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Microsoft Search Question using SharePoint and File Share Connector
Hello, It is my understanding that when using Microsoft Search as it comes out of the box, when you run a search it is supposed to show results from ALL content sources connected, showing results fr...
yes, by default, Microsoft Search should return results from all content sources connected to it. The search results should be organized into clusters based on the content source they come from. However, it is possible that the search configuration in your environment is not set up to return results from all sources by default.
To troubleshoot this issue, you can try the following:
Check the Microsoft Search configuration: Verify that all content sources are connected and configured properly. You can do this by going to the Microsoft Search Admin Center and checking the "Content Sources" page.
Check the default vertical: Verify that the "All" vertical is selected as the default vertical. You can do this by going to the Microsoft Search Admin Center and checking the "Verticals" page.
Check the search scope: Verify that the search scope is set to "All" or "Everything." You can do this by performing a search and checking the search scope in the search box.
Test the search: Try performing a search using a term that you know should return results from the content source you created. If you still don't see results from the content source, try clicking on the vertical you created to see if the results appear there.
If none of these steps resolve the issue, you may want to reach out to Microsoft support for further assistance.
I hope this helps!
To troubleshoot this issue, you can try the following:
Check the Microsoft Search configuration: Verify that all content sources are connected and configured properly. You can do this by going to the Microsoft Search Admin Center and checking the "Content Sources" page.
Check the default vertical: Verify that the "All" vertical is selected as the default vertical. You can do this by going to the Microsoft Search Admin Center and checking the "Verticals" page.
Check the search scope: Verify that the search scope is set to "All" or "Everything." You can do this by performing a search and checking the search scope in the search box.
Test the search: Try performing a search using a term that you know should return results from the content source you created. If you still don't see results from the content source, try clicking on the vertical you created to see if the results appear there.
If none of these steps resolve the issue, you may want to reach out to Microsoft support for further assistance.
I hope this helps!
Deleted -- Thanks for responding so quickly. I checked your suggesstions and all appear to be set up correctly and working ...
Check the Microsoft Search configuration -- I did not see a "Content Sources" page -- only a Data Sources tab ... and the only "Data Source" shown here is my custom connector one
Check the default vertical: -- Shows all the standard out of the box ones plus my custom one
Check the search scope -- when I run a search, by default it returns results via 'All' which shows no results
But if I simply click on the OnPrem File Share vertical I do now get results -- I would have expected these to appear under All in a cluster associated with the OnPrem File Share content source, correct?
Did I miss anything?
- Check the content sources configuration to ensure that the custom connector is properly associated with the "All" vertical.
Review the search results display settings to ensure that the results from your custom connector are being properly grouped and displayed in the search results page.
Consider creating a separate vertical for your custom connector to ensure that the results are being properly displayed and avoid any issues with the "All" vertical- I must be missing something ... how do you associate the connector with the 'All' vertical? That is an OOTB vertical that cannot be modified and that I thought (by default) is supposed to aggregate all content sources.
As far as the Search Results go, I am using the OOTB M365 SharePoint Home Page Microsoft Search control to search from, and am not able to edit that results page (I am tenant admin).
The OnPrem File Share vertical that I show in the previous screenshot is a separate, custom vertical that I created for the connector.
