Solr Category index schema
The complete field mappings for the HCL Commerce Solr catalog group index.
Category index schema design
The CatalogGroup core is a Solr search index for HCL Commerce catalog groups. It indexes hierarchical product catalog group data used by the HCL Commerce platform for category-based search, filtering, and navigation.
For field type definitions, see Solr index field types. The Options column uses the following indicators: T (tokenized), I (indexed), S (stored), and M (multiValued).
Field reference
| Index Field Name | Index Field Type | Options (T/I/S/M) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| catgroup_id | string | X / ✓ / ✓ / X | Primary key; unique identifier. |
| catalogGroup_id | wc_keywordText | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | Catalog group reference IDs. |
| catalog_id | slong | X / ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | Parent catalog ID. |
| storeent_id | int | X / ✓ / ✓ / X | Store entity reference. |
| member_id | long | X / ✓ / ✓ / X | Member/group identifier. |
| parentCatgroup_id_facet | wc_keywordText | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | Parent category for hierarchy. |
| childCatgroup_id | wc_keywordText | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | Child categories. |
| name | wc_text_en | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / X | Display name (full-text). |
| shortDescription | wc_text_en | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / X | Brief description (full-text). |
| longDescription | wc_text_en | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / X | Detailed description (full-text). |
| keyword | wc_text_en | ✓ / ✓ / X / X | Keywords for discoverability. |
| identifier_ntk | wc_keywordTextLowerCase | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / X | Normalized identifier. |
| defaultSearch | wc_text_en | ✓ / ✓ / X / X | Aggregated search field. |
| name_ntk_cs | wc_keywordText | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / X | Keyword name for faceting. |
| seo_token_ntk | wc_keywordTextLowerCase | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / X | SEO tokens. |
| published | int | X / ✓ / ✓ / X | Publication status. |
| deepPublished | int | X / ✓ / ✓ / X | Hierarchical publication status. |
| workspaceDeleted | string | X / ✓ / ✓ / X | Deletion flag. |
| indexedTime | date | X / ✓ / ✓ / X | Index timestamp. |
| fullImage | string | X / X / ✓ / X | Full/large category image URL. |
| thumbnail | string | X / X / ✓ / X | Thumbnail image URL. |
| version | long | X / ✓ / ✓ / X | Solr version control. |
| sequence | wc_keywordText | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | Display sequence/order. |
Field categories
The CatalogGroup core fields fall into the following categories: unique identifier (catgroup_id); entity references (catalogGroup_id, catalog_id, storeent_id, member_id); hierarchy fields (parentCatgroup_id_facet, childCatgroup_id); text content (name, shortDescription, longDescription, identifier_ntk, keyword); search fields (defaultSearch, name_ntk_cs, seo_token_ntk); control fields (published, deepPublished, workspaceDeleted, indexedTime); media fields (fullImage, thumbnail); and system fields (version, sequence).