Tune search clickthrough (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint) (Obsolete)

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This page has been moved to Change the query authority (click-through) weight and resend backlog clicks by using Windows PowerShell (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

Tune the weight of the search clickthrough boost

You can tune the weight of a search clickthrough boost by updating a rank profile. See Manage rank profiles (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint) and Alter boost points for hits in anchor text or associated queries for more information. The rank factor queryauthority governs the weight of the search clickthrough boost.

Resend backlog clicks

The first time that you match a SharePoint Server front-end with a FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint back-end, 30 days of clicks are sent to the FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint back-end (even if no clicks have been done). This starts the search clickthrough functionality and keeps the system from running 30 days before clickthrough boosting becomes effective. However, if you re-install the FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint back-end, make sure that the 30 days of clicks are resent to the back-end by following these steps:

  1. Verify that you have Farm Administrator permissions.

  2. On Microsoft SharePoint Server, open a SharePoint 2010 Management Shell:

    1. On the Start menu, click All Programs.

    2. Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products.

    3. Click SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.

  3. At the command prompt, type the following command(s):

    $ctejd = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchExtendedClickThroughExtractorJobDefinition -SearchApplication "<SearchApplication>"
$ctejd.ResetLastExtractionDates()
$ctejd.Update()
$ctejd.RunNow()

    Where:

    • <SearchApplication> is the name of your FAST Search Query Search Service Application (SSA).