Building the search index

In this lesson, you build the full search index to include the completed fields and the extraction mappings.

Procedure

Start the HCL Commerce Test Server.
Build the index by using the REST API.

For full information about the index build REST call, see Building the HCL Commerce Search index.

Verify that the index is populated successfully by entering the following URL in a web browser.

http://localhost/solr/MC_masterCatalogID_CatalogEntry_en_US/select?q=*:*

The URL returns all of the results from the index directly. Ensure that the profitMargin fields display in the results for products.

Note: profitMargin is the example index field name that is used in this tutorial. Ensure that the same index field name that you defined when you updated your search x-schema.xml file display in the results for the products.

The verification results might resemble the following code snippet. The relevant elements are in bold.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <lst name="responseHeader">
    <int name="status">0</int>
    <int name="QTime">0</int>
    <lst name="params">
      <str name="q">*:*</str>
    </lst>
  </lst>
  <result name="response" start="0" numFound="3918">
    <doc>
      <int name="storeent_id">10051</int>
      <int name="buyable">1</int>
      <float name="listprice_USD">250.0</float>
      <str name="seo_token_ntk">hermitage-fit-and-flare-dress</str>
      <str name="thumbnail">images/catalog/apparel/women/wcl000_dresses/200x310/wcl000_0028_a_red.jpg</str>
      <int name="published">1</int>
      <str name="name">Hermitage Fit and Flare Dress </str>
      <arr name="term_suggest">
        <str>Hermitage Fit and Flare Dress </str>
        <str>Jewel-toned cocktail dress with fitted bodice and gently flared skirt</str>
      </arr>
      <str name="shortDescription">Jewel-toned cocktail dress with fitted bodice and gently flared skirt</str>
      <str name="subscripType">NONE </str>
      <long name="member_id">7000000000000000101</long>
      <str name="sectionription">Classically tailored, this elegant satin dress features a bateau neckline, 
                 soft pleating, and a clasped belt to define the waist.</str>
      <arr name="parentCatgroup_id_search">
        <str>10001_10006</str>
        <str>10001_10001</str>
        <str>10001_10003</str>
        <str>10052_10006</str>
        <str>10052_10001</str>
        <str>10052_10003</str>
      </arr>
      <str name="catentry_id">10001</str>
      <float name="price_USD">100.0</float>
      <str name="partNumber_ntk">AuroraWMDRS-1</str>
      <int name="disallowRecOrder">1</int>
      <str name="fullImage">images/catalog/apparel/women/wcl000_dresses/646x1000/wcl000_0028_a_red.jpg</str>
      <arr name="parentCatgroup_id_facet">
        <str>10001_10006</str>
        <str>10052_10006</str>
      </arr>
      <str name="catenttype_id_ntk_cs">ProductBean </str>
      <arr name="ad_attribute">
        <str>7000000000000000006/_/occasion/_/Occasion/_/1.00000/_/7000000000000000037/_/Cocktail & 
             Evening/_/Cocktail & Evening/_/25.00000/_/1/_/0/_/1/_/0/_/0/_/2/_/0/_/-/_/one/_/C62</str>
        <str>7000000000000000005/_/material/_/Material/_/1.00000/_/7000000000000000030/_/Synthetic/_/
             Synthetic/_/21.00000/_/1/_/0/_/1/_/0/_/0/_/2/_/0/_/-/_/one/_/C62</str>
        <str>7000000000000000004/_/length/_/Length/_/1.00000/_/7000000000000000027/_/Short/_/Short/_/
             20.00000/_/1/_/0/_/1/_/0/_/0/_/2/_/0/_/-/_/one/_/C62</str>
        <str>7000000000000000003/_/construction/_/Construction/_/1.00000/_/7000000000000000025/_/Knit/_/
             Knit/_/19.00000/_/1/_/0/_/1/_/0/_/0/_/2/_/0/_/-/_/one/_/C62</str>
        <str>7000000000000000002/_/swatchcolor/_/Color/_/1.00000/_/0/_/0/_/0/_/0.00000/_/1/_/0/_/1/_/0/_/
             0/_/1/_/0/_/-/_/0/_/0</str>
        <str>7000000000000000001/_/swatchSize/_/Available Sizes/_/2.00000/_/0/_/0/_/0/_/0.00000/_/1/_/
             0/_/1/_/0/_/0/_/1/_/0/_/-/_/0/_/0</str>
      </arr>
     <float name="profitMargin">44.0</float>
      <arr name="sequence">
        <str>10001_10006_1.00000</str>
        <str>10052_10006_1.00000</str>
      </arr>
      <str name="mfName">Hermitage Collection</str>
      <str name="mfName_ntk_cs">Hermitage Collection</str>
      <str name="mfName_ntk">Hermitage Collection</str>
      <arr name="catalog_id">
        <long>10001</long>
        <long>10052</long>
      </arr>
      <date name="indexedTime">2015-11-24T18:44:51.291Z</date>
    </doc>
    ...
  </result>
</response>