[Sigia-l] sharePoint for search

[Alex Wade]

You can easily create your own search results interface, since
SharePoint Portal Server comes with a query web service that will return
the results to you in XML.   However, the search results UI in
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (SPS2003) has some nice out-of-the-box
features that would take some work to replicate if you did it yourself.


The thesaurus feature within SPS2003 search is used to automatically
expand (syn sets) or replace (i.e. for misspellings) terms from the
user's query.  It not a thesaurus *management* tool, but an XML file
that you can generate out of your own taxonomy system.   

---Alex Wade (Microsoft Corp.)

-----Original Message-----
From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org] On Behalf
Of Hankinson, Jody
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:15 PM
To: 'Grinspan, Barbara P.'; Hankinson, Jody; sigia-l at asis.org
Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] sharePoint for search

I don't know the version, but it's the latest one.

As for optimization, how flexibly are the search results? Will it be
difficult to change the presentation? Also, I'm trying to pull together
a
taxonomy and thesaurus. I haven't found much literature on these
features.
I'll say know, our technology group hasn't been very forthcoming with
information. I'm working on that, but in the meantime and resources you
can
recommend will be hugely appreciated.

- Jody

Jody Hankinson | Information Architect
212.852.5051 | jhankinson at girlscouts.org
GSUSA | Where Girls Grow Strong | 420 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10018

-----Original Message-----
From: Grinspan, Barbara P. [mailto:Barbara.Grinspan at Visalign.COM] 
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 3:02 PM
To: Hankinson, Jody; sigia-l at asis.org
Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] sharePoint for search

I have worked pretty extensively with SharePoint. There are several ways
to optimize the search.  Which version are you working with? How are you
looking to optimize it / what results are you looking for specifically?

Barb

Barbara Grinspan
Business Solutions Group
Vis.align, LLC
1345 Enterprise Drive
West Chester, PA 19380
 
Office: (610) 692-3290 x3339
Cell: (610)212-3485
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Hankinson, Jody [mailto:JHankinson at girlscouts.org] 
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 2:59 PM
To: sigia-l at asis.org
Subject: [Sigia-l] sharePoint for search

Hi all -
Does anyone have experience with Microsoft SharePoint as a search
engine? It
has been selected as the search engine for an extranet I'm working on
and
I'm wondering if there are any tips or tricks for optimizing.
Thanks.

Jody Hankinson | Information Architect
212.852.5051 | jhankinson at girlscouts.org
GSUSA | Where Girls Grow Strong | 420 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10018

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