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search index is built with one or more
documents, with documents containing fields. A field
consists of a name, the content, and the metadata that tells WebSphere Commerce search
how to handle the content. Typically, fields can contain boolean values, numbers, or strings. A
field is flexible, enabling you to define your own type. Fields contain two important attributes:
indexed and stored. If a field is indexed, it is searchable, sortable, and facetable. If an index is
stored, its value is retrievable during a search.
WebSphere Commerce search uses a schema that is represented similarly to a database
schema. The search schema defines the structure of the search index. Typically, the search
configurations ...