SharePoint 2013 Best Bets Search Promoted Results

In this blog I will explain step-by-step how to create a promoted result in SharePoint 2013

Step 1: Where to find the promoted results

You will first need to go to Central Administration and open Manage Service Applications. Once you have opened you will have to select Search Service Application which is a place you are familiar with if you ever worked with Search in SP2010. Once you have opened the Search Service Application you will need to select Query Rules like I have shown in the picture to the right.

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Step 2: Create a Query Rule

Once you have opened the Query Rules Page you must now select a context source to create your rule. You will have the option to test your query on this page once you select a source for your rule.

 

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Next you will need to select New Query Rule like I have highlighted in the picture above. On the Add Query Rule page you will enter the rule name and specify the exact phrase for the promoted result. This is similar to adding keywords for best bets in SP2010. You will also have an option to put a start and end date on this promoted result if it time sensitive material you only want to promote for a certain amount of time.

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Step 3: Add Promoted Result

The last step is to add the promoted result to this query rule. Under Actions section on the Add Query Rule page you will need to select Add Promoted Result. On this page you will add the title of the result and URL for the item you want to link to the promoted result. You also have an option to add a description to show up under the title when result comes back in search. If you ever spent any time creating a best bet in SP2010 this page will look very familiar to you.

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Once you save the changes, the promoted result should be created and ready to use like my example below. You will notice that they have replaced the starred result from SP2010 with a check mark but it is still brought to the top of the result list.

In this blog I will explain step-by-step how to create a promoted result in SP2013.
Step 1: Where to find the promoted results
You will first need to go to Central Administration and open Manage Service Applications. Once you have opened you will have to select Search Service Application which is a place you are familiar with if you ever worked with Search in SP2010. Once you have opened the Search Service Application you will need to select Query Rules like I have shown in the picture to the right.

Figure – 1

Step 2: Create a Query Rule
Once you have opened the Query Rules Page you must now select a context source to create your rule. You will have the option to test your query on this page once you select a source for your rule.

Figure – 2

Next you will need to select New Query Rule like I have highlighted in the picture above. On the Add Query Rule page you will enter the rule name and specify the exact phrase for the promoted result. This is similar to adding keywords for best bets in SP2010. You will also have an option to put a start and end date on this promoted result if it time sensitive material you only want to promote for a certain amount of time.

Figure – 3

Step 3: Add Promoted Result
The last step is to add the promoted result to this query rule. Under Actions section on the Add Query Rule page you will need to select Add Promoted Result. On this page you will add the title of the result and URL for the item you want to link to the promoted result. You also have an option to add a description to show up under the title when result comes back in search. If you ever spent any time creating a best bet in SP2010 this page will look very familiar to you.

Figure – 4

Once you save the changes, the promoted result should be created and ready to use like my example below. You will notice that they have replaced the starred result from SP2010 with a check mark but it is still brought to the top of the result list.

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- See more at: http://www.surfray.com/blog/2013/05/30/promoted-results-in-sharepoint-2013/#sthash.PRPjejLr.dpuf

In this blog I will explain step-by-step how to create a promoted result in SP2013.
Step 1: Where to find the promoted results
You will first need to go to Central Administration and open Manage Service Applications. Once you have opened you will have to select Search Service Application which is a place you are familiar with if you ever worked with Search in SP2010. Once you have opened the Search Service Application you will need to select Query Rules like I have shown in the picture to the right.

Figure – 1

Step 2: Create a Query Rule
Once you have opened the Query Rules Page you must now select a context source to create your rule. You will have the option to test your query on this page once you select a source for your rule.

Figure – 2

Next you will need to select New Query Rule like I have highlighted in the picture above. On the Add Query Rule page you will enter the rule name and specify the exact phrase for the promoted result. This is similar to adding keywords for best bets in SP2010. You will also have an option to put a start and end date on this promoted result if it time sensitive material you only want to promote for a certain amount of time.

Figure – 3

Step 3: Add Promoted Result
The last step is to add the promoted result to this query rule. Under Actions section on the Add Query Rule page you will need to select Add Promoted Result. On this page you will add the title of the result and URL for the item you want to link to the promoted result. You also have an option to add a description to show up under the title when result comes back in search. If you ever spent any time creating a best bet in SP2010 this page will look very familiar to you.

Figure – 4

Once you save the changes, the promoted result should be created and ready to use like my example below. You will notice that they have replaced the starred result from SP2010 with a check mark but it is still brought to the top of the result list.

Figure – 5 

- See more at: http://www.surfray.com/blog/2013/05/30/promoted-results-in-sharepoint-2013/#sthash.PRPjejLr.dpuf