# Mode

The method to use to generate the terms that the action returns. You can use one of the following options:

- Dictionary. You supply a text document that lists the words that you want to return in the action. If you want to use Dictionary mode, you must set the DictionaryFile configuration parameter to the location of your dictionary file. For information about how to create a dictionary file, refer to the Query Manipulation Server Administration Guide.

- Index. QMS retrieves terms from the configured index IDOL Server Content component to use as suggestions.

- Answerbank. QMS retrieves reference questions from an Answer Server Answer Bank system to use as suggestions. If you want to use Answerbank mode, you must configure an Answer Server (see AnswerServer Configuration Parameters), and you must set the AnswerBankSystem configuration parameter to the name of the Answer Bank system to use.

Actions: | TypeAhead
Type: | String
Default: | Index
Example: | `Mode=Dictionary`
See Also: | AnswerBankSystem DictionaryFile

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