1. Find Information Faster Using
SharePoint 2010 Search
Suzanne George
Sr. Architect
Perficient Microsoft West Region
Twitter: spgenie

2. About Perficient
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• $240MM+ in annualized Revenue
• Over 1,400 highly-experienced Consultants
• 19 Locations across North America
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• Served over 400 Clients in past 12 months
Software Solutions Expertise, including:
• Enterprise Portals & Content Management
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• Business Intelligence/ETL Client Importance
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3. Agenda
• SharePoint 2010 Search Overview
• Search Architecture
• Why use Search
• Search Web Parts
• Preparing to Customize Search
• Customizing Search
• Search Summary
• Search Tips
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4. SharePoint 2010 Search Overview..
The more you understand the new features of SharePoint and its
improvements/features the happier users will be.
• Key point to remember
– SharePoint is an enabling framework which connects the Microsoft
Product line such as SQL Server, Project Server, etc.
• SharePoint Search Versions
– SharePoint Foundation Search
• Basic Site Search, Indexing Sites, Limited UI Administration
• Limited to Single Site Collection
– Search Server Express
• Basic Site Search, Indexing Sites, Index External Content, Query
Federation, Limited UI-Administration
– SharePoint Search Server
• Basic Site Search, Indexing Sites, Index External Content, People Search,
Query Federation, UI-Administration, Best Bets
– SharePoint FAST Search
• Basic Site Search, Indexing Sites, Index External Content, People Search,
Query Federation, UI-Administration, Visual Best Bets, Document
Preview
• FAST Query Language, Role-Base Ranking and Refinement
• Scalable
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5. SharePoint 2010 Search Architecture..
Search Architecture.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=20066
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6. Why use Search?
Microsoft SharePoint Search is optimized to return results
quickly. By utilizing search components, expensive
queries to the database are reduced.
• Improving Search Queries
– Content Types
• Organize Content into Groups
– Managed Metadata
• Apply Metadata Properties to Items, Pages, etc.
– Search Metadata Properties
• Content Metadata Exposed through Search
• Search Web Parts
– Content Query
• Search Content and Display
– Search Results Page
• Core Results
• Refinement Panel
• Best Bets
– Table Of Contents
• Web Analytics
– Summarize Top Queries
• Can you find the ‘Core Results Web Part’?
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7. Search Web Parts
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8. Preparing to Customize Search
Customizing SharePoint 2010 Search
Components doesn’t require extensive
programming skills! The key is organized,
searchable content.
• Content Types
– Centralize Content Types using Content Type
Hub
• Site Actions -> Site Settings -> Site Content Types
• Group custom types into New Group
• Name Content Types consistently
• Managed Metadata
– Setup Managed Metadata Service
– Add Managed Metadata
– Add Managed Metadata Property to List
• Search Metadata Properties
– Central Administration -> Manage Service
Applications -> Search Service Application ->
Metadata Properties
– Once added to a full crawl of the content source
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9. Customizing Search
The Goal: Users should be able to find content
within 3 clicks!
• Ensure Search results has relevant
information displayed so user can find the
appropriate document.
– Customize Core Results
– Modify Refiners
• Utilize the URL and Search Query Syntax
– isDocument (0 or 1)
– ContentClass
• STS_Site, STS_Web, STS_List, STS_ListItem, STS_Li
st_{Type}, STS_ListItem_{Type}
• Type can be
DocumentLibrary, Events, Tasks, Announcements
, DiscussionBoard, Contacts, Links, PictureLibrary
– Search by Content Type
• Link custom dashboards to Search Results
• Use SharePoint Search Best Bets to direct
users to specific locations
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10. Search Reporting
What are users clicking on?
• Use web analytics reports to
find out what users are
clicking on, best bet
suggestions, failed queries,
etc.
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11. Search Summary
Microsoft SharePoint Search is a large product and can ensure your users are
able to find content.
• Search doesn’t have to be
planned out day 1 – but your
content should be.
• Use Web Analytics Reports to
review search and make
adjustments as the users
needs change.
• Ensure the search
architecture is capable and
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12. Search Tips
Microsoft SharePoint Search is a large product and can ensure your users are
able to find content.
• How to use Metadata as
search parameter.
http://www.mssharepointtips
.com/tip.asp?id=1190
• Target search results with
keyword search
http://sharepoint.microsoft.c
om/Blogs/GetThePoint/Lists/
Posts/Post.aspx?ID=230
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13. Thank you!
For further information, please contact:
Suzanne George
Suzanne.George@perficient.com
Sr. Architect
Perficient - Microsoft West Region
Twitter: spgenie
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Partial Client List
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