About repositories

The Meridian Explorer repository contains the synchronized data from one or more Meridian Enterprise vaults.

After the has been installed, you must create and synchronize the repository before you can modify its configuration or use its data. Creating and synchronizing the repository includes numerous steps that should be performed in the following sequence.

To create and synchronize a repository:

1. Create a repository database to hold the document metadata as described in Creating a repository.
2. Create a publishing job as described in  . The publishing job synchronizes document metadata from the Meridian Enterprise vault to the repository database.
3. Configure the publishing job as described in Configuring an Explorer Synchronization job. Configuring the job specifies which vault to synchronize with the repository.
4. Run the publishing job as described in  . Executing the job performs the initial import of vault data into the repository.
5. Schedule the publishing job to run on a periodic basis as described in About publishing job scheduling. Repeating the publishing job ensures that the repository is kept up to date with the contents of the source vault.
6. Configure email notification of the publishing job results as described in   (optional). Email notifications allow you to remain informed as to the status of the Publisher updates.
7. Maintain the repository as described in Maintaining a repository to change its configuration or to view its current status.