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Quick Index Field Options

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    When you create a Search index with the Quick Editor, you must set options for each field you add to the index.

    For more information about how to create a Search index with the Quick Editor, see Create a Search Index with the Quick Editor.

    The following options are available for fields in the Quick Editor:

    Option Description

    Index this field as an identifier (Text Only)

    To use the field to set the document’s type in the index, select Index this field as an identifier.

    To not use the field as the document’s type, clear Index this field as an identifier.

    Language (Text Only)

    Select the language for the content inside a text field.

    The Search Service automatically applies an analyzer to the field’s contents based on the selected language.

    For more information about the available language options, see Quick Index Supported Languages.

    Include in search results

    To include content from the field in search results, select Include in search results.

    To exclude the field’s content from search results, clear Include in search results.

    Support highlighting

    The Search Service can highlight matching search terms in search results from an index.

    To enable highlighting in search results, select Support highlighting.

    To turn off highlighting in search results, clear Support highlighting.

    To enable Support highlighting, you must also enable Include in search results.

    Support phrase matching

    To support searches for whole phrases, select Support phrase matching.

    To turn off phrase matching, clear Support phrase matching.

    Support field agnostic search

    To search the field’s contents without specifying the field name in a search query, select Support field agnostic search.

    To turn off field agnostic search, clear Support field agnostic search.

    Support sorting and faceting

    To sort search results and use facets with the field’s contents, select Support sorting and faceting.

    To turn off sorting and facets, clear Support sorting and faceting.

    Searchable As

    Set a different name that you can use to search the field’s contents in a query.

    The default value is the field’s name.