sitemap configuration is not getting updated in EDS

[SatishNa]

Hi All,

I'm trying to exclude certain pages from the sitemap in Edge Delivery Services by updating the helix-query.yaml file. However, the changes are not being reflected when I access query-index.json.

Even after publishing page, the last-modified date does update , but any structural changes—such as excluding paths or adding new properties—are not reflected in the output. Additionally, changes to the helix-sitemap.yaml file behave similarly and don’t seem to take effect.

Here's a sample of the change I made in helix-query.yaml

version: 1

indices:
  default:
    include:
      - '/**'
    exclude:
      - '/**.json'
      - '/configuration/**'
      - '/nav'
      - '/footer/**'
      - '/metadata/**'
      - '/index/vlp'
      - '/fragments/**'
      - '/style-guide/**'
      - '/spreadsheets/**'
    target: /query-index.json
    properties:
      lastModified:
        select: none
        value: parseTimestamp(headers["last-modified"], "ddd, DD MMM YYYY hh:mm:ss GMT")
      title:
        select: main h1:first-of-type
        value: |
          textContent(el)
      robots:
        select: head > meta[name="robots"]
        value: attribute(el, "content")

[sarav_prakash]

Couple redflags I notice, can you rename your index from `default` to something else.

Like `mysite-global`. Default index appears reserved word, dono if it hurts. 

Also for target, you have created query-index.json at root? Usually its under a folder from root like /us/en/query-index.json. 

Adobe has a tool to troubleshoot indices https://www.aem.live/developer/indexing#debugging-your-index-configuration

When you run hlx up with `--print-index`, it will print calculated index properties. Helps to confirm yaml syntax is correct. The exclude section looks correct. Try troubleshooting by giving exact path instead of wildcard. Like `

- '/spreadsheets/specificsheet'