In a simplistic scenario, a keyword query executed against one's search index returns results where the body of a result item contains data relevant to the specified keywords. Often this data is also applied when the search provider dynamically generates a summary for a result.
The relevancy of these result sets can be enhanced by allowing indexed fields, relevant within one's business context, to contribute their contents to the keyword index. Conversely, index fields that do not positively contribute to the relevancy of one's result set can be excluded from the keyword index.
Include or exclude an indexed field's contents from the keyword index as specified in your search vendor's documentation:
- Microsoft Search Server 2010
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc164182.aspx
- See discussion regarding the "Include values for this property in the search index" option.
- Microsoft FAST Search for SharePoint 2010
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff383291.aspx
- See discussion regarding the "Include values for this property in the search index" option.
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