Verifying the setup
Verify if Smart Discovery Indexing is set up correctly using Teamcenter Command Prompt
After performing all tasks of the Smart Discovery Indexing setup process, perform the following tasks to verify that indexing is set up correctly:
| Task | Action |
|---|---|
| Run Active Workspace indexing service | In Services, check if the status is Running. Else, start the service. |
| Run TcFTSIndexer | Start TcFTSIndexer as a service: TC_ROOT/TcFTSIndexer/bin/runTcFTSIndexer -background |
| Enable Smart Discovery Indexing | TC_ROOT/bin/smart_discovery_index -u=<user_id> -p=<password> -g=<group> -enable (this is a one-time activity) |
| Start object indexing | TC_ROOT/TcFTSIndexer/bin/runTcFTSIndexer -task=objdata:sync -interval=<time_interval_in_seconds> |
| Start Smart Discovery index synchronization | TC_ROOT/TcFTSIndexer/bin/runTcFTSIndexer -task=discovery:sync -interval=<time_interval_in_seconds> — this recurring task initially populates the Smart Discovery index in Solr and then regularly updates it in both Solr and Teamcenter. |
| Perform a basic test to ensure that the global search index is set up correctly | TC_ROOT/TcFTSIndexer/bin/runTcFTSIndexer -task=objdata:test |
| Perform a basic test to ensure that TcFTSIndexer and Smart Discovery Indexing are set up correctly | TC_ROOT/TcFTSIndexer/bin/runTcFTSIndexer -task=discovery:test |
| Create Smart Discovery index | TC_ROOT/bin/smart_discovery_index -u=<user_id> -p=<password> -g=<group> -create -product=<product_item_id> (for structures with Multi-Field Key (MFK): smart_discovery_index -u=<user_id> -p=<password> -g=<group> -create -product=%#MFK#%,=item_id=<product_item_id>,object_type=<item_or_its_sub_type>) |
| Inspect the Smart Discovery index creation status | TC_ROOT/bin/smart_discovery_index -u=<user_id> -p=<password> -g=<group> -inspect |
| View how many structures are indexed | TC_ROOT/bin/smart_discovery_index -u=<user_id> -p=<password> -g=<group> -list — the indexed structures (items) are included in the Available list. |
| View the Smart Discovery indexed structure on Active Workspace | Open the top node of the structure and verify if Filter is displayed. |
| Perform a spatial search on Active Workspace | Ensure that you have generated bounding boxes and TruShape files for structures in order to perform a spatial search. |
| Perform a volume search on Active Workspace | Ensure that you have created RDV box zone forms for products in order to perform a volume search. |
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.structure_discovery_admin/xid1972450 · retrieved 2026-07-11