Hi folks, I'm new to Solr and I have a question about <copyField/>, "q" and "fq".
If I have 50 fields in a Solr doc and I index them without doing any <copyField> to a catch-all-field called "all_text". During search I use "fq" to list all the 50 fields to search on. Now how different is this from not using "fq" and searching against my catch-all-field of "all_text" using "q"? It seems to me that using <copyField> is a wast of space, and it also seems to me that using "fq" I have better control over which fields will be searched against. Also, using "fq" I'm assuming my search terms will be analyzed using that field's analyzer, in effect giving me better control score and result. Have I got this right, or am I missing something? The problem that I'm trying to solve is this: user-A can search on a set of field which is different from user-B. Given this, why should I bother to use <copyField> because my search will *always* be against a set of fields. Note: I maybe mixing up "fq" with "qf" or even "uf". Is "uf" what I should be using vs. "fq"? Thanks! Steve
