How To Fix COM_SE_SEARCH044 - The required index has not been created yet in the search engine

COM_SE_SEARCH044 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_SE_SEARCH - SES: End user messages -> Translate to maximum languages

• Message number: 044

• Message text: The required index has not been created yet in the search engine

What causes this issue?

You have tried to use a search help that is based on the Search Engine
Service (SES).

System Response

As the required index has not yet been created in the search engine, you
cannot use the search help.

How to fix this error?

Ask your system administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

The administration transaction is SES_ADMIN.
Through the Goto menu, you can enter the relevant customizing directly.
The index was required for:
Business object = &V1&
Object type = &V2&
The search engine indexes are defined for each business object and type.
If the field Object Type above contains no value, then no index exists
for any type of the business object. If the field Business Object above
contains no value, then a cross-object search was requested, but no
index could be found for any of the requested business objects.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

COM_SE_SEARCH044 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_SE_SEARCH044 indicates that a required index for the search engine has not been created. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Commerce (Hybris) or SAP's other search functionalities, where the system relies on indexed data to perform searches efficiently.
  
  Cause:
  
  Index Not Created: The most common cause is that the necessary index for the specific search functionality has not been created or updated. This can happen after changes to the data model, product catalog, or after a system upgrade.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be misconfigurations in the search engine settings or the indexing process.
  Data Changes: If there have been significant changes to the data (like adding new products or categories), the index may need to be rebuilt.
  System Errors: There could be underlying system errors or issues that prevented the index from being created.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create/Update the Index:
  
  Navigate to the relevant section in the SAP Commerce backoffice or administration console.
  Trigger the