About the maintenance utilities – Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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Chapter 41 Database maintenance utilities

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The Utilities main window appears:

Menu bar

From the menu bar, you can access each of the utilities, as well as the help topics.

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FileĊContains the command to close Utilities.

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MaintenanceĊDiagnostic and index rebuilding utilities. For instructions on

running these utilities, see About the Maintenance utilities" on page 593.

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AdvancedĊUtilities designed to repair database problems. For instructions

on running these utilities, see About the Advanced utilities" on page 598.

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HelpĊContains the commands used to access the help topics, glossary, and

product information for Utilities. It also contains the Registered Products

dialog, which lists the other Follett Software products that are installed on

the library computer system (see page 603).

About the Maintenance utilities

From the Utilities Maintenance menu, you can run the Check Database Integrity

utility, the Rebuild Keyword utility, the Rebuild MARC Headings utility, or the

Rebuild File Indexes utility.

Important:

Utilities requires exclusive access to the library database. For more

information, see Starting Utilities" on page 592.

The Maintenance utilities provide you with tools for diagnosing library database

problems and rebuilding selected headings and index files.

Important:

Depending upon the size of your database and the amount of

computer memory available, it may take several hours to run one of

the Maintenance utilities. You may wish to run them overnight.
However, if you do run a Maintenance utility overnight, make sure to

disable any automatic backup applications. This will help prevent

conflicts between the backup application and the utility.

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