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Fine tuning search results using SearchDataSource

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Hi,

I'm using SearchDataSource to add search capabilities to my site across both pages and files. It's been running for a while now but to be honest the results that come back are really not good.

Could someone point me in the direction of some documentation or resources on properly configuring and fine tuning the search indexes etc. I can't really find anything on World that seems to be suitable.

Thanks,

Robert 

#61530
Sep 21, 2012 13:36
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Hey Robert,

I have never been a big fan of searching with the searchdatasource. I would highly recommend that you install episerver search that was made available by Paul.  It is quite nice and you will be alot more happier than using the searchdatasource.  Here you will find some documentation on the EPiServer's Full Text Search.  http://world.episerver.com/Documentation/Items/Tech-Notes/EPiServer-Framework/EPiServer-Framework-61/EPiServer-Full-Text-Search-Service/

#61546
Sep 22, 2012 14:54
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Thanks Joshua,

Yeah, I'm beginning to form the opinion that the SearchDataSource isn't really good enough for what I want to achieve.

Just to clarify, does the documentation link you posted refer to Paul's EPiServer search that you mentioned?

Thanks,

Robert

#61556
Sep 24, 2012 10:41
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Yes sir Robert.  If you need more help, feel free to email me or post here to get you on your way.  Good luck

#61575
Sep 24, 2012 15:01
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Brilliant, thanks for your help. I'll check this out.

Robert

#61577
Sep 24, 2012 15:07
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I've run into my first problem with the full text search already!

In Paul's blog he says that (after installing and configuring the service), "The next time the site is re-compiled and started the initial indexing should be done."

This isn't happening for me, and if I try and re-index from the gadget supplied, it just gets stuck at 0% and nothing happens.

Any idea what I've done wrong?

Robert

#61585
Sep 24, 2012 16:19
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There is a hitch in it.  There is a thread somewhere around this forum where you need to enable anonymous auth to service folder or something like that.  I will do some digging here and let you know.

#61586
Sep 24, 2012 16:21
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What do you get when you navigation to this url "http://yoursitedomain/IndexingService/IndexingService.svc"

#61587
Sep 24, 2012 16:22
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I get the following message:

"Endpoint not found."

Robert

#61588
Sep 24, 2012 16:24
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heres my email "josh@blendinteractive.com" or josh@jsfolkerts.com.  shoot me an email

#61589
Edited, Sep 24, 2012 16:24
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Do you have the access key in your web.config <add name="localIndexingService" baseUri="http://yoursitedomain/IndexingService/IndexingService.svc" accessKey="local"/> 

The access keys need to match.

#61592
Edited, Sep 24, 2012 16:29
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I'm also having the exact same problem. I have FTS configured, it was working on my development server just fine, but on the live server I'm unable to view the index. When I navigate here (/IndexingService/IndexingService.svc) I get a message "endpoint not found" and when I browse (/IndexingService/IndexingService.svc/update) I get "method not allowed".

I have tried changing the <requestLimits maxQueryString=""> value to as high as I possibly can without it erroring (900000000) and it doesn't make a difference

I was having problems earlier with the service not even displaying, but I found that was due to having multiple bindings set for the website, so I made a standalone site that points to the root folder of the website, which is referenced via a subdomain.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

#63273
Nov 13, 2012 21:50
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From what I can rememeber, my issues were caused by a whole bunch of custom Handler Mappings on IIS. This seemed to break WCF services. The fix for me was to click "Revert to Parent" in the right hand menu of the IIS Handler Mappings section.

Do you have any custom HTTP handlers in your web.config?

#63278
Nov 14, 2012 10:34
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I don't recall adding any custom handlers. What would cause an "endpoint not found" error?

#63300
Nov 14, 2012 15:32
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The "endpoint not found" message isn't actually an error, on a working system, this is the message that's returned if you try and view the the service in a web browser. The good news is that it's not returning a 404! The "Method not found" message will also appear on a working system when the page is viewed through the browser.

Do you have the re-index widget installed, if so are you able to re-index content?

I would review your web.config and make sure the settings match up with the settings shown in this post http://world.episerver.com/Blogs/Paul-Smith/Dates1/2011/5/EPiServer-Full-Text-Search-Now-Available-For-CMS-6-R2/, paying particular attention to the service URL.

Robert

#63307
Nov 14, 2012 16:49
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Make sure you have anonymous access enabled for this service.

#63308
Nov 14, 2012 16:52
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how would I enable annonymous access for the service? I have it enabled for the whole application, do I need to do anything further?

I do have the re-index widget installed, web.config is modified exactly as that link outlines. I have my assembly name in the reindex config section. How do you access the area to trigger the reindex? Does it happen automatically or do you need to click a link somewhere?

#63347
Nov 15, 2012 15:56
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To re-index, you need to go to your dashboard in episerver and add the re-index gadget.  From there, you need to start the index.  The service needs anonymous access in IIS. 

#63348
Nov 15, 2012 16:04
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I added the reindex widget and tried to run it. It comes back with an internal server error 200, and the details list what appears to be page ID's. Here is the complete error  detail

 

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#63349
Nov 15, 2012 16:34
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nm i found what was causing that, apparently when initially setting up the search I was having problems and was writing the page ID to the page, and forgot to delete that line. Now it's indexing fine. Will update if anything changes. Thanks for everyones help, it's greatly appreciated

#63350
Nov 15, 2012 16:47
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actually instead of getting search results, I'm now just getting Page could not be loaded timeouts

#63352
Nov 15, 2012 16:54
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There is a thread  Fifa Coins  somewhere around this forum where you need to enable anonymous auth to service folder or something like that.  I will do some digging  Fut 14 Coins   here and let you know.

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