Create Value Facets for Nonhierarchical Metas

You can use value facets instead of category facets for alphanumeric metas that are not hierarchical and do not need to be tokenized. For example a list of countries, or file formats.

Value facets are saved under the value field, which is optimized for faster faceting.

This task shows you how to:

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About facets

Create a Value Facet Using the Data Model

  1. In the Administration Console, go to Index > Data Model.
  2. Select the appropriate class, and then click Add property.
    • Data type: Alphanum
    • Semantic type: accept the default, since no semantic processing is applied on a value field.
    • Field type: Dedicated field and facet
  3. In the settings for this property, expand Other advanced options, and select Enumerated.
  4. Click Apply.

The next time you scan the corresponding data source for this property, Exalead CloudView creates a value field for this property in the index, as well as a value facet in the search logic.

Create a Value Facet Using the Index Advanced Schema

  1. In the Administration Console, go to Index > Data Model > Advanced Schema tab.
  2. Click Add field. For Type, select Value.
  3. Configure the field’s options as required.
  4. Click Apply.

The next time you scan the corresponding data source for this property, Exalead CloudView creates a value field for this property in the index, as well as a value facet in the search logic.