Indexing is the process of extracting text strings of attribute values from Windchill objects and sending them to a search engine that builds indices optimized for searching. This enables users to efficiently search for data stored in a Windchill database without having to know anything about the internal object model. Windchill provides the option of installing Windchill Index Search to perform this function.

Windchill Index Search provides the ability to search for keywords within the metadata and content of Windchill database objects.

A system administrator must maintain the efficiency and usefulness of the search system as it changes over time.