Specifies that this element is to be used to
help rank
records against the user's query (when ranking is
- requested). The value is an integer, used as a
+ requested).
+ The valus is of the form
+ <literallayout>
+ M [F N]
+ </literallayout>
+ where M is an integer, used as a
multiplier against the basic TF*IDF score. A value of
- 1 is the base, higher values give additional
- weight to
+ 1 is the base, higher values give additional weight to
elements of this type. The default is '0', which
excludes this element from the rank calculation.
</para>
<para>
+ F is a CCL field and N is the multipler for terms
+ that matches those part of the CCL field in search.
+ The F+N combo allows the system to use a different
+ multipler for a certain field. For example, a rank value of
+ "<literal>1 au 3</literal>" gives a multipler of 3 for
+ all terms part of the au(thor) terms and 1 for everything else.
+ </para>
+ <para>
For Pazpar2 1.6.13 and later, the rank may also defined
"per-document", by the normalization stylesheet.
</para>
+ <para>
+ The per field rank was introduced in Pazpar2 1.6.15. Earlier
+ releases only allowed a rank value M (simple integer).
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>