Non-Indexable Fields Enforced as Optional: Reasoning and Revisions
TLDR Sai asked about the enforcement of non-indexable fields being optional. Kishore Nallan informed them of the unclear historical basis and requested they create a tracking issue on GitHub for investigation.
Sep 14, 2022 (13 months ago)
Sai
11:46 AM
Kishore Nallan
11:48 AMSai
11:50 AMKishore Nallan
11:52 AMSai
11:55 AMThank you.
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