Optimize search relevance (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

Applies to: FAST Search Server 2010

One of the key features in a search solution is the ability to return relevant information to the user. Relevance describes how well a given search satisfies a user’s information needs. Relevance includes which documents are returned in the results (recall) and the order of those documents in the results (ranking). FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint provides good search relevance out of the box in addition to many possibilities for custom tuning. Optimizing search for relevance includes refining content for searching, tuning sort order and ranking. It is a task that should be done by advanced search administrators and developers.

In this section:

• Manage index schema for relevance (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

• Manage rank profiles (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

• Tune relevance factors (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

• Manage content feeding and freshness (FAST Search Server for SharePoint)

See also

Plan the relevance of search results (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)