The following procedures show how to create and test an Amazon Kendra index by using the AWS console. In the procedures you create an index and a data source for an index. Finally, you test your index by making a search request.
Step 1: To create an index (console)
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Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Kendra console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/kendra/
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Select Create index in the Indexes section.
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In the Specify index details page, give your index a name and a description.
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In IAM role, choose Create a new role and then give the role a name. The IAM role will have the prefix "AmazonKendra-".
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Leave all of the other fields at their defaults. Choose Next.
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In the Configure user access control page, choose Next.
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In the Provisioning details page, choose Developer edition.
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Choose Create to create your index.
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Wait for your index to be created. Amazon Kendra provisions the hardware for your index. This operation can take some time.
Step 2: To add a data source to an index (console)
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View the available data sources to connect Amazon Kendra to and index your documents.
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In the navigation pane, select Data sources and then select Add data source for your chosen data source.
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Follow the steps to configure the data source.
Step 3: To search an index (console)
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In the navigation pane, choose the option to search your index.
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Enter a search term that's appropriate for your index. The top results and top document results are shown.
