Hi - just wondering, what would be the difference between using a blob / binary field to store the JSON rather than simply using a string field? Thanks
On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 2:50 AM, Walter Underwood <wun...@wunderwood.org> wrote: > We recently needed multiple values in the payload, so I put a JSON blob in > there. It comes back as a string, so you have to decode that JSON > separately. Otherwise, it was a pretty clean solution. > > wunder > Walter Underwood > wun...@wunderwood.org > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > > > > On Apr 14, 2017, at 1:57 PM, OTH <omer.t....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks, that works! But is it possible to have multiple payloadFields? > > > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 1:23 AM, Marek Tichy <ma...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > > >> Utilize the payload field. > >>> I don't need to search multiple fields; I need to search just one field > >> but > >>> get the corresponding values from another field as well. > >>> I.e. if a user is searching for cities, I wouldn't need the countries > to > >>> also be searched. However, when the list of cities is displayed, I > need > >>> their corresponding countries to also be displayed. > >>> This is obviously possible with the regular Solr index, but I can't > >> figure > >>> out how to do it with the Suggester index, which seems to only be able > to > >>> have one field. > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>> On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 8:46 AM, Binoy Dalal <binoydala...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> You can create a copy field and copy to it from all the fields you > want > >> to > >>>> retrieve the suggestions from and then use that field with the > >> suggester. > >>>> > >>>> On Thu 13 Apr, 2017, 23:21 OTH, <omer.t....@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hello, > >>>>> > >>>>> I've followed the steps here to set up auto-suggest: > >>>>> https://lucidworks.com/2015/03/04/solr-suggester/ > >>>>> > >>>>> So basically I configured the auto-suggester in solrconfig.xml, > where I > >>>>> told it which field in my index needs to be used for auto-suggestion. > >>>>> > >>>>> The problem is: > >>>>> When the user searches in the text box in the front end, if they are > >>>>> searching for cities, I also need the countries to appear in the > >>>> drop-down > >>>>> list which the user sees. > >>>>> The field which is being searched is only 'city' here. However, I > need > >>>> to > >>>>> retrieve the corresponding value in the 'country' field as well. > >>>>> > >>>>> How could I do this using the suggester? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks > >>>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Binoy Dalal > >>>> > >> > >> > >
