Edit a Full Text Search Index¶

You can change the index definition of an existing Full Text Search index. You cannot rename an index; if you need to change an index’s name, you must create a new index and delete the old one.

Note

When you change the index definition of an Full Text Search index, the index must rebuild. You should avoid running queries against a Full Text Search index while it is building, as they may return incomplete results.

To rebuild an index without downtime:

Create a copy of the index with a new name and the desired configuration.
Update your queries to use the new index.
Delete the old index.

Procedure¶

1

Navigate to the Atlas Cluster Overview page¶

2

Click the Collections button on your desired cluster¶

3

Select a namespace from the left-side panel¶

Select a database, then select a collection for your full text index.

4

Click the Full Text Search tab in the right-side panel¶

5

Click the Edit Index button¶

6

Edit the index¶

Enter the updated index definition in the modal window.

Screenshot of Edit a FTS Index modal window

7

Click the Apply Index Changes button¶

A few moments after the modal window closes the index’s status changes from Active to Building. Once the status returns to Active, the index is ready to use.

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