Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Scope and Managed Properties
By Kevin Israel, MVP
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
About Me •Web Solutions Architect with Ironworks Consulting •Developing Applications with Microsoft technologies for nine years •President of Innsbrook .Net User Group •Lead the Richmond Code Camp Committee •INETA Technical Team •Microsoft MVP – Team System
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Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
SharePoint Architecture
Central Administration
Windows SharePoint Services
Configuration Database
Content Database
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
SharePoint Architecture
Shared Services
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
Central Administration
Windows SharePoint Services
Configuration Database
Content Database
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
SharePoint Architecture
Shared Services
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
Configuration Database
Content Database
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Shared Services Provider In MOSS 2007 there is a concept of Shared Services Providers(SSP). The idea being that there are certain services that really make sense to centrally manage and share. A good example being profiles. With a SSP we can import all of the profile information from AD once and then our various web applications can consume the data. The major services that are handled by the SSP are: •Profiles and Audiences •My Sites •Search •All of Excel Services •All of the BDC (Business Data Catalog)
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Technologies Used in MOSS Search
Content Areas
Scope
Properties – Managed and Crawled
Search Crawl & Indexing
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Managed Properties
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Customizing Managed Properties
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Mapping Properties
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Search Scope
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Search Scope
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Tweaking Scope
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Initiate A Crawl
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Adding Property to Search Page
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Demo
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
Wrap Up Remember - Search is managed from Shared Services •Define a Managed Property and Map it to a crawled property. •Tweak Search Scope if needed. •Edit Search page making sure to add new managed property in xml search configuration under Properties. •Initiate a Crawl •Search Away
Optimizing SharePoint Search Using Managed Properties and Search Criteria
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