class Alpha < ActiveRecord::Base define_index do indexes :name, :sortable => true has value, created_at, created_on has cost, :facet => true has active set_property :field_weights => {"name" => 10} end define_index 'alternative' do indexes :name, :as => :alternative_name, :sortable => true has value, created_at, created_on has cost, :facet => true set_property :field_weights => {'alternative_name' => 10} where "value > 3" end end