Course 10806A: Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for
SharePoint for Application Developers
Course Length: Three Days
Description
This course is designed to highlight the differentiating
features of Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint,
and enable participants to implement effective search-driven
applications using this add-on. The course builds on 10805A,
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Search for Application Developers.
Topics include: product features, search architecture, FAST Web
Crawler, FAST Query Language, numeric refiners, FAST Search
scopes, linguistic capabilities, advanced content processing,
relevancy and ranking.
Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
•Describe the product features, benefits, and usage.
•Identity the search architectural components of the product.
•Configure the FAST Web Crawler and describe FAST Search
connector capabilities.
•Construct FAST Query Language queries.
•Configure numeric refiners and FAST search scopes.
•Configure linguistics features like keywords, synonyms,
stemming, spell checking, and offensive content filtering.
•Implement advanced content processing.
•Implement ranking profiles and optimize search results
relevancy.
Audience
This course is intended for application developers and
advanced system administrators working in the Enterprise Search
area to extend FAST Search 2010 for SharePoint.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
•Attendance in the course 10805 Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Search
for Application Developers
•At least two years of experience as a developer for Microsoft
Office SharePoint Server 2007 and/or SharePoint Server 2010.
•Understanding of Windows Server 2008 and supporting
technologies, such as Internet Information Services.
•Experience deploying and configuring Microsoft Windows Server
2008 and Microsoft SQL Server Technologies.
•Familiarity with creating projects in Microsoft Visual Studio.
•Familiarity with Microsoft .NET programming in Visual Studio
2010.
•Familiarity with Microsoft Windows PowerShell 2.0.
•Experience deploying and configuring Search Applications for
SharePoint Server 2010.
•Experience deploying and configuring FAST Search Server 2010
for SharePoint.
Course Outline
Module 1: FAST Search Architecture
Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint is an add-on to
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 which, when applied, can
increase your organization’s capability to implement
enterprise-grade search-driven applications. To help you
evaluate the value of FAST Search for SharePoint for your
organization, this module provides an introduction to the
product from the perspective of both features and system
architecture.
Lessons
•Lesson 1: Product Differentiators
•Lesson 2: Search Architecture
Lab : Architecture Walk Through
•Exercise 1: Architecture Walk Through
After completing this module, you will be able to:
•Articulate differences in the capabilities offered by both
enterprise search products, from how source data is crawled to
how the search results are rendered.
•Complete a search architecture diagram which illustrates how
FAST Search for SharePoint components interact.
Module 2: FAST Specific Connectors
Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint provides
additional specialty connectors for processing content from
databases, Lotus Notes, and Web sites. This module will examine
when these additional connectors should be used and what
processing advantages they provide. Configuring and
troubleshooting the FAST Search Web Crawler will be covered in
detail.
Lessons
•Lesson 1: Capabilities and Usage
•Lesson 2: FAST Specific Connectors
Lab : FAST Search Web Crawler
•Exercise 1: FAST Web Crawler
After completing this module, you should be able to:
•Identify and explain usage cases for the additional connectors
provided by FAST Search for SharePoint.
•Configure and troubleshoot the FAST Search Web Crawler.
Module 3: FAST Query Language
Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint product
supports two query languages: Keyword Query Syntax and the FAST
Query Language (FQL). FQL provides extended search capabilities
to increase both recall and accuracy of your searches. This
module will cover the enhanced search capabilities, FQL
operators, and offer usage examples.
Lessons
•Lesson 1: Query Languages Overview
•Lesson 2: FQL Operators and Usage
Lab : FAST Query Language
•Exercise: FAST Query Language
After completing this module, you will be able to:
•Explain the different query language options available with
FAST Search for SharePoint.
•Write queries using FAST Query Language (FQL) using FQL
operators.
Module 4: Refiners and Scopes
During this module you will explore two topics which can greatly
improve your search center. Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010
for SharePoint provides a variety of display options for numeric
managed properties in the refinement panel. Additionally, FAST
Search Scopes can implement complex queries with the FAST Query
Language.
Lessons
•Lesson 1: Extending Refiners
•Lesson 2: FAST Search Scopes
Lab : Refiners and Scopes
•Exercise 1: Refiners
•Exercise 2: Scopes
After completing this module, you will be able to:
•Configure managed property refinement and configure numeric
managed properties in the Refinement Web part.
•Explain how FAST Search scopes are different from Microsoft
SharePoint Server 2010 search scopes and configure FAST Search
scopes using Microsoft Windows PowerShell.
Module 5: FAST Search Linguistics
Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint has many
linguistic features that can improve search relevancy. Some
features can be tuned, and other features are configured without
additional configuration. This module will cover Keywords and
Synonyms, Stemming, Spell Checking, and Offensive Content
Filtering. These capabilities are in addition to the Microsoft
SharePoint Server 2010 linguistic features.
Lessons
•Lesson 1: Keywords, Synonyms, and Stemming
•Lesson 2: Spell Checking and Offensive Content Filtering
Lab : Working with Linguistics
•Exercise 1: Manage Keywords
•Exercise 2: Stemming
After completing this module, you should be able to:
•Implement keywords and synonyms capabilities.
•Implement stemming capabilities.
•Implement spell checking capabilities.
•Implement offensive content filtering.
Module 6: Processing Data Content
One of the most important features of Microsoft FAST Search
Server 2010 for SharePoint is the ability to control how content
is processed. This module will cover the basics of content
processing as well as more advanced topics. These advanced
topics include configuring additional property extractors and
integrating external processing applications.
Lessons
•Lesson 1: Content Processing
•Lesson 2: Property Extraction
•Lesson 3: Extend the Pipeline
Lab : Content Processing
•Exercise 1: Create and Use a Managed Property
•Exercise 2A: Configure Property Extraction
•Exercise 2B: Create a Product Extractor
•Exercise 3: Extend the Pipeline to perform Sentiment Analysis
After completing this module, you should be able to:
•Implement crawled properties and managed properties using
Central Administration or Microsoft Windows PowerShell.
•Define inclusions and exclusions for property extractors and
create a new custom property extractor.
•Extend the content processing pipeline by integrating external
processing applications.
Module 7: Relevancy and Ranking
In this module you will learn about Business-based Ranking and
Rank Profiles. Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint
provides many ways to customize and influence how content is
ranked in the search results. Therefore, it is important to
understand why, when and how to use each one of the
customization options. Tuning your relevancy model will greatly
improve the end user experience by providing the most relevant
items in your search results.
Lessons
•Lesson 1: Business Based Ranking
•Lesson 2: Working with Rank Profiles
Lab : Relevancy and Ranking
•Exercise 1: Business Based Ranking
•Exercise 2: Rank Profiles
After completing this module, you will be able to:
•Implement document promotions/demotions and site
promotions/demotions.
•Identify the ranking components, and create a custom rank
profile based on your organization's needs.
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