Full Refresh Policy

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A refresh configuration that reprocesses all historical source data into the knowledge base.

Responsibility. Rebuilds the knowledge base from the complete corpus.

Also known as: Full update, Full reprocessing

Variant of Knowledge Refresh Policy abstract

When to choose. Choose for initial population, after chunking or schema parameter changes, or to remediate quality issues from earlier permissive filters.

Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

alternative to variability

Incremental Refresh Policy Ch6.3B

Design guidance

SHOULD build the refreshed collection separately and swap it into production, then retire the old collection.

Classification

Patterns: Build new collection then swap into production

Sources

Ch6.3B: T. Nguyen, "ETL Worked Example - Load Phase & Pipeline Integration," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 6.3B. ISBN: 9798244538229.