We have the following in solrconfig.xml, nothing related to timestamp <requestHandler name="/elevate" class="solr.SearchHandler" startup="lazy"> <lst name="defaults"> <str name="defType">edismax</str> <str name="qf"> metatag.keywords^900000.1 metatag.description^500000.1 title^10000.1 h1^1000.7 h2^700.6 h3^10.1 h4^5.4 h5^1.3 h6^1.2 _text_^1.0 </str> ---------------- And the explain query doesn’t mention anything wrt to timestamp
'/content/dam/uhcdotcom/en/qa_workarea/Silver-Choice-5000-E.pdf'=>' 0.050655644 = max of: 0.050655644 = weight(title:florida in 0) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: 0.050655644 = score(doc=0,freq=1.0), product of: 0.0075930804 = queryWeight, product of: 10000.1 = boost 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm 6.6712904 = fieldWeight in 0, product of: 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: 1.0 = termFreq=1.0 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) 1.0 = fieldNorm(doc=0) 3.462133E-7 = weight(_text_:florida in 0) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: 3.462133E-7 = score(doc=0,freq=2.0), product of: 4.222856E-7 = queryWeight, product of: 3.710244 = idf(docFreq=424, maxDocs=6389) 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm 0.8198558 = fieldWeight in 0, product of: 1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of: 2.0 = termFreq=2.0 3.710244 = idf(docFreq=424, maxDocs=6389) 0.15625 = fieldNorm(doc=0) ', 'https://10.209.5.171/contact-us/florida'=>' 0.02968075 = max of: 0.0011872416 = weight(title:florida in 380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: 0.0011872416 = score(doc=380,freq=1.0), product of: 0.0075930804 = queryWeight, product of: 10000.1 = boost 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm 0.15635836 = fieldWeight in 380, product of: 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: 1.0 = termFreq=1.0 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) 0.0234375 = fieldNorm(doc=380) 5.724965E-9 = weight(_text_:florida in 380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: 5.724965E-9 = score(doc=380,freq=14.0), product of: 4.222856E-7 = queryWeight, product of: 3.710244 = idf(docFreq=424, maxDocs=6389) 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm 0.013557092 = fieldWeight in 380, product of: 3.7416575 = tf(freq=14.0), with freq of: 14.0 = termFreq=14.0 3.710244 = idf(docFreq=424, maxDocs=6389) 9.765625E-4 = fieldNorm(doc=380) 8.445298E-5 = weight(h1:florida in 380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: 8.445298E-5 = score(doc=380,freq=1.0), product of: 8.387785E-4 = queryWeight, product of: 1000.7 = boost 7.3644376 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=6389) 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm 0.10068567 = fieldWeight in 380, product of: 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: 1.0 = termFreq=1.0 7.3644376 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=6389) 0.013671875 = fieldNorm(doc=380) 0.02968075 = weight(metatag.description:florida in 380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: 0.02968075 = score(doc=380,freq=1.0), product of: 0.3796503 = queryWeight, product of: 500000.1 = boost 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm 0.07817918 = fieldWeight in 380, product of: 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: 1.0 = termFreq=1.0 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) 0.01171875 = fieldNorm(doc=380) ', So not able to fathom what is going wrong. -----Original Message----- From: Alexandre Rafalovitch [mailto:arafa...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 1:50 PM To: solr-user Subject: Re: Solr 5.5 | Field boosting not working as per expectation Sounds strange. Are you absolutely sure this insertion-time factor is not something you are doing explicitly? I would add debug=all parameter to see that you don't have some unexpectedly-complex biasing formula hiding in solrconfig.xml parameter. Regards, Alex. ---- Newsletter and resources for Solr beginners and intermediates: http://www.solr-start.com/ On 21 June 2016 at 16:53, Megha Bhandari <mbhanda...@sapient.com> wrote: > After further investigation we have found that latest inserted documents are > getting higher priority and coming on top of the search results and ignoring > the field boosting in case the time difference of document insertion is a day. > > Is there a configuration to switch off insertion time factor. As per our > understanding field boosting should take precedence. > > Thanks in advance for any inputs you can give. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Megha Bhandari [mailto:mbhanda...@sapient.com] > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 4:37 PM > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Solr 5.5 | Field boosting not working as per expectation > > Hi > > Problem statement : metatag.description field has highest boost and documents > with a match in this field should come first. However > Silver-Choice-5000-E.pdf comes before /contact-us/florida even though the > search term matches more fields in the /contact-us/florida page. In > Silver-Choice-5000-E.pdf matches are found in title and _text fields. In > /contact-us/florida matches are found in metatag.description,title,h1,_text > fields. > > We have the following in solrconfig.xml > > <requestHandler name="/elevate" class="solr.SearchHandler" startup="lazy"> > <lst name="defaults"> > <str name="defType">edismax</str> > <str name="qf"> > metatag.keywords^900000.1 metatag.description^500000.1 title^10000.1 > h1^1000.7 h2^700.6 h3^10.1 h4^5.4 h5^1.3 h6^1.2 _text_^1.0 > </str> > > When searching for Florida we get the following results. > ------------------------------------------ > > { > > > 'id'=>'/content/dam/uhcdotcom/en/qa_workarea/Silver-Choice-5000-E.pdf', > > 'title'=>'Florida', > > 'metatag.description'=>'mental health', > > 'itemtype'=>'pdf', > > 'playerid'=>'', > > 'playerkey'=>'', > > 'metatag.topresultthumbnailalt'=>'Florida', > > 'lang'=>'en', > > 'metatag.hideininternalsearch'=>'false'}, > > { > > 'lang'=>'en', > > 'metatag.topresultthumbnailurl'=>'', > > 'id'=>'https://10.209.5.171/contact-us/florida', > > 'title'=>'Florida', > > 'metatag.topresultthumbnailalt'=>'', > > 'metatag.hideininternalsearch'=>'false', > > 'metatag.description'=>'Contact UnitedHealthcare in Florida.'} > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > With following debug information > > '/content/dam/uhcdotcom/en/qa_workarea/Silver-Choice-5000-E.pdf'=>' > 0.050655644 = max of: > 0.050655644 = weight(title:florida in 0) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: > 0.050655644 = score(doc=0,freq=1.0), product of: > 0.0075930804 = queryWeight, product of: > 10000.1 = boost > 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) > 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm > 6.6712904 = fieldWeight in 0, product of: > 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: > 1.0 = termFreq=1.0 > 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) > 1.0 = fieldNorm(doc=0) > 3.462133E-7 = weight(_text_:florida in 0) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: > 3.462133E-7 = score(doc=0,freq=2.0), product of: > 4.222856E-7 = queryWeight, product of: > 3.710244 = idf(docFreq=424, maxDocs=6389) > 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm > 0.8198558 = fieldWeight in 0, product of: > 1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of: > 2.0 = termFreq=2.0 > 3.710244 = idf(docFreq=424, maxDocs=6389) > 0.15625 = fieldNorm(doc=0) > ', > 'https://10.209.5.171/contact-us/florida'=>' > 0.02968075 = max of: > 0.0011872416 = weight(title:florida in 380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: > 0.0011872416 = score(doc=380,freq=1.0), product of: > 0.0075930804 = queryWeight, product of: > 10000.1 = boost > 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) > 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm > 0.15635836 = fieldWeight in 380, product of: > 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: > 1.0 = termFreq=1.0 > 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) > 0.0234375 = fieldNorm(doc=380) > 5.724965E-9 = weight(_text_:florida in 380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: > 5.724965E-9 = score(doc=380,freq=14.0), product of: > 4.222856E-7 = queryWeight, product of: > 3.710244 = idf(docFreq=424, maxDocs=6389) > 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm > 0.013557092 = fieldWeight in 380, product of: > 3.7416575 = tf(freq=14.0), with freq of: > 14.0 = termFreq=14.0 > 3.710244 = idf(docFreq=424, maxDocs=6389) > 9.765625E-4 = fieldNorm(doc=380) > 8.445298E-5 = weight(h1:florida in 380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of: > 8.445298E-5 = score(doc=380,freq=1.0), product of: > 8.387785E-4 = queryWeight, product of: > 1000.7 = boost > 7.3644376 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=6389) > 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm > 0.10068567 = fieldWeight in 380, product of: > 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: > 1.0 = termFreq=1.0 > 7.3644376 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=6389) > 0.013671875 = fieldNorm(doc=380) > 0.02968075 = weight(metatag.description:florida in 380) > [ClassicSimilarity], result of: > 0.02968075 = score(doc=380,freq=1.0), product of: > 0.3796503 = queryWeight, product of: > 500000.1 = boost > 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) > 1.1381613E-7 = queryNorm > 0.07817918 = fieldWeight in 380, product of: > 1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of: > 1.0 = termFreq=1.0 > 6.6712904 = idf(docFreq=21, maxDocs=6389) > 0.01171875 = fieldNorm(doc=380) > ', > > Thanks for any help in understanding and tuning Solr to behave correctly. > > Regards > Megha