topic Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Indexing in an ArcPro Project

AmyGwin2 — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:29:31 GMT

Hello GIS geniuses. I have a question for you because I am completely baffled at how to setup indexing in ArcPro. Either I am doing it wrong... or it isn't working.

Here is where I am getting my instructions: Indexing project items—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop

I have about 20 Pro projects with many maps and layouts, from 5 - 30 in each.

I have included two images. One is of the 'error'. The other image is of my project backstage ('Options') settings. I feel this has been set up correctly since October. Yet each time I try and search I am told 'Indexing is in progress. Please try again later'.

I will say that I haven't ever left any project open for extended periods of time. Certainly not to wait for the results of a search.

Help?

And thank you.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

JeremyDavies — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 16:05:23 GMT

I don't know if anyone else has found a solution to this problem, but if you have, please share it! I spent several hours with Esri tech support last week renaming files on my C drive, trying all sorts of different configurations in options, etc., and ultimately doing a new clean install of ArcGIS Pro 2.6 under their guidance, but I still get the dreaded "Indexing is in progress. Please wait or search again later." Argh! For now my workaround is to use the old Desktop version of Catalog (10.8), but it sure would be nice to search right within Pro projects.

For the record, the support technicians I worked with were very pleasant and as helpful as they could be, but clearly this has not been documented as a common issue as they could not offer a solution. If I find or hear of a solution outside of this thread, I will be sure to share it.

Thanks!

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

AngelaDeegan — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:48:28 GMT

I'm finding this really frustrating too. I regularly get the "Indexing is in Progress" message when I search the Catalog Pane. Recently I needed to do a search for Feature Class source paths that needed to be updated - due to the Feature Classes having been moved out of the Feature Dataset that they used to be in. It doesn't work because, no matter how long I wait, I get the "Indexing is in Progress. Please wait or search again later."
This is despite the fact that I have indexing set up to index every hour and to re-index once a day.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

D_AnneHammond — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:24:54 GMT

I am particularly frustrated by this too. If I open the old Arc Catalog, searches go just fine. I've been using Pro for about two years now and it has never returned anything but the dreaded error "Indexing in progress..." regardless if indexing is actually on or off. In fact, the message I get when indexing is turned off is "Your search did not return any results because indexing was turned off." Seriously?! This means we just can't search content at all in Pro. Currently using ArcPro 2.5.2.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

AngelaDeegan — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:43:24 GMT

Do you know if anyone has submitted a support ticket regarding this issue? It looks like that's what it's going to take to get it addressed.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

JeffLegato1 — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:42:58 GMT

I'm experiencing this issue as well. This is one of the reasons I am keeping ArcMap installed.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

JeremyDavies — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:33:02 GMT

I have a closed ESRI support ticket for this, but it was never resolved. I'm not sure how to get it logged as a bug and I don't have the patience to go through hours of clean installations and renaming files and all that business with a support technician. I continue to use Desktop Catalog 10.8.1 when I need to search for data layers, but it sure would be nice to be able to search directly within an aprx! Maybe it will be resolved in the forthcoming 2.7 release.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

D_AnneHammond — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:18:21 GMT

No improvement on the indexing issue in Pro 2.6.2.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

JeremyDavies — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:55:53 GMT

No improvement on the indexing issue in Pro 2.7.0 either. Still have to use the Desktop version of Catalog to do data searches.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

NeilFordyce — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:57:13 GMT

I have the same problem using Pro 2.7.0 and have never managed any success with the indexing in previous versions.

This is pathetic ESRI.

I suppose we are all supposed to buy ArcGIS Server.

The best search tool was in the old version of Arc where you could right-click on a directory in Catalog and find data under that.

Neil

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

Philips — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:50:56 GMT

For me the same problem. I use ArGIS Pro 2.4.2. in a Citrix Workspace.

Can it be a caused by working in a virtual desktop?

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

JeremyDavies — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:54:10 GMT

Another new version of ArcGIS (2.8.1), and still the dreaded "indexing is in progress. Please wait or search again later." I've been waiting for a couple years now! Back to Desktop ArcCatalog we go...

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

Frank_Veldhuis_MCGOV — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 19:09:48 GMT

Indexing should be replaced with a simple search of the feature class names, maps, layouts, etc. It shouldn't take that long. I'm using the quick search add-in for old Catalog and it works great. Now if we could get the same functionality in pro.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

D_AnneHammond — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:12:08 GMT

ArcPro 2.8.0 shows search results with Indexing turned off. Haven't tried with indexing turned on yet.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

JeremyDavies — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:47:32 GMT

Argh! Search in Pro has been working for a while after one of the recent updates, but I'm back to the same "indexing is in progress" messages with searches now with 3.0.0. I can use windows explorer to search for shapefiles by name, but not for data buried in geodatabases. And I don't have the patience to call support and have them walk me through rebuilding the index or even doing a clean install, as that has done nothing to fix the problem in the past. And I am just using Pro now, so I can't go back to Desktop Catalog for searches.

Sorry for the rant, but this is so frustrating!

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

D_AnneHammond — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:45:28 GMT

I'm still experiencing this as well. Simply cannot search for content in ArcPro. This is a basic and essential function, it needs to be a much higher priority on Esri's to-do list. Still have to use stand-alone ArcCatalog 10.x even though it's deprecating and we're 3 versions into Pro.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

JeffLegato1 — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:37:48 GMT

I was struggling with this since Pro was released. I even created a support ticket for it. What we came up with was basically turning it off and on again. To get it working I did the following:
1. Under Project - Options - Indexing
- make sure the following are checked on: Use index for searching, Update the index periodically, Update items in the index every 1 hour (or as you see fit), Reindex all items from scratch every 60 days (or as you see fit), and, most importantly, Index items on network disks. Double check to make sure that the "Skip enterprise database connections" is NOT checked.

2. After confirming those options I had to uncheck the Use index for searching, hit ok, save the project, close the project and re open.

3. Go back into the index settings and recheck on the Use index for searching.

4. I then had to kind of force a reindex by setting the Reindex all items from scratch every day starting at one minute from now and hit OK so I know it's reindexing immediately.

I gave it a good 15 minutes to reindex my drives and enterprise geodatabase. We don't have that much compared to larger organizations so the indexing process could take a while for some and be relatively fast for others.

I've noticed that if I create a new enterprise GDB connection (like to a different version or as a different user) Pro will need to reindex to find featureclasses in it. I've also noticed that it likes searching metadata and tags so it's important that your data has those.

Indexing Options

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

JeremyDavies — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:47:38 GMT

Thanks for posting your solution, Jeff, but alas it did not work for me. I'm pretty sure I've tried every combination of turning things on and off, restarting, deleting old indexes (which are always 0 to a couple of KB in size), and esri support even had me do a clean install of Pro. Nothing has worked so far. Until there is a solution, I guess I'll need to install the old Desktop Catalog for searching for data that live in geodatabases. Although its not optimal, I can always search for shapefiles via Windows File Explorer.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

JeremyDavies — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:14:44 GMT

With each new software update I hold out hope that esri will resolve this issue, but alas I still get the old 'Indexing is in progress' message whenever I search catalog in Pro. I've tried everything I can think of, and esri support has not offered a solution yet either. Ugh.

Re: Indexing in an ArcPro Project

D_AnneHammond — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:37:37 GMT

Me too! I repeatedly opt for the standalone Arc Catalog option which adds time to my workflow. Please fix the search function in ArcPro Esri!