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What's solution for index column Multiple lines of text ?

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Monday, October 22, 2012 6:25 PM

Hi.

Unfortunately "Multiple Lines of Text" type column cannot be Indexed, see the list of Fields Types that can be Indexed over here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee536168(v=office.14).aspx

Unsupported Column Types

Following is a list of column types that cannot be indexed and for which unique column constraints are not supported:

  • Multiple lines of text

-> But I need a list with Multiple lines of text indexed. I using for announces and the announces need indexed.

Exists other solution?

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Monday, October 22, 2012 7:50 PM | 2 votes

The index you are referring to has nothing to do with the search. It's for executing queries faster on fields for example filtering columns.

The search will index multiple line of columns, so you are able to search that columns.

Can you please be more specific why you think you need this? What is the purpose behind?

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Stefan

 

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:51 AM

I made a custom list with the following columns: title, date, description (news).
When I search for a subject "XPTO" search is being done only in the column title, if I find a description of column content search does not bring results.
The column description is Multiple lines of text


Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:56 AM

Has the content been crawled?

Jason Warren

Infrastructure Architect

Habanero Consulting Group

habaneroconsulting.com/blog


Tuesday, October 23, 2012 3:41 AM

The crawl has been run, doesn't display any error. But I don't know if it had index the content. I guess yes (no error).
But when I search using a word inlude in content (body of text) doesn't display nothing. Only display when I search using a word include in title.


Tuesday, October 23, 2012 4:14 AM

Have you added a crawled property for this column?

Jason Warren

Infrastructure Architect

Habanero Consulting Group

habaneroconsulting.com/blog


Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:57 AM

Yes, I did. I added a crawled property. But didn't do crawl and didn't display error in crawl process.

The list: http://intranet/lists/enterprise 

[title][text][display in production][Order by]

The crawl log: 

 Item ID URL Content Source Last Time Crawled 
  108 http://intranet/lists/enterprise 
Crawled Indexed Intranet 10/23/2012 4:57 AM 

But I can't search using a term of text field