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Conax
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Nov 14, 2023
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What is SpecialTermResults?

Hi, recently I'm dealing with a People Search issue, where in the people search result webpart, it displays "Sorry, something went wrong." when searching some specific words. I was able to trace the...
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    LeonPavesic
    Nov 14, 2023

    Hi Conax,

    The term "SpecialTermResults" references to search results within the context of a search engine, specifically when utilizing the Local People Results (System) as the result source. These results are stored in the SpecialTermResults table, containing best bets relevant to the search query.

    In your situation, it appears that "SpecialTermResults" are generated when searching specific words in the People Search Result web part. Notably, these results are links to PDF files rather than individual profile pages. This deviation might be attributed to the search configuration or the inherent characteristics of the searched data.

    If the custom people search display template is unable to showcase certain results, it could be due to the absence of necessary field values for the display template. To address this, consider modifying the display template to accommodate these results or adjust the search configuration to filter out such outcomes.

    [MS-SEARCH]: The SpecialTermResults Table | Microsoft Learn



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LeonPavesic
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Nov 14, 2023

Hi Conax,

The term "SpecialTermResults" references to search results within the context of a search engine, specifically when utilizing the Local People Results (System) as the result source. These results are stored in the SpecialTermResults table, containing best bets relevant to the search query.

In your situation, it appears that "SpecialTermResults" are generated when searching specific words in the People Search Result web part. Notably, these results are links to PDF files rather than individual profile pages. This deviation might be attributed to the search configuration or the inherent characteristics of the searched data.

If the custom people search display template is unable to showcase certain results, it could be due to the absence of necessary field values for the display template. To address this, consider modifying the display template to accommodate these results or adjust the search configuration to filter out such outcomes.

[MS-SEARCH]: The SpecialTermResults Table | Microsoft Learn



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Kindest regards,


Leon Pavesic
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Conax
Copper Contributor
Nov 15, 2023
Thank you LeonPavesic for your reply. It somehow led me to investigate the Query Rules created by someone else, first in SSA, then in the site collection. I indeed found a rule that stated if certain search phrases are entered, then promote the link to the PDF file, and this rule applies to all search scopes. However, making the rule inactive did not resolve the issue. I suspect the same rule had been created in the search centre, which is a subsite of the same site collection. Once I get access to the subsite I can then check if the rule is there and proceed to fix it.