Yes, if you take a look at the debugQuery output you'll see the generated query. It should contain the fields and boost as specified in the "q" parameter. You could also use index-time boosting if those boosts are static.
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Robert Brown <r...@intelcompute.com> wrote: > So I need to explicitly set the boosts in the query? > > ie > > q=+(field1:this^2 field1:"that thing"^4) +(field2:other^3) > > > > --- > > IntelCompute > Web Design & Local Online Marketing > > http://www.intelcompute.com > > On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:49:34 -0300, Tomás Fernández Löbbe > <tomasflo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > In this case, the boost and fields in the "qf" parameter won't be > > considered for the search. With this query Solr will search for documents > > with the terms "this" and/or (depending on your default operator) "that" > in > > the field1 and the term "other" in the field2 > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Robert Brown <r...@intelcompute.com> > wrote: > > > >> Thanks Tomás, > >> > >> My example should have read... > >> > >> q=+(field1:this field1:that) +(field2:other) > >> > >> I'm using edismax. > >> > >> so with this approach, the boosts as specified in solrconfig qf will > >> remain in place? > >> > >> > >> --- > >> > >> IntelCompute > >> Web Design & Local Online Marketing > >> > >> http://www.intelcompute.com > >> > >> On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:17:59 -0300, Tomás Fernández Löbbe > >> <tomasflo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > 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 > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >
