Just saw this: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-4134
so I don't think you can do what you want currently without the patch. Erick On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hmmm, looks like it might be a bug, but I don't know that code at all. > Wonder what Yonik would have to say.... > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Dikchant Sahi <contacts...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Erick, >> >> The name field is stored. I experience problem only when I update >> multiValued field with multiple values like, >> * <field name="skills" update="set">solr</field>* >> * <field name="skills" update="set">lucene</field>* >> * >> * >> It works perfect, when I set single value for multiValued field like, >> *<field name="skills" update="set">solr</field>* >> >> Thanks, >> Dikchant >> >> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> > FIrst question: Is the "name" field stored (stored="true")? If it isn't, >> > that would explain your problems with that field. _all_ relevant fields >> > (i.e. everything not a destination of a copyField) need to be stored for >> > atomic updates to work. >> > >> > Your second problem I'm not sure about. I remember some JIRAs about >> > multivalued fields and atomic updates, you might get some info from the >> > JIRAs here: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR >> > >> > but updating multiValued fields _should_ work... >> > >> > Best >> > Erick >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 2:20 AM, Dikchant Sahi <contacts...@gmail.com >> > >wrote: >> > >> > > Hi, >> > > >> > > Does Solr 4.0 allows to update the values of multi-valued field? Say I >> > have >> > > list of values for skills field like java, j2ee and i want to change >> it >> > > to solr, lucene. >> > > >> > > I was trying to play with atomic updates and below is my observation: >> > > >> > > I have following document in my index: >> > > <doc> >> > > <str name="id">1</str> >> > > <str name="name">Dikchant</str> >> > > <str name="profession">software engineer</str> >> > > <arr name="skills"> >> > > <str>java</str> >> > > <str>j2ee</str> >> > > </arr> >> > > </doc> >> > > >> > > To update the skills to solr, lucene, I indexed document as follows: >> > > >> > > *<add>* >> > > * <doc>* >> > > * <field name="id">1</field>* >> > > * <field name="skills" update="set">solr</field>* >> > > * <field name="skills" update="set">lucene</field>* >> > > * </doc>* >> > > *</add>* >> > > >> > > The document added to index is as follows: >> > > *<doc>* >> > > * <str name="id">1</str>* >> > > * <arr name="skills">* >> > > * <str>{set=solr}</str>* >> > > * <str>{set=lucene}</str>* >> > > * </arr>* >> > > *</doc>* >> > > >> > > This is not what I was looking for. I found 2 issues: >> > > 1. The value of name field was lost >> > > 2. The skills fields had some junks like *{set=solr}* >> > > * >> > > * >> > > * >> > > * >> > > Then, to achieve my goal, I tried something different. I tried setting >> > some >> > > single valued field with update="set" parameter to the same value and >> > also >> > > provided the values of multi-valued field as we do while adding new >> > > document. >> > > <add> >> > > <doc> >> > > <field name="id">1</field> >> > > *<field name="name" update="set">Dikchant</field>* >> > > <field name="skills">solr</field> >> > > <field name="skills">lucene</field> >> > > </doc> >> > > </add> >> > > >> > > With this the index looks as follows: >> > > <doc> >> > > <str name="id">1</str> >> > > <str name="name">Dikchant</str> >> > > <str name="profession">software engineer</str> >> > > <arr name="skills"> >> > > <str>solr</str> >> > > <str>lucene</str> >> > > </arr> >> > > </doc> >> > > >> > > The values of multivalued field is changed and value of other field is >> > not >> > > deleted. >> > > >> > > The question that comes to my mind is, does Solr 4.0 allows update of >> > > multi-valued field? if yes, is this how it works or am I doing >> something >> > > wrong? >> > > >> > > Regards, >> > > Dikchant >> > > >> > >> > >
