{"id":3808,"date":"2022-04-27T10:12:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T10:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/?p=3808"},"modified":"2022-05-05T08:34:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T08:34:23","slug":"managing-indices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/concepts\/managing-indices\/managing-indices\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Indices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing Indices includes the following steps and stages when creating a SearchAssist app:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">create an index configuration for the given content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">configure search fields<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">configure traits<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">simulate indexing stages in the workbench<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indexing is the technique by which search engines process and retrieve information from databases\/repositories. The result is a quick response to user queries with relevant results. An index is a collection of documents. Each document is a collection of fields that contain data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inverted index is a process that inverts a page-centric data structure into a keyword-centric data structure. Tracking keyword locations from an inverted index is more efficient than a page-centric index. For example, in a printed book, the table of contents (TOC) is an example of page indexing. The keyword index with page numbers in the back of the book is an example of inverted indexing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workbench is our tool that converts content into objectively indexed documents. Collectively, each stage in the conversion process is called the Index pipeline. To learn more, see below<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1DGjvfEcWFKHuo_nVfLqS--V3_iLD20oBlIZZkP-CZqM\/edit#heading=h.ikuktrfpql9f\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Managing Indexing Pipeline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can create, deploy, and test multiple indexes and search configurations before selecting the one that best suits your business requirements. The content sources that feed each configuration are the same. The difference is how each index configures individual variants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indexing_Content\"><\/span>Indexing Content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Index configuration allows you to customize the fields, traits, and keywords relevant to your business use-cases. Once you create a SearchAssist app, a Default Index is automatically generated. By default, SearchAssist creates system-generated indexing fields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SearchAssist allows you to create and deploy multiple index configurations. You can set any custom index configuration as the default.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Custom_Index_Configuration\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom Index Configuration<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can fine-tune and enhance the Default Index or create custom index configurations. To create multiple indices, you can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clone an existing configuration, or\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">create a new configuration from scratch<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always remember to click the Train your App icon each time you make changes to any index configuration. This builds the index based on the updated configurations and facilitates the best results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/train-your-app.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3813 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/train-your-app.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/train-your-app.png 487w, https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/train-your-app-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Index configuration involves the following processes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding Fields as the properties from the data sources you intend to include or exclude from the index. See below<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vY5MnG1X6eJkQJNl_RjmPUT060jDCUpof0PMuqO1Dxs\/edit#bookmark=id.sgwo3uckp7e7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Configuring Search Fields<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Adding Traits to help identify specific attributes you intend to extract from the users\u2019 input. See below <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vY5MnG1X6eJkQJNl_RjmPUT060jDCUpof0PMuqO1Dxs\/edit#heading=h.k4gc7u68jn78\"><span>Configuring Traits<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creating_an_Index\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating an Index<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this option to configure an index from scratch.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Indices menu tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click Default Index.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click Create New.<\/span><\/span><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/create-an-index.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/create-an-index.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/create-an-index.png 388w, https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/create-an-index-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the New Index Configuration dialog box, select Create New option.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter a name in the Name of Index Configuration field.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click Add.<\/span><\/span><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/new-index-configuration.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/new-index-configuration.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/new-index-configuration.png 433w, https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/new-index-configuration-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cloning_an_Index\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloning an Index<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A clone is a copy of an existing index configuration. Clone the default or any other index to build on existing work and avoid creating the same configuration from scratch. Editing a clone does change the original file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To clone an index:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Indices menu tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click Default Index.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click Create New.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the New Index Configuration dialog box, select Clone Configuration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Index Configuration field and select an option on the drop-down menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter a unique name for the cloned file.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click Clone.<\/span><\/span><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/clone-index-configuration.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/clone-index-configuration.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/clone-index-configuration.png 502w, https:\/\/multisite.korebots.com\/SearchAssist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/04\/clone-index-configuration-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Managing_Indices\"><\/span>Managing Indices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can edit index names and change the default file.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Indices menu tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click Default Index.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the drop-down menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hover over the required index name.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the star icon to set as the default index.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clone the index.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edit the name of the index.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delete an index.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Note<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not possible to delete an index if you have only one index file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managing Indices includes the following steps and stages when creating a SearchAssist app:\u00a0 create an index configuration for the given content configure search fields configure traits simulate indexing stages in the workbench Indexing is the technique by which search engines process and retrieve information from databases\/repositories. 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