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Weighting search parameters: `store_name` vs `tags`

TLDR Shadab needed help with search parameters. Kishore Nallan suggested prioritize_exact_match: false which partially solved the issue. Reading docs helped Shadab find text_match_type: "max_weight", solving the problem.

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Shadab

07:27 AM

Hi,
I have a query like this

search_parameters = {
    'q': 'work',
    'query_by': 'store_name, tags', //store_name = string "" & tags = String []
    'num_typos': 2,
    'typo_tokens_threshold': 1,
}

Suppose I have fields like this on my doc:-
1. store_name like Work Anniversary, Work Culture.
2. tags on some stores as “work”
I want to show the store_name to take the priority instead of the exact match (tags) in this case.
PS: I have tried query_by_weights but it’s not working how I want

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Kishore Nallan

08:23 AM

Try setting:

prioritize_exact_match: false

Shadab

08:30 AM

Yes, partially working now!
But another case 😬
1. If I have another Store named as WorkShop then for this case still tags exact match is taking priority.
Is there anyway I can directly add that only when all store_name's are done (whether Work or WorkShop) then process for the tags ?

08:46

Shadab

08:46 AM

Went through the docs Kishore Nallan,
text_match_type: "max_weight"
What I needed is achieved now, thanks.

Kishore Nallan

09:02 AM

Glad to hear!

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