Configure a Meridian Explorer Repository

After a Meridian Explorer repository has been created and synchronized with its source vaults, its configuration contains only the default information necessary for basic operation. To expand the repository's functionality and customize it for users' requirements, you must modify the configuration. The configuration comprises two areas:

• Definitions of the item names, indexing, and item filters for documents, tags, and projects. Configuring them primarily controls what information is seen by users.

• Definitions of the grid columns, property navigation structures, advanced search, navigation views, property pages, and lists. Configuring these items primarily controls how information is found and seen by users.

To view the current configuration of a repository:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the REPOSITORIES group, click Repositories.

   The All Repositories page appears and lists the existing Meridian Explorer repositories and Meridian Enterprise vaults.

2. Double-click the name of the repository that you want to view.

   The Overview page for the repository appears.

   • The GENERAL group shows the repository name. Where its data is stored is shown in Connection string.

   • The STATISTICS group shows the quantity of each object type that is stored in the repository.

3. In the menu, click MANAGEMENT TOOLS.

   The management tools for the selected repository appear.

   Configuring these areas of a repository is described in the following topics.

4. In the menu, click SYNCHRONIZATION.

   The Synchronization page appears. This page shows one or more groups of information about the synchronization jobs that import data to the repository. You can configure the jobs themselves as described in Configure Synchronization Options.

   To run a synchronization job immediately:

   • Click RUN.

     The job is started as a background task and you can continue working.

   In special circumstances, you might need to reset the Last run date and force a full synchronization:

   • After restoring a backup of the repository, recent changes in the source vault must be re-synchronized.

   • After changing the synchronization options or property mappings. Force a full sync to apply the changes for all documents.

   • After a disk failure.

   To reset the Last run date:

   1. Click RESET.

      The RESET OPTIONS dialog box appears.

   2. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

   3. Click OK.

Last run reset options

Option	Description
Synchronize everything next time	Synchronizes all documents when the job runs the next time, whether it is started manually or on a schedule.
Synchronize after a specific date	Synchronizes all documents when the job runs the next time after the selected date. To select the date, click the calendar icon .