Using the Metadata Index

about the metadata index the metadata index links referable items (called definition points) in the metadata with where they are referenced (called reference points) the index allows the application to validate metadata modifications without having to search for reference points, which improves performance when saving metadata changes using the metadata index the metadata index table is populated initially the application automatically maintains the metadata index whenever changes are made to the metadata through the configuration console in exceptional circumstances, if you believe the metadata index is not up to date, you can rebuild it by following these steps to access the metadata index, do one of the following in application, select more to open the workspace selector the application displays the list of available workspaces in the search objects field, enter metadata validation config from the configuration console, select build > automation tools > metadata validation config the application displays the metadata validation config workspace select rebuild metadata index the application displays an informational message stating that the application rebuilds the metadata index in the background and can take several minutes to complete select yes to continue the application logs informational messages and errors to review the status, do the following a log in to b open the logs workspace if there was an error, the application displays an error level log entry if there are no problems, the application displays an information level log entry