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Change Name of SharePoint List Entry for Search in SharePoint Site
Hello!
Whenever a user searches in a SharePoint site for an item in a list, the right entry appears but the name that pops up is the value that the user entered in the "Quote #" column in the list (480364 in the attached image).
I was wondering if it is possible to change what property appears to make the search process easier for people (quote # is not the most recognizable property). In my SharePoint list, the Quote # column is not ordered to be first so I'm not sure why SharePoint decided to make that the field that identifies the list entry. I do notice that the Quote # column is bolded when I open my SharePoint list - perhaps it is the main/identifying column? Can I change this somehow?
Normally people would be searching for the item using another field called Shipper #. I wish for this value to be the title.
Hello hhuynhfm
the value from the title field in the element is also used for the search. You can't change it for default Microsoft Search verticals. You can create your own MS vertical to change the title in a result type.
Create MS vertical: https://www.mehr365.com/microsoft-search-benutzerdefinierte-search-vertical-erstellen/
Customize MS result type: https://www.mehr365.com/microsoft-search-suchresulatet-mit-result-types-visualisieren/
Best, Dave
