1. A method for quality assessment of a search index, the method comprising: providing a plurality of storage locations in a storage unit including a non-transitory storage media; and for each of a plurality of objects: storing information in one or more of the storage locations, wherein each of the storage locations is associated with one of a plurality of fields and one of the plurality of objects; storing a first indication of one or more error conditions in one of the storage locations for the object which is associated with a first consolidated error field; storing a second indication of one or more error conditions in one of the storage locations for the object which is associated with a second consolidated error field, wherein the second indication of one or more error conditions comprises a count of error conditions associated with storing metadata for the object; providing a search index, wherein the search index includes a dictionary of terms that are contained in the information stored in the one or more of the storage locations, including ones of the storage locations associated with the first consolidated error field; enabling a search of the search index for terms associated with the first consolidated error field using a search interface presented on a computer system; and enabling retrieval of information from one or more of the storage locations in response to the search of the search index.