Combined Collection

The Combined Collection lets you merge any two collections using a common identifier in the documents. Fields from both collections are combined into a new document.

Create a Combined Collection

Log in to the Admin Console, go to the Collections tab, and click "Create a New Collection" or the "+" icon.
Select Combined Collection as the Collection Type.
Enter a unique name for the collection (e.g., "Intranet Site").
Set Private/Public Collection Access and Collection Encryption as needed.
Choose the content language (if not English).
Click Save to create the collection.

After creating the Combined Collection, you will be taken to the Settings tab.

Settings

In the Settings tab, you can combine two collections by selecting the collection type and choosing the common field to link them.

Field	Description
Collection 1	Name of the first collection to merge.
Collection 1 Link Field	Field used to join the collections.
Collection 2	Name of the second collection to merge.
Collection 2 Link Field	Field used to join the collections.

Schedule and Index

Sets the frequency and start date/time for indexing a collection. Schedule Frequency supported in SearchBlox:

Once
Hourly
Daily
Every 48 Hours
Every 96 Hours
Weekly
Monthly

The following operation can be performed in Combined collections

Field	Description
Schedule	-You can schedule indexing for each collection based on the above options.

Data Fields Tab

Data Fields tab allows creating custom fields for search and viewing default data fields in non-encrypted collections. SearchBlox supports 4 types of Data Fields:
Keyword
Number
Date
Text
After configuring Data Fields, the collection must be cleared and re-indexed for changes to take effect.

To know more about Data Fields please refer to Data Fields Tab