Searchable attributes, search preferences and index rebuilds
Making a term or attribute findable in storefront search: searchable attributes with boost factors and auto-correction, the Search Preferences switches (orderable-only, leading zeros, redirect rules), search redirects, stemmers and stop words, and when a full index rebuild is needed instead of incremental indexing.
Given a business requirement, modify site search preferences and settings to enable searching for a specified term or product attribute.
~7 min read · 9 practice questions ·
What the exam expects
- Make a new or existing product, category or content attribute searchable, choose its boost factor and auto-correction setting, and rebuild the right index.
- Pick the Search Preferences switch that meets a requirement: Show Orderable Products Only, Ignore Leading Zeros, Search Autocorrections, Dictionary Locale Fallback, Search Redirect Keyword Rules.
- Send a keyword to a page with a search-driven redirect instead of a results grid.
- Fix locale-specific matching with the stemmer on the Language Options page, and shrink an index with stop words and fewer searchable attributes.
- Say which changes incremental indexing picks up and which need a full rebuild, and how
ProductSearchModeloverrides the orderable-only preference.
Key terms: searchable attribute (an attribute whose values are written to the product or content index and matched against queries); boost factor (a per-attribute weight on text relevance); search preferences (site-level search switches under Merchant Tools > Search); search redirect (a keyword rule that returns a page instead of results); stemmer (the per-locale rule that reduces words to a common stem); incremental indexing (near real-time index updates for some data only).
Key facts
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- 1.00 changes nothing; keep boosts at or below 5.00
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- No for every new searchable attribute
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- Applies to all searchable attributes; rebuild to activate
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- Country to language locale only
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- Overrides the search preference
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- Up to 1500
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- Driven by indexed attributes; stop words shrink it
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- 30 seconds; not for searchable attributes
Sources for this section (6)
- Configure Searchable Attributeshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Set Search Preferenceshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Class ProductSearchModeldeveloper.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Search Redirectshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Search and Navigation Implementation Considerationsdeveloper.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Incremental Indexinghelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- How long after a merchant's edit does an incrementally updated index reflect it?
- Why rebuild indexes daily even with incremental indexing enabled?
- When does a new Availability Low Ranking Threshold take effect?
- Which redirect keyword syntax fires only for that exact phrase with no extra words?
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