Thanks for the response Sameer & Binoy. Jay On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:13 PM, Binoy Dalal <binoydala...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Adding to sameer's answer, use string types when you want exact matches, > both in terms of query and case. > In case you want to perform additional operations on the input, like > tokenization and applying filters, then you're better off with one of the > other text types. > You should take a look at the field type definition in the schema file to > see if a predefined type fits your need, else create a custom type based on > your requirements. > > On Mon, 1 Feb 2016, 07:36 Sameer Maggon <sam...@measuredsearch.com> wrote: > > > Hi Jay, > > > > You could use one field for both unless there is a specific requirement > you > > are looking for that is not being met by that one field (e.g. faceting, > > etc). Typically, if you have a field that is marked as both "indexed" and > > "stored", the value that is passed while indexing to that field is stored > > as is. However, it's indexed based on the field type that you've > specified > > for that field. > > > > e.g. a description field with the field type of "text_en" would be > indexed > > per the pipeline in the text_en fieldtype and the text as is will be > stored > > (which is what is returned in your response in the results). > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > *Sameer Maggon* > > Measured Search | Solr-as-a-Service | Solr Monitoring | Search Analytics > > www.measuredsearch.com > > < > > > https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/dca98638f8114f38d1ff30ed04feb547877c848e?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmeasuredsearch.com%2F&signature=797ba5008ecc48b8 > > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Jay Potharaju <jspothar...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I am trying to decide if I should use text_en or string as my field > type. > > > The fields have to be both indexed and stored for display. One solution > > is > > > to duplicate fields, one for indexing other for display.One of the > field > > > happens to be a description field which I would like to avoid > > duplicating. > > > Solr should return results when someone searches for John or john.Is > > > storing a copy of the field the best way to go about this problem? > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Binoy Dalal > -- Thanks Jay Potharaju
