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Setting Search Field to `Facet=True` in Catalog Quickly

TLDR John inquired about updating a search field setting. Jason suggested creating a new collection with an updated schema and utilizing a collection alias to mitigate downtime.

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John

04:52 PM

Hi, wondering: I forgot to set a search field of my catalog to facet=true - what would be the quickest way to fix this?

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Jason

05:33 PM

You'd have to create a new collection with the updated schema and re-index the data unfortunately. We have an open item to make on-the-fly schema changes easier.

05:34

Jason

05:34 PM

I'd recommend setting up a collection alias and updating your application to use the alias, so you can do a zero downtime switch when you change the collection schema: https://typesense.org/docs/0.20.0/api/collection-alias.html

John

05:36 PM

OK Jason, thanks for the info!👍

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