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# Index Overview

You can index only files in XML or IDX format into IDOL Server. If the data that you want to index into IDOL Server is in XML format, you can index it directly into IDOL Server, without having to first import it (convert its content and metadata to IDX).

IDOL connectors use the `DREADD` and `DREADDDATA` index actions to index data into IDOL Server. You also can use these actions to directly index data into IDOL Server.

Note: Before you index data into IDOL Server, review the setup instructions described in Configure Content Storage.

If your data is not in XML format, you must first import it. You can import data using one of three methods.

- Import with a connector. The IDOL connectors (for example, File System Connector, HTTP Connector, Oracle Connector, and so on) retrieve documents from different repositories and import them into IDX or XML file format. Refer to the appropriate connector guide for further information on how to import documents.

- Import manually. You can create a text file in either XML or IDX format, which contains the information that you want to index into your IDOL Server in specific IDOL Server fields.

- Import with IDOL Admin. You can use the wizard on the Index tab on the Console page in the Control section of IDOL Admin to submit data for IDOL Server to index. For more information, refer to the IDOL Admin User Guide.

Related Topics

- Manually Create IDX Files

- IDX Format

After the documents are in XML or IDX file format, you can index them into IDOL Server using one of two methods.

- Index with a connector. The IDOL connectors index the IDX files that they create into the IDOL Server to which they connect. Refer to the appropriate connector guide for detailed information on how to index documents.

- Index directly. You can index XML and IDX files into an IDOL Server by issuing an HTTP request from your Web browser.

Related Topics

- DREADD: Index IDX and XML Files Directly

- DREADDDATA: Index Data over a Socket

Depending on where the data to index is located, the indexing steps for each document take place in the following order.

Local document (accessed through the file system) | Remote document (accessed over the indexing port)
--- | ---
IDOL Server receives a file path. IDOL Server opens the file and reads the document data. IDOL Server indexes the document. | IDOL Server receives a stream of data over the port. IDOL Server saves the data locally. IDOL Server opens the local file and reads the document data. IDOL Server indexes the document.

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