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 WebSphere Commerce Test Server.
In a command-line utility, go to the WCDE_installdir\bin directory.
Run the following command to run the index building utility for the custom data.
- di-buildindex.bat -masterCatalogId masterCatalogId

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="longDescription">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>