Course details

Students will learn how to create simple and advanced search topologies like Content Sources, Result Sources, Query Suggestions and custom dictionaries.

Course Outline

1 - Overview

  • A simple introduction module

2 - Creating, Configuring and Upgrading Search Service Applications

  • SharePoint Search
  • Exploring Search Architecture and Topologies
  • Creating and Configuring Search Services Applications
  • Configuring Cross-Farm Services
  • Upgrading Search Service Applications
  • Lab : Creating Search Service Applications (Central Admin)
  • Lab : Creating Search Service Applications (PowerShell)
  • Lab : Configuring for Cross-farm services
  • Lab : Configuring for Multi-Tenancy
  • Lab : Upgrading Search Service Applications

3 - Configuring Search

  • Content Sources
  • Crawling
  • Search Schemas
  • Customizing Search Results
  • Lab : Configuring Search (Central Admin)
  • Lab : Configuring Search (PowerShell)
  • Lab : Crawling Special Sources
  • Lab : Configuring Crawl and Managed Properties
  • Lab : Working with Search Schemas

4 - Customizing Search Center

  • Search Center Introduction
  • Customizing Search Center
  • Lab : Customizing Search Center
  • Lab : Creating Refiners
  • Lab : Content Query Web Part

5 - Performing Search Queries

  • Performing Queries
  • Programming Searches
  • Configuring Federated Sources
  • Lab : Performing Search Queries
  • Lab : Programming Searches
  • Lab : Configuring and Searching Federated Sources

6 - Search Tuning

  • Tuning Search
  • Ranking Models
  • Lab : Search Tuning
  • Lab : Ranking Models

7 - Extending Search

  • IFilters and Protocol Handler
  • Business Connectivity Connectors
  • Content Enrichment Service
  • Ceres Engine
  • Lab : Content Enrichment Services
  • Lab : Business Connectivity Connectors
  • Lab : BCS With Data Warehouse
  • Lab : Creating IFilters
  • Lab : Working with Ceres Flows

8 - Maintaining Search

  • Backup and Restore
  • Maintenance Best Practices
  • Lab : Backup Search
  • Lab : Restore Search
  • Lab : Maintenance Tasks
  • Lab : Establishing Index Redundancy

9 - Monitoring and Troubleshooting Search

  • Search Reporting & Analytics
  • Monitoring Search
  • Troubleshooting Search
  • Lab : Monitoring Search
  • Lab : Troubleshooting Search

Target Audience: Anyone tasked with the architecture design, setup, configuration and administration of SharePoint 2013 Search.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About New Horizons Ireland

With a very convenient location next to Jervis street in Dublin 1, we offer a wide range of IT and business skills courses and we can also send our instructors to your location.

We are 100% Irish owned, but we are also part of the largest independent IT Training Provider, New Horizons Computer Learning Centres who deliver more courses than any other IT training company.

Because we're local, we understand the needs of business and individuals in our community. Whether you choose to take classes in person or online, you're always welcome to call or stop by.

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