Ok so as if I wanted to add boost to fields at indexing time then I should include norms. On the other hand if I just want to boost at query time then its quite alright to omit norms.
Anyone mind explaining what norms are in layman's terms ;) Marc Sturlese wrote: > >>>Should I include not omit-norms on any fields that I would like to boost via a boost-query/function >>query? > You don't have to set norms to use boost queries or functions. Just have > to set them when you want to boost docs or fields at indexing time. > >>>What about sortable fields? Facetable fields? > You can use both without setting norms aswell. > > See what norms are for: > http://lucene.apache.org/java/2_4_0/api/org/apache/lucene/search/Similarity.html#lengthNorm%28java.lang.String,%20int%29 > > > blargy wrote: >> >> Should I include not omit-norms on any fields that I would like to boost >> via a boost-query/function query? >> >> For example I have a created_on field on one of my documents and I would >> like to add some sort of function query to this field when querying. In >> this case does this mean I need to have the norms? >> >> What about sortable fields? Facetable fields? >> >> Thanks! >> > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Omitting-norms-question-tp27950893p27950977.html Sent from the Solr - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
