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# Update the Commerce Search Index

Update your search index so that changes to your products appear on your search and category pages. You can manually update the index or turn on automatic system updates.

### Required Editions

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[Which Salesforce Commerce Product Do I Have?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_what_product.htm&language=en_US)

Automatic search index updates are only available in production orgs. Use manual updates in non-production orgs when automatic search index updates aren’t turned on.

1. In the navigation sidebar, select a store from the **Store** dropdown.
2. Select **Settings** | **Search**.
3. To update the index automatically, turn on **Automatic Updates**.
    
    When you turn on automatic updates, the system checks for changes to your store configuration or product catalog every 5 minutes and updates the index if necessary. The app shows an on-screen alert when the search index completes with errors or fails.
4. To update the index manually, click **Update**, select a method, and click **Update**.
    
    Partial updating saves time because it updates only the information that has changed. If your store has changes that aren’t supported by the Partial Update method, only the Full Update method is available. See [Commerce Search Index Update Methods](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_search_index_update_methods.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can run a partial or full search index update depending on the type of information that has changed in your B2B Commerce store configuration or product catalog.").
    
    For all the stores in your org, you can update the search index up to 60 times per hour. For an individual store, wait at least 5 minutes between full index updates. You’ll receive a notification when the search index completes, completes with errors, or fails.

After an update completes, your changes appear in the active store, and the index status and details are added to the History on the Search Index page. If the index update fails, the index failure message appears on the Search Index page. If the index update has product errors, you can download a CSV file to view the errors.

If an index has no search activity for 14 consecutive days, it’s deleted. To reactivate search, update your index.

#### See Also

- [Commerce Search Index Considerations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_search_index_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Before activating your B2B Commerce store, update your search index to enable shoppers to see products on your search and category pages. Also update the search index after you make changes to your store configuration or product catalog. If you only modify price books or price book entries, you don’t need to update the index unless you have a sort rule based on price. You can manually update your index or turn on automatic updates.")
- [Commerce Search Index Error Mapping](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_search_index_error_mapping.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Updating the search index can result in product errors and index failures. If all products have errors, the index fails. Review index failures in the red banner on the Search Index page, and review product errors in the orange banner. You can also download a CSV file to resolve product errors. Product errors and index failures are refreshed with each partial index update.")
- [Commerce Search Index Troubleshooting](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_search_index_troubleshooting.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Updating the search index can result in product errors and index failures. When some products have errors, you can download a CSV file on the Search Index page to review and resolve the errors. If all products have errors, the index fails. A common reason for product errors and index failures includes exceeding limits.")
- [Considerations for Product Searchability](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_search_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "As you configure search for your B2B Commerce storefront, keep these considerations in mind.")
- [Enable Semantic Search for Commerce](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_einstein_enable_semantic_search.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Semantic search improves your search results by matching and returning items that are semantically related to a query. Semantic search requires a Content Security Policy (CSP) trusted site for the Commerce Einstein domain.")