•Difference between default search and search center in SharePoint 2010 •What is a content source? •How to create scopes, crawl rules? •What permission do I need to set scopes? •Implementing scopes enabled search center.

1. Understanding SharePoint 2010
search
- from a novice
perspective
Priya Balapa
priyabp10@yahoo.com

2. BASIC SEARCH CENTER(BSC) VS
ENTERPRISE SEARCH CENTER (ESC)
BSC
- Uses OSSSearchResults.aspx
- Application page/not customizable/ leaves in
unsupported state (hives folders)
- Cannot use full capabilities of SharePoint 2010 like:
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Best Bets
Search Scopes
Crawled and Managed properties
Query Suggestion
Social Search

3. ENTERPRISE SEARCH CENTER (ESC)
-MODEL 1
- Create as its own Site Collections (SC)
SC1
SC2
SC3
SC4
ESC
- Customize ESC and for each SC point to the new ESC.
- Site Setting- Site Collection Administration-Search Setting

4. ENTERPRISE SEARCH CENTER (ESC)
-MODEL 2
- Under a Site Collection (SC)
SC1
ESC
• Use “Enterprise Wiki” template under “Publishing” tab, when creating Site
Collection. (root template with all features)
• For sub sites, use any site templates

5. CONTENT SOURCE
WHAT NEEDS TO BE SEARCHED?

6. HOW TO SET UP CONTENT SOURCE?
– Go to Central Administration (CA) - Manage Service Applications Search Service Application - Content Source

7. CREATE SCOPE

8. CUSTOMIZE SCOPE/SCOPE RULES
Point to ESC

9. Go Back to the Site Collection:
− Site Actions
− Site Settings
− Site Collection Administration- Search Settings (Same as slide 3)
− Point to default search Results, Show Scopes Dropdown.

10. Change Default Search Scope:
− Site Actions
− Site Settings
− Site Collection Administration- Search Scope
− Click on Display Groups

11. − Click on Search Dropdown
− Set the Default Scope to the "New Created Scope".

12. − Site Collection defaults to the “New Created Scope".
− ESC reflects the “New Created Scope".

13. CONCLUSION
Then… Set Crawled property as Managed property
Customize search result page to display managed
property in populated results.
Thank you

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EVALUATIONS AND
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