Recently I had to create a fixed query page to bring back search results by department instead of searching by Document Library which wasn’t by Department. I also set up a links web part for quick access to the fixed query results pages
Step1
Run a full crawl
Step 2
Create a Metadata Property Mapping
Go to Shared Services Administration in Central Admin
Navigate to Search Settings – Metadata property mappings
Select New Managed Property
Enter the Property name
Select Include values from a single crawled property
Click on Add Mapping and select from the list an appropriate crawled property.
Select Allow this property to be used in scopes
Click OK to create the new mapped property.
Step3
Set scopes
In Search Settings select View Scopes
Select New Scope
Enter the title for the scope
Select Specify a different page for searching and enter the url
Click ok when complete
Find the new scope in the view scope list
Click Add Rules
In Scope Rule Type select Property Query
Under Property Query select the new metadata property created, then enter the value to be search
In Behaviour ensure Include – Any Item is selected
Select OK
Step 4
To create the results page
In the site Select Site Actions
In Site Actions Select Create
Under Web Pages Select Web Part Page
Enter the title, accept the default layout and select a document library to store the page (create a new document library for Fixed Query Results Pages)
Select create to create the new page
Add Paging and Search Core Results Web Part as shown above
Click Edit and Modify Shared Web Part for Search Core Results
Under the Results Query Options, select Query 2 for the Cross-Web Part Query ID
Under Fixed Keyword Query enter the managed property name and value eg DepartmentName:”Trauma and Orthopaedics”
Under Miscellaneous enter the scope : Trauma and Orthopaedics Dept
Click Apply and OK to save the changes
Step 5
To add to a links List
In Links List Click Add new link
Add the URL and a description for the link
Click OK
The links should now appear in the list
