Hi Jack, I don't follow. Can you give me an example on how and when to use "uf"?
Thanks, Steve On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 8:15 AM, Jack Krupansky <jack.krupan...@gmail.com> wrote: > The uf parameter applies to the user query string, the q parameter - the q > parameter may only references fields from uf in the q string. The qf > parameter specifies fields to be queried behind the scenes and is not seen > by the user. The term user refers to the person who is specifying the text > that goes into the q parameter, not the client app that is forming the > overall Solr query request. > > > -- Jack Krupansky > > On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 7:49 AM, Steven White <swhite4...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I'm trying to utilize "uf" but it doesn't work. My reading of it per: > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/solr/The+Extended+DisMax+Query+Parser > > is I can use it to limit into which fields a search is performed. E.g.: > If > > my index has F1, F2, F3, F4, and I set "uf" to F3, than I should get hits > > on F3 only. > > > > Here is my request handler: > > > > <requestHandler name="/select_group_a" class="solr.SearchHandler"> > > <lst name="defaults"> > > <str name="echoParams">explicit</str> > > <int name="rows">20</int> > > <str name="defType">edismax</str> > > <str name="qf">F1 F2 F3 F4</str> > > <str name="uf">F3</str> > > <str name="fl">type,id,score</str> > > <str name="wt">xml</str> > > <str name="indent">true</str> > > </lst> > > </requestHandler> > > > > I also tried passing "uf" on the URL and it too didn't work. I'm getting > > hits on terms that are in other fields. > > > > Is my usage of "uf" wrong? > > > > Thanks > > > > Steve > > >
