#What is the field type for that field - string or text? It is a string type.
Thanks. On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Jack Krupansky <j...@basetechnology.com>wrote: > What is the field type for that field - string or text? > > > -- Jack Krupansky > > -----Original Message----- From: Kissue Kissue > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 1:43 PM > > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Re: Items disappearing from Solr index > > # It is looking for documents with "Emory" in the specified field OR "Labs" > in the default search field. > > This does not seem to be the case. For instance issuing a deleteByQuery for > catalogueId: "PEARL LINGUISTICS LTD" also deletes the contents of a > catalogueId with the value: "Ncl_**MacNaughtonMcGregorCoaching_** > vf010811". > > Thanks. > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Jack Krupansky <j...@basetechnology.com>* > *wrote: > > It is looking for documents with "Emory" in the specified field OR "Labs" >> in the default search field. >> >> -- Jack Krupansky >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Kissue Kissue >> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 7:47 AM >> To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org >> Subject: Re: Items disappearing from Solr index >> >> >> I have just solved this problem. >> >> We have a field called catalogueId. One possible value for this field >> could >> be "Emory Labs". I found out that when the following delete by query is >> sent to solr: >> >> getSolrServer().deleteByQuery(****catalogueId + ":" + Emory Labs) >> [Notice >> >> that >> there are no quotes surrounding the catalogueId value - Emory Labs] >> >> For some reason this delete by query ends up deleting the contents of some >> other random catalogues too which is the reason why we are loosing items >> from the index. When the query is changed to: >> >> getSolrServer().deleteByQuery(****catalogueId + ":" + "Emory Labs"), >> then it >> >> starts to correctly delete only items in the Emory Labs catalogue. >> >> So my first question is, what exactly does deleteByQuery do in the first >> query without the quotes? How is it determining which catalogues to >> delete? >> >> Secondly, shouldn't the correct behaviour be not to delete anything at all >> in this case since when a search is done for the same catalogueId without >> the quotes it just simply returns no results? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Kissue Kissue <kissue...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Erick, >> >>> >>> Thanks for your reply. Yes i am using delete by query. I am currently >>> logging the number of items to be deleted before handing off to solr. And >>> from solr logs i can it deleted exactly that number. I will verify >>> further. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com >>> > >>> **wrote: >>> >>> >>> How do you delete items? By ID or by query? >>> >>>> >>>> My guess is that one of two things is happening: >>>> 1> your delete process is deleting too much data. >>>> 2> your index process isn't indexing what you think. >>>> >>>> I'd add some logging to the SolrJ program to see what >>>> it thinks is has deleted or added to the index and go from there. >>>> >>>> Best >>>> Erick >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 6:55 AM, Kissue Kissue <kissue...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Hi, >>>> > >>>> > I am running Solr 3.5, using SolrJ and using StreamingUpdateSolrServer >>>> to >>>> > index and delete items from solr. >>>> > >>>> > I basically index items from the db into solr every night. Existing >>>> items >>>> > can be marked for deletion in the db and a delete request sent to solr >>>> to >>>> > delete such items. >>>> > >>>> > My process runs as follows every night: >>>> > >>>> > 1. Check if items have been marked for deletion and delete from solr. >>>> > I >>>> > commit and optimize after the entire solr deletion runs. >>>> > 2. Index any new items to solr. I commit and optimize after all the > >>>> new >>>> > items have been added. >>>> > >>>> > Recently i started noticing that huge chunks of items that have not > >>>> been >>>> > marked for deletion are disappearing from the index. I checked the > >>>> solr >>>> > logs and the logs indicate that it is deleting exactly the number of >>>> items >>>> > requested but still a lot of other items disappear from the index from >>>> time >>>> > to time. Any ideas what might be causing this or what i am doing > >>>> wrong. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
