1. Advanced Search Configuration and Management
11/10/2018 7:37 PM
ECMS305
Advanced Search Configuration and Management
Matthew McDermott, MVP MOSS
Principal Consultant
Catapult Systems
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2. Out of the box search is good

3. …but what did you find?

4. I want relevant search results.

5. You need to plan for search
Learn what is possible
Gather requirements
Take a wild guess

6. What do you search for?

7. What Content Sources?

8. What Document Types?

9. What about People?

10. What do you do with the results? What actions do users take?

11. What if they don’t find anything?
We’re Sorry!...

12. Where do users go to search?

13. Where do users go to search?

14. How do our users know?
Advertise
Educate

15. How do you get feedback? Panel Discussions Surveys Observe Users
Search Query Analysis

16. MOSS vs. MSS 2008  Search Center No Pre-Set Document Limits
Product Features
Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express
Microsoft Search Server 2008
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Search Center 
No Pre-Set Document Limits
Extensible Search Experience
Relevance Tuning
Continuous Propagation Indexing
Federated Search Connectors
Indexing Connectors
Security-Trimmed Results
Unified Administration Dashboard
Query and Results Reporting
Streamlined Installation
High Availability and Load Balancing
People and Expertise Searching
Business Data Catalog
SharePoint Productivity Infrastructure

17. Search is a business problem
Plan for search
Advertise
Solicit feedback
Monitor for keywords
Continually improve

18. demo Search Configuration 11/10/2018 7:37 PM
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19. Managed Properties Crawl is needed to detect the property
Crawl again after promoting property
Search for property “property:value”
You can create scopes based on properties

20. Thesaurus Configuration
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Thesaurus Configuration
demo
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21. Server Files Thesaurus file
<XML ID="Microsoft Search Thesaurus">
<thesaurus xmlns="x-schema:tsSchema.xml">
<diacritics_sensitive>0</diacritics_sensitive>
<replacement>
<pat>widget</pat>
<pat>thingamajig</pat>
_doodad
</replacement>
<expansion>
_run
_jog
</expansion>
</thesaurus>
</XML>

22. Noise word file a
and is in it of
the to

23. demo Search Center Design 11/10/2018 7:37 PM
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

24. Build the Search Center
Search Center Design
Site Template Selection
Master Page Adjustments

25. Open Search <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<OpenSearchDescription
xmlns="
<ShortName>Short name</ShortName>
<Description>Description</Description>
<Url type="text/html"
template="
<SyndicationRight>open</SyndicationRight>
</OpenSearchDescription>
<link title="Title"
type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" rel="search" href="/Style Library/XSL Style Sheets/opensearch.xml" />

26. Results Configuration
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Results Configuration
demo
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

27. XSLT Setup Just say “No” to the XSL Editor! Link to a XSL file
Generate Raw XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="
<xsl:output method="xml" version="1.0"
encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
<xmp><xsl:copy-of select="*"/></xmp>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

28. Go Find! Learn about search Plan for search Ask questions
Try new ideas
Advertise!
Continuously improve

29. Search Resources Microsoft Enterprise Search
Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog
Partner Search Information
My Blog

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32. Q
& A

33. SharePoint Conference 2008
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
© 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.