Learn how to harness the power of Solr search with the SAP Hybris Commerce solutions to improve search results and relevancy. This technical session explores the nuts and bolts of this powerful tool. For more about SAP Hybris, please visit us at: https://hybris.com/en/products/commerce

1. Guillaume LASNIER, SAP
October 19, 2017
Realizing the Power of Solr Search

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We can really customize our search results:
§ More control over boost rules
§ Boost and bury functionality (hero products)
§ Facet reconfiguration
New ways to use search
SAP Hybris Commerce 6.4 introduces “adaptive search”

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Replaces Commerce Search Cockpit
§ Completely redesigned technically and visually
§ New design is more user friendly
§ Functionally more powerful
New user interface

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Search Profiles
§ Simplicity
– Applied to global search
§ Category Aware
– Rules can be specific to a category
– Changes can be tested in staged version before publishing online
§ Multiple profiles may be used simultaneously
– For example:
▫ A search profile may be relevant for a specific sale and be activated for the duration of the sale
New Features

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Search profiles can be inherited by sub-categories and then further customized at each level
§ For example:
– We can reconfigure a facet in a top level category like “Cameras”
– All sub categories will now have this configuration
– But for “Digital SLRs” we want to do something different
§ Different levels of inheritance for ultimate flexibility
Inheritance system

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Remove Inherited
§ Applies profile directly
§ Parent profile are ignored
After Inherited
§ Parent profiles applied first
§ Profile is applied
Before Inherited
§ Profile is applied first
§ Then parent profiles are applied
Inheritance system

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3 Levels
§ Default
– We can set individual priority
§ Promoted
– Will be boosted to the top regardless of priority
§ Excluded
– Will be removed
Facet reconfiguration

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Facet configuration
Other Facet Settings
§ Priority
§ Sort provider
§ Value name and top values provider

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Per category we can decide if the facet
should be:
§ Refine
§ Multiselect OR
§ Multiselect AND
Changing facet type

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Merge modes :
• Inherit before
• Inherit after
• Remove
Hero products improved – boost items

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Adaptive search now generates a sort query rather than
boosting the search query:
§ Why is this important?
– This means that even if the customer sorts by price, or alphabetical
order, the hero products will still remain on top
– Previously not possible without customization
§ Hero products now visible in free text search
Technical difference in boost items

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Boost rules allow us to influence
the search results
§ For example:
– Boost products by brand
– Boost by price range
– Boost by a facet value such as
color
Boost rules

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Brand new and user friendly interface
§ Boost can be additive or multiplicative
§ Boost value greater than 100 now possible
§ Boost properties now sorted in alphabetical order
Search score directly visible
Rules are applied on free text search
Boost rules can be inherited
§ A bit different than the others since the order does not matter – we have simply
– Keep inherited
– Remove inherited
What’s new with boost?

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Q&A

15. Thank you.
Matt Rossner
Lead Consultant
SAP Hybris Expert Services
matt.rossner@sap.com
Contact information:
Guillaume Lasnier
Principal Consultant
SAP Hybris Expert Service
guillaume.lasnier@sap.com
@glasnier