Commerce Search Index Considerations

Which Salesforce Commerce Product Do I Have?

When updating the search index, keep these considerations in mind.

• The search index includes only variation child products and simple products. Variation parent products aren’t included when you update the index and are only used as decoration. When you enable Show parent product only in the Product Variation Display Settings, the search results are decorated with the variation parent although the match is on the variation child product.
• Products without entitlement policies are included in the index but aren’t searchable.
• Products with more than 2,000 buyer groups are excluded from the index.
• When both Displayable Fields and Show Parent Product Only are enabled, search returns only the best-matched product, which can be either the parent product or a child product, depending on which one best matches the user’s query.
• Update your search index whenever you change or remove these items.
  • Product or product attribute fields that are marked as searchable, sortable, or filterable
  • Values of product fields that are marked as searchable or filterable
  • Products in the store’s catalog
  • Product translations in the store’s catalog
  • Categories or the category hierarchy structure
  • Category names
  • Translations of category names
  • Languages in a store or catalog
  • Language translations for a store or catalog
  • Products in an entitlement policy
  • Product variation grouping
  • Sorting rules
  • Geolocation of your organization
  • Names of custom fields on the Product2 object