Index Server Returns Inconsistent Results

• Microsoft Index Server versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use Index Server to run a query and you set the sort method to anything other than Rank Descending, you do not receive the top matching records and you may get a different set of files on subsequent requeries.

CAUSE

Sorting on Rank Descending is the only way to get the top matching records from the catalog when the maximum number of returns is limited. Sorting on anything other than Rank Descending returns a subset of the total matching documents.

RESOLUTION

If it is necessary to get the best matching records out of the total record set, change the sort method to Rank Descending.

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Version : winnt:1.0,1.1,2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb