First, it's rather unlikely that very many docs have the exact same score, but I have seen it happen.
Second, you can specify sort by function using a bunch of manipulations available on the int field. Best, Erick On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 4:52 PM, user 01 <user...@gmail.com> wrote: > I need to sort documents returned in order of (descending)score & > (descending)value of an int field within the document. How do I ensure > proper sort order as well as good performance ? > > I don't need the sort-order defined by sort=score desc,intField desc. The > sort order needs to be somewhat like what will be delivered using product > function of score*fieldVal as effective score for sort order. But I don't > need exact product for sorting. Approximations are ok, & this is just to > roughly define the sort order I need. > > I can see a few possible ways to accomplish this: > > *1. Use a customized function of score for sort* > > *2. Use query time boost to increase the score using the int field value > for boost* > > I'm new to Solr & don't understand the performance implications of each of > above case. Also, don't know if there are other better ways to accomplish > what I am trying to do. So how do I build *performance friendly query to > achieve this sort order* ?
