Customizing partial matching

This section describes customizations available in the Customize Partial Match Settings feature of Developer Studio.

The Customize Partial Match Settings feature specifies if partial matches for search terms should be supported for this search interface.
  • Match at Least sets the minimum number of words that must be matched. The default is 2.
  • Omit at Most sets the maximum number of words that can be omitted. The default is 2.

To customize partial matching in a search interface:

  1. In the Search Interface Options editor, check Customize Partial Match Settings. The Match at Least ... Words and Omit at Most ... Words text boxes are each populated with 2 (the suggested value).
  2. In the Match at Least ... Words text box, modify the minimum number of words that must match in order to consider a match. You cannot enter 0 for this value.
  3. In the Omit at Most ... Words text box, modify the maximum number of words that can be omitted in order to consider a match.
Implementing search features requires additional work outside of Developer Studio. Please refer to the Endeca Advanced Development Guide for details.