Discrepancy in Result Counts for Facet_by and Filter_by
TLDR Ivan asked why result counts varied between facet_by and filter_by. Kishore Nallan suggested checking for multiple fields with the same string, which Ivan confirmed was the issue.
Apr 04, 2022 (19 months ago)
Ivan
10:47 AMfacet_by: referencetodocument,
facet_query: 823 bgb
it gives facet count 1499, but when i search for this:
facet_by: referencetodocument,
filter_by: 823 bgb
it gives only 1234 results
Kishore Nallan
11:35 AM823 bgb?Ivan
03:09 PM
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