Controlling Search Results with Banner Fields and Weighting
When a user enters a query into a search box in the portal,
the portal searches the properties specified on the Banner Fields
page of the Search Results Manager and ranks the results based on
the specified weighting settings. The default banner field properties
are Name, Description, and Full-Text Content, with a high weight applied
to Name. However, you can add other properties (such as Keyword, Department,
or Author) and change the weighting to further refine the search results.
To access
the Search Results Manager you must have the following rights:
- Access Administration activity right
- Access Utilities activity right
- Access Search Results Manager activity right
Note: Since banner field settings are a Search Service setting
and not managed portal objects, the settings do not migrate from development
to production environments; you must re-create them in the production
environment.
- Click Administration.
- From the Select Utility drop-down
list, select Search Results Manager.
- Click the Banner Fields page.
The Banner Fields page displays the properties that the
portal searches. The following information is displayed for each banner
field.
| Column |
Description |
| Property |
The property on the search banner. |
| Percent Weight |
The proportion of the weight assigned to the property field. |
| Weight |
The relevance ranking of the property field. Type in a weight
for each property field. If you want to attach more weight to a particular
property field, increase the weight number. |
- Add, edit, or delete banner fields to improve search results.
- To add a new property field and set its weight:
Click 
Add Field.
New fields appear.
- From the Property drop-down list, select
the property field you want to add.
- Set the weight by typing a number in the text box in the Weight column.
- To delete a property field, select it and click
.
- To remove any customizations you have made, click Restore Defaults.
To change the weight of a property field, type a number
in the text box in the Weight column.
The values in the Percent Weight column are
automatically updated when you change the value in the Weight column.
