Understanding `facet: true` in Field Specification
TLDR Phillip asked about the effect of facet: true in fields, to which Jason explained about the additional facet index construction in-memory for efficient aggregations.
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Jun 14, 2022 (19 months ago)
Phillip
Phillip
05:32 PMWhat changes when you specify a field as
facet: true? Does it somehow change how that field is stored?Jason
Jason
05:37 PMYup, there's an additional facet index that's constructed in-memory for that field, to help perform aggregations efficiently
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Phillip
Phillip
05:56 PMThanks!
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Phillip
05:56 PM Viji Willian
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Willian
Willian
05:57 PMGood to know, thanks!
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