db.incremental_update_type

Background

This parameter specifies the type of incremental updating which should be used for a database data source.

Available options are as follows :

  • none - Only full updates are performed

  • update_table - A table of update events is used to update the search index

  • incremental_sql - Information about previous updates (time and largest key seen) are used to select only new records

See the incremental SQL and update table name pages for more information on each option.

Setting the key

Set this configuration key in the search package or data source configuration.

Use the configuration key editor to add or edit the db.incremental_update_type key, and set the value. This can be set to any valid DatabaseGathererUpdateTypes allowed values: none, update_table or incremental_sql value.

Default value

(none)

Examples

db.incremental_update_type=incremental_sql
db.incremental_update_type=update_table