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Searchable Field Properties

To configure the searchable field properties, you can use the Provisioning tool or apply a change list to the repository.

When you enable a searchable reference entity field as a filterable facet, the Data Director record view displays the filter field label in the following format:

If you configure the Filterable property for a reference entity, for filtering to work, ensure that you configure the Filterable property for all the dependent reference entities.

The following table describes the searchable field properties:

Property	Description
Searchable	Indicates whether a search request can search the field for a search string. To include the field in search requests, enable the property. If you do not want to include the field in search requests, disable the property. When you enable the Searchable property, you can configure additional properties for search. The following additional properties are available for configuration: Search Analyzer Suggester Sortable Filterable Facet Range Facet Displayable
Search Analyzer	Specifies the custom search analyzer that you want to use for the field. Based on the type of data that the field will contain, decide on a suitable search analyzer.
Suggester	Indicates whether you want to suggest the values of the field as the search string in the Data Director application. To suggest the values of the field as the search string, enable the property. If you do not want to suggest the values of the field as the search string, disable the property. To ensure data security, do not enable the Suggester property for fields that contain sensitive data.
Sortable	Do not use this property.
Filterable	Indicates whether you want to enable filtering on a field. The Data Director application displays the filterable fields as filters in the Search workspace. To configure the field as a filter, enable the property. If you do not want to configure the field as a filter, disable the property.
Facet Range	Indicates the range for the numeric or date fields that you configure as facets. Use the following format to specify the range: <Start Value>,<End Value>,<Frequency> The start value is inclusive, and the end value is exclusive in the range. For example, if you set the facet range to 1000,2000,500 for an integer field, a search request returns the following ranges: [1000 to 1500] [1500 to 2000] The range 1000 to 1500 includes the values from 1000 to 1499, and the range 1500 to 2000 includes the values from 1500 to 1999. Ensure that you set a valid minimum and maximum value for the range and an offset that limits the number of ranges to 10. Facets cannot be configured for negative numbers, but a search request still displays negative values. For a date field, suffix Y\|M\|D to the frequency, where Y indicates year, M indicates month, and D indicates day. For example, 2M indicates 2 months.
Facet	Indicates whether you want to set the field as a facet. A facet field groups the search result values and shows the count of each group. The Data Director application displays the facet fields, the field values grouped based on the search results, and the count of each group in the Search workspace. When a child record field is set as a facet field, the Data Director application displays a tooltip for the facet field. The format of the tooltip text is <Child record name>/<Child record field name>. The Facet property functions in conjunction with the Filterable property, so enable the Filterable property if you want to configure the field as a facet. If you do not want to configure the field as a facet, disable the Facet property.
Displayable	Do not use this property.

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