Hi Robert, the answer depends on the query parser you are using. If you are using the "edismax" query parser, then the "qf" will only be used when you don't specify any field in the "q" parameter. In your example the result query will be, boolean queries for "this" and "that" in the field1 and a DisMax query for the term "other" in fields (and the boost) you specify in qf.
If you use "dismax" the field in the query will not be considered and if you use LuceneQP the qf are not considered and it is going to use the default search field for the term "other" and no boost. You can see this very easily turning on the "debugQuery". Regards, Tomás On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Robert Brown <r...@intelcompute.com> wrote: > If I have a set list in solrconfig for my "qf" along with their boosts, > and I then specify field names directly in q (where I could also override > the boosts), are the boosts left in place, or reset to 1? > > > <str name="qf"> > this^3 > that^2 > other^9 > </str> > > > ie q=field1:+(this that) +(other) > > > > > > -- > > IntelCompute > Web Design & Local Online Marketing > > http://www.intelcompute.com > >
