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title: Managing Content Indexing
slug: admin-en/managing-content-indexing
description: Learn how to set up and configure Apache SOLR in CITSmart's Knowledge Management system to make content searchable through the Knowledge Portal. This document explains the installation process, as well as the necessary parameters and options for managing 
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createdAt: 2021-10-27T01:05:34.000Z
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****<font color="#3b9f0f">**CITSmart** </font>uses **Apache SOLR** to index content created in the Knowledge Management and makes it available in the Knowledge Portal search system.

## What to do before

In order for Knowledge Indexing to work correctly, it is necessary:

- [x] Install the **Apache SOLR&#x20;**&#x63;omponent as shown in the installation manual.

## Parametrizing the Indexing Service

1. Access the main menu `Parametrization > CITSmart Parameters`;
2. Configure **parameter 304** by entering the URL of the SOLR component;

:::hint{type="info"}
**http\://localhost:8983/solr/collection\_name**
:::

3\. Configure **parameter 308** stating the number of items to be indexed each time;

4\. Configure **parameter 332** stating whether synchronization with the Indexing server is active;

5\. Configure **parameter 333** informing the interval in minutes to synchronize knowledge with the index server - Accepted values between **1&#x20;**&#x61;nd **59**;

6\. Access the main menu `System > Settings > Knowledge Management` (Indexing) and click on "**Update the index server**".

## Managing Content

1. Access the main menu `System > Settings > Knowledge Management` (Indexing);
2. To index the available knowledge, click on "**Index Knowledge Base**", or to remove the knowledge already indexed, click on "**Remove Knowledge Base Indexing**".