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CI_S_NEW_AUXMETADATA
CI_S_NEW_AUXMETADATA is a success status from the catalog metadata path. It indicates that the indexer had to create an auxiliary metadata record rather than reuse an existing entry. This is not a failed crawl and should not be converted into a generic indexing exception merely because it is not S_OK.
Treat the status as metadata creation, then verify persistence
- Record the URL or item identifier being processed and the crawl transaction in which the status was returned.
- Keep auxiliary metadata diagnostics separate from extracted document properties; the catalog stores several kinds of indexing state in addition to searchable property values.
- If the same item repeatedly reports new metadata creation, compare catalog resets, rebuilds, or transaction rollback events instead of retrying the filter.
Windows Search indexing is staged: the gatherer queues URLs, crawls items, and then updates catalog indexes and property data. The practical question for this status is whether a new metadata record is expected once or is being recreated on every pass. A one-time status can be normal catalog bookkeeping. Repetition after each crawl points to catalog state that is not being retained or to a reset boundary. Log catalog identity and crawl generation so the two cases are distinguishable.
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