Searching and indexing ¶

In plone, database index and search facilities are provided by portal_catalog tool. There are two distinct functions. Indexing: All searchable data is copied to the catalog when the object is indexed, to make object searchable and listable. Querying: Search keys are matched against the indexed catalog copies to return the indexed metadata of the object.

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