How to create Full Text Index in Dynamics AX 2012 with Example

Full text index supports to quickly query words that are embedded in the middle of a string field of a table. Well, this is a very nice enhancement to query on Database table fields for the developers who work with the latest vesion [Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012]

Good thing is we can use this Index on Memo fields and also Extended data type.

Let me explain with an example. Create a new table as shown below and add a new field of type string “Name” to it – On the field use EDT – Name. In the below example, my table Name is FullTextIndexTextTable.

Once you are done with your table, Go to FullTextIndex Node >> Right click and create a new FullTextIndex.
Rename it to JkFullTextIdx. Drag and drop Name field from the fields to the newly created index.

The table with index should look like below.

 

Here I’ve created a input string edit control  ( for user input ) and  a submit button.

CODE:

This is a code in form

public class FormRun extends ObjectRun

{

QueryBuildRange qbr;

str localValue;

}

This code is in Form Datasource override mehtod executeQuery()

public void executeQuery()

{

localValue = NameInput.valueStr();

if(localValue)

{

qbr = SysQuery::findOrCreateRange(FullTextIndexTextTable_ds.queryBuildDataSource(),fieldnum(FullTextIndexTextTable, Name));

qbr.rangeType(QueryRangeType::FullText);

qbr.value(localValue);

}

super();

}

This code in Button Clicked() override method

void clicked()

{

super();

FullTextIndexTextTable_ds.executeQuery();

}

Output: