: Is there any way a custom search component can access data created in custom : post filter query so that the data can be added to the response?
Yes - this is exactly what the example i mentioned in my previous message do -- as i said before... >> Take a look at the CollapseQParser (which is used as a PostFilter) and >> the ExpandComponent (which modifies the results after QueryComponent >> has run). -Hoss http://www.lucidworks.com/