INVALID_REQUEST exception when adding a document with repeated field names to an index with the search API

Question

I am able to add a document to an index when each field name is unique, but when I attempt to update the document (meaning, I use the same code to add it again with the same id and same field names but with one of the field names repeated), I get an AddException with status code INVALID_REQUEST and message "Failed to index [MYID]". MYID is a valid id. The repeated fields have the name, 'purchase_orderDate' and a date value truncated to day of month using Field.date(Date date). My Google App Engine SDK version is Java 1.7, and I get the same exception in 1.6.

So my question is, does the Java Google App Engine Search API support repeated fields in documents? If so, why do I get an exception?

Thanks, Todd

Answer 1

You may be getting the exception because you are trying to add a document with an ID that already exists. Search does not currently support update semantics. Try removing the document first, then "adding" the updated version.

Answer 2

Repeated field names are not allowed for Date and Number types. But other types are OK.