-87, respectively.

8.4.5.10 Linking Activity Metrics Functions to Search Relevance Metadata Fields

After the activity metrics options have been activated, they must be individually selected to enable them. Enabling the activity metrics also activates their corresponding custom metadata fields. To enable the activity metrics and activate their corresponding custom metadata fields:

1. Open the Data Engine Control Center, see

Accessing the Data Engine Control Center on page 8-43. 8-48 Application Administrators Guide for Content Server

2. Click the Snapshot tab.