Google Search Appliance Protocol Reference - Manual (Page 78)

Google Search Appliance: Search Protocol Reference Results Format 78
RK
Format/Parent
Text (Integer in the range 0-10)
Subtags
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Definition
The RK parameter assigns a ranking score to each page on a scale from 0 (least important) to 10 (most
important) based on how well the result matches the query. When search results are sorted by
relevancy, the RK value is in decreasing order (highest to lowest).
To see the RK values, you must view search results in raw XML, as described in the following steps:
1. On the search page, enter a query and get results.
2. If not already selected, click on Sort by relevance.
3. On the Advanced Search page, edit the query parameters:
a. Change the output parameter to &output=xml
b. Remove &proxystylesheet=default_frontend
c. Add &getfield=*
4. Renter the query.
The XML results show the RK parameter for each result, for example: 10.
Attributes
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