Set maximum age for searches used in suggestion generation

Set the Auto Flush parameter to limit the age of search strings used to create auto-complete suggestions and search suggestions.

Before you begin

Role required: ais_admin

About this task

The Search Event [sys_search_event] table contains all of the strings used in searches. Scripts use this table to generate search analytics, search suggestions, and auto-complete suggestions. A system property sets the maximum age for records preserved in the table. The default is 180 days, but you can change this number to preserve search events for a shorter or longer duration. Longer durations increase the size of the table and its disk consumption.

Procedure

1. Navigate to the Auto Flush [sys_auto_flush] table's list view.
   1. Select All.
   2. In the Filter field, enter sys_auto_flush.list.
   3. Press Enter.
2. Search on *search and open the sys_search_event record.
3. On the Auto Flush form, edit the Age in seconds value.
   The default is 15,552,000 seconds, which is 180 days.