Access "Create custom global search scopes in Microsoft SharePoint 2007"
This article is part of the September 2008 issue of Practical IT strategies for enterprise collaboration
Custom global search scopes in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) allow more granular search results. Discover how to create custom global search scopes to enhance SharePoint 2007's enterprise search functionality. In this tip, you'll also learn how to target searches to specific SharePoint content sources including Exchange public folders. Companies often acquire Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 (MOSS) for its enterprise search capabilities. The problem with SharePoint 2007's enterprise search feature is that it doesn't, by default, provide granular search results. It filters all possible SharePoint content sources, thereby returning a large number of search results. If you want to isolate your query to a specific SharePoint document library or extranet site from within the portal, you need to set boundaries to specify which portion of the SharePoint portal should serve as the search source to provide a more granular result set. In the SharePoint vernacular, this is called Search Scopes. Along with enterprise search, SharePoint is also ... Access >>>
Access TechTarget
Premium Content for Free.
What's Inside
Features
-
-
Planning global enterprise SharePoint deployments
by Joel Oleson, Contributor
When planning for SharePoint deployment, administrators should evaluate their deployment options and understand when to use them.
-
Checklist for harnessing Microsoft SharePoint governance
by Michelle Boisvert, Features Editor
Use these Microsoft SharePoint governance pointers to get your enterprise sites under control.
-
Planning global enterprise SharePoint deployments
by Joel Oleson, Contributor
-
-
Create custom global search scopes in Microsoft SharePoint 2007
by Natalya Voskresenskaya, MCTS
Learn how to create custom search scopes in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) for more effective SharePoint enterprise search queries.
-
Create custom global search scopes in Microsoft SharePoint 2007
by Natalya Voskresenskaya, MCTS
More Premium Content Accessible For Free
Must-have free SharePoint tools and add-ons
E-Zine
Tight budgets mean that SharePoint administrators need to do more with less. Fortunately, free tools and utilities for SharePoint installations mean ...
SharePoint 2010 implementation project plan: Keys to success
E-Zine
This edition of the SharePoint E-Zine examines ways that a sound SharePoint governance plan can help avoid deployment problems, ensuring the success ...
Governance implementation management
E-Zine
The SharePoint Insider e-zine is a monthly Web magazine packed with in-depth articles and tips written by SharePoint experts, designed to make you a ...