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This option should be used for fields that are not searchable or used as facets, but the field should be included in the response to render the layout
This setting is typically for fields such as:
Images Fields
URL Fields
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Prefixed/Wildcard Fields
This field configuration should be used in the following instances:
Should only be set if prefix or wildcard querying is needed on front end or backend.
Please use this setting judiciously as it will increase the index size to account for all of the combinations being indexed.
Should not be used on long fields
This field setting will bloat the index if used incorrectly and negatively impact relevancy.
Typically this setting is not enabled on many fields, if at all.
Remember: Stemming handles searching words within a phrase, as well as variations of the word.
Wildcard will handle partial searches within a single value. The most common use for this setting is with fields such as:
SKU
UPC
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Include in Results
Lucene stores both tokenized and pure text versions of the field. Turning this off stops storing the text version of the field, which in turn reduces the Index Size
This setting should only be enabled on fields that need the output for the field to render the item.
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