1. A computerized search system, comprising: a search engine embodied on non-transitory computer-readable memory and communicatively connected to a client device over a network connection; a processor; a storage unit coupled to the processor and storing a search index; and stored instructions, wherein the stored instructions when translated by the processor cause the search engine to: parse and analyze an indexing request associated with an object; identify any derived metadata fields in the search index that would be affected by the indexing request; determine whether any of the identified derived metadata fields in the search index that would be affected by the indexing request are within a list or record of protected metadata fields that are to be protected from change; and execute an indexing command to update the search index with data associated with the object without erasing or modifying values of the derived metadata fields in the search index that have been identified as would be affected by the indexing request and that have been determined to be associated with the list or record of protected metadata fields, the data comprising text, metadata, or both.
1. A computerized search system, comprising: a search engine embodied on non-transitory computer-readable memory and communicatively connected to a client device over a network connection; a processor; a storage unit coupled to the processor and storing a search index; and stored instructions, wherein the stored instructions when translated by the processor cause the search engine to: parse and analyze an indexing request associated with an object; identify any derived metadata fields in the search index that would be affected by the indexing request; determine whether any of the identified derived metadata fields in the search index that would be affected by the indexing request are within a list or record of protected metadata fields that are to be protected from change; and execute an indexing command to update the search index with data associated with the object without erasing or modifying values of the derived metadata fields in the search index that have been identified as would be affected by the indexing request and that have been determined to be associated with the list or record of protected metadata fields, the data comprising text, metadata, or both. 7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the determine step comprises pattern matching.