ATG Search has a large number of search parameters that control the generic search algorithm. To simplify the
adjustment of these settings, ATG Search provides 5 discrete search strategies that are implemented in terms of a
set of parameter values. The search strategy is selected by this attribute.
The value can be on of the following five values, which represent how restrictive the search should be: -
everything -- try unlimited search, without any parameter values that can restrict the search algorithm; also try
all term expansions during document candidate retrieval. - expand -- try an expanded search, increasing the default
parameter values that can restrict the search algorithm. - normal -- default system settings, optimized for fast
search with good search quality; this is the default value of the attribute. - restrict -- try a restricted search,
decreasing the default parameter values which will further restrict the search algorithm; disable non-equal term
expansions; adjust relevancy calculation to prefer literal matches. - exact -- try an exact search, which is the
same as restrict plus a heavy increase in the /exactWgt setting, which will force results to contain the literal
query string.
See
SearchPropertyEditors.