Manage sources
Feature availability is part of a phased rollout. Your organization may not see this functionality yet. It will become available when your environment is included in the rollout.
A search source in SitecoreAI defines where a search experience gets its data, which content is indexed, which fields are included, and how that content can be searched or filtered. Instead of simply pointing to an external knowledge base, a search source is a configuration you create in SitecoreAI that maps a specific content template from your content library into the structured dataset used by a search component. To locate a published template, see identify the template that an item is based on.
After you have created a source and specified a template, it ingests data from that template during creation. This content search differs from site search, as the data being ingested has been preconfigured in the Content editor.
If you make changes to your content library after creating a source, such as adding or deleting items, reindex the source to reflect those changes.
Create a source
When you save a new source, it triggers the source's first ingestion.
You must publish your data in the Content editor and initiate a reindex before it can be ingested by your source.
To create a source for your search experience:
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On the menu bar, click Content > Search sources.
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On the Search Sources page, click Create Source.
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In the Create new search source dialog, enter a Source name, and Template ID for your source. Optionally, add a Description for your source.
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Click Define Fields.
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Configure the fields that will be presented in your component, and how they will behave. Then click Save.
Reindex content for a source
Reindexing refreshes the content indexed by a search source after you make changes in the Content editor.
When you reindex a source, SitecoreAI rebuilds the underlying index and seamlessly switches the source to use the updated index. This ensures that search experiences connected to the source continue to return results while the reindexing process completes.
To reindex content for a source:
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On the menu bar, click Content > Search sources.
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Next to the source you want to reindex content for, click the menu
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Click Reindex content.
View a source
To view the details associated with a source:
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On the menu bar, click Content > Search sources.
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Click a source.
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Click any of the following tabs:
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Fields - to display the list of fields indexed by the source, and their configurations.
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Settings - to display the source settings, such as the source name and ID.
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Delete a source
After a source is deleted, search components connected to that source will return no results. You can select a new source in the Source Configuration Manager menu.
To delete a source:
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On the menu bar, click Content > Search sources.
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Next to the source you want to delete, click the menu
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Click Delete.
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To confirm the deletion, click Delete.
After you have created a source, configure a search component to display content from your source.