Creating a Category using a Base Query

Define an initial query and a relevance threshold to help facilitate information retrieval.

  1. In the Enterprise Explorer, expand Sybase Search Servers > (Sybase Search Connection Profile) > Sybase Search Server > Categories.
  2. Right-click Categories and select New from Query.
  3. Enter appropriate values for the fields that appear in the New Categories wizard:
    Table 1. Create Category using Base Query

    Field

    Description

    Name

    Enter a name for the new category.

    Query Terms

    Enter a natural-language query. The more information you provide, the more accurate your search results are.

    Query Not Terms

    Enter terms to indicate concepts dissimilar to those for which you are searching.

    Minimum Document Relevance

    Select a percentage to define the minimum relevance ranking that a document must score for it to be included within the category.

    Score Unknown Terms

    Specify the terms that are unknown to the system and therefore, do not exist in any indexed document and are considered by the scoring algorithm.

    Document Group Nonmembers

    Select one or more document groups and click Add to restrict your search.

    Document Group Members

    Lists the document group that is selected for restricting your search.

    Run Query

    Query search results.

    Sybase Search automatically adds documents that match the category criteria and displays the list of relevant documents.

  4. Click Finish to create the category.
Related concepts
Document Categories
Related tasks
Creating a Category using Training Documents
Editing a Category
Deleting a Category

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