Fields that don't match for a particular document just don't contribute to the
score. The boost is multiplied into the score calculated for that field and
term. So if for doc1 the calculated score is 5 and you boost by 2, the result is
10. If doc2 has a calculated score of 20 and you boost by 1, it
Correcting typo in original post and making it a little clearer
Hi
Can someone help us understand how null values affect boosting.
Say we have field_1 (with boost ^10.1) and field_2 (with boost ^9.1).
We search for foo.
Document A : field_1 : does not exist
Field_2 =
