What is the use of "hmcIndexField" in Hybris?

Question

I noticed that some attributes contain within their definition a hmc custom property:

<custom-properties>
    <property name="hmcIndexField">
        <value>"thefield"</value>
    </property>
</custom-properties>

Can someone explain why is this custom property needed and when should it be used ?

Answer 1

It is an deprecated attribute for hmc search configuration. You can find all information here:

Lucene Search HMC Hybris4

In common the page says that you can define customized searches in the hmc. With this property you define which attributes will be searchable wit the LuceneSearch.