Difference between revisions of "Case Insensitive Search"

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=== Resulting Issues ===
=== Resulting Issues ===


If the data you're indexing, searching for, and storing in CMOD requires case-sensitivity, there is no good solution to this issue, and end users should be instructed to pay close attention to proper capitalization.
If the data you're indexing, searching for, and storing in IBM CMOD requires case-sensitivity, there is no good solution to this issue, and end users should be instructed to pay close attention to proper capitalization.


The capitalization of a field cannot be changed after an Application Group has been created.  It *is* possible to update database tables manually, but this is not supported by IBM.
The capitalization of a field cannot be changed after an Application Group has been created.  It *is* possible to update database tables manually, but this is not supported by IBM.
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Storing characters in Mixed Case will reduce compression inside database tables, as "smith", "Smith", and "SMITH" are all different, and must be stored individually.
Storing characters in Mixed Case will reduce compression inside database tables, as "smith", "Smith", and "SMITH" are all different, and must be stored individually.


An IBM Developerworks article exists on [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/0203adamache/0203adamache.html implementing case-insensitivy in DB2], but it's not clear how this can be integrated into Content Manager OnDemand to provide the desired functionality.
An IBM Developerworks article exists on [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/0203adamache/0203adamache.html implementing case-insensitivy in DB2], but it's not clear how this can be integrated into IBM Content Manager OnDemand to provide the desired functionality.