Resume or Delete an Atlas Search Index Draft
On this page
If you saved your Atlas Search index definition as a Create an Atlas Search Index, you can resume editing your index definition.
You can't create a new index when you have a pending index draft.
Procedure
Navigate to the Atlas Cluster Overview page.
Click Databases in the top-left corner of Atlas to navigate to the Database Deployments page for your project.
Click the cluster name to view cluster details.
Click the Search tab.
Click Resume Index Creation.
Optional: Save or delete your index definition draft.
- Click Cancel.
- Click Save Draft or Delete Draft.
Customize your Atlas Search index configuration settings.
Click Refine Your Index to make changes to any of the following settings and click Save Changes.
Field Name | Description | Necessity |
|---|---|---|
Index Analyzer | Optional | |
Search Analyzer | Optional | |
Dynamic Mapping | Specify dynamic or static mapping of fields. To disable dynamic
mapping, set Corresponds to the | Required |
Store Full Document | Specify whether to store entire documents on Atlas Search for query-time lookups. If this is enabled, Atlas Search stores all the fields in the documents by default. You can exclude specific fields from storage on Atlas Search in the Field Mappings definition for the fields. To learn more about storing fields, see Define Stored Source Fields in Your Atlas Search Index. | Required |
Field Mappings | Required if dynamic mapping is disabled. To add the fields to index, you must specify the following settings for each field:
Note Unlike compound indexes, the order of fields in the Atlas Search index definition is not important. Fields can be defined in any order. Corresponds to the | Conditional |
Click one of the following buttons.
- Create Search Index if you are creating a default index.
- Save Changes if you are creating a custom index.
Close the You're All Set! Modal Window.
A modal window appears to let you know your index is building. Click the Close button.
Check the status.
The newly created index appears on the Search tab. While the index is building, the Status field reads Build in Progress. When the index is finished building, the Status field reads Active.
Larger collections take longer to index. You will receive an email notification when your index is finished building.