Here is what I posted on StackOverflow: The boost in edismax can be used for this. It is applied to all scores, but if it is a small value, it will only make a difference for ties or near-ties. Significant differences in the base score will not be reordered.
See: http://wiki.apache.org/solr/ExtendedDisMax#boost_.28Boost_Function.2C_multiplicative.29 wunder On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:16 AM, Upayavira wrote: > sort=score desc, priority desc > > Won't that do it? > > Upayavira > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012, at 09:14 AM, Sandip Agarwal wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have many documents indexed into Solr. I am now facing a requirement >> where the search results should be returned sorted based on their scores. >> In the *case of non-exact matches*, if there is a tie, another level of >> sorting is to be applied on a field called priority. >> >> I am using solr with django-haystack in django 1.4. >> >> What can/should I do to achieve my requirement? >> What I tried: >> I have ordered the SearchQuerySet method by('-score', 'priority'), but >> this >> also applies to exact matches having the same score. What should I try to >> achieve the above? >> Is it even possible to achieve what I am trying? >> >> I have even posted a question on StackOverflow: >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12890165/selective-sorting-in-solr >> >> Hoping for your guidance. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Sandip Agarwal -- Walter Underwood wun...@wunderwood.org
