Configuration of the Standard Search Experience

You can add the search WebParts on all pages within the site collection where it was uploaded to the site app catalog. The following describes the default enterprise search setup and can be adjusted to your needs and use cases.

Basic Page Setup

Create an empty SharePoint page
Add a "One column" Section
Add a "One third left" section below the first section
Save the page

Add and Configure the Search Box WebPart

Reload the page while adding a get parameter called query=* as follows
Open the edit mode of the page
Within the "One column" section, add the "Raytion Search Center - Search Box" WebPart
Open the configuration dialog
On page 2 of 3 of the configuration dialog, please configure the connections as follows
Please add the license key provided by Raytion
Don’t forget to save the page

Add the Vertical WebPart

Edit the page
Add a Raytion Search Center - Vertical webpart to the right-hand side of the One third section
Configure the WebPart as follows
1. Click on configure verticals
2. Use the following configuration

Configure the Everything Vertical

Add the Everything Result List

Edit the page
Add a Raytion Search Center - Filters webpart to the left-hand side of the One third section
1. Click on configuration and go to page 3/3. Make a note of the Web Part instance ID
2. Configuration takes place after the next step
Add a Raytion Search Center - Results webpart to the right-hand side of the One third section

Configure the Everything Result List

Change the WebPart configuration as follows
Choose SharePoint as a data source
1. Enter the following query template
  {searchTerms} AND NOT (contentclass:"STS_SITE" AND WebTemplate:Group )"
2. Click on Next
3. Choose Rt-Cards as layout
4. Enable "Show results count"
5. Click on next
6. Enable Use input query text
7. Enable Dynamic value
8. Connector source: Raytion Search Center - Searchbox
9. Raytion Search Center - Searchbox' properties: Search query
10. Enable Connect to a filters Web Part
11. Choose the Web Part instance ID from the filter WebPart from above
12. Enable Connect to a verticals Web Part
13. Choose "Search Verticals Web Part - …"
14. Choose "SharePoint"
15. Click on Next
16. Make a note of the Web Part instance ID

Configure the Filter

Open the filter configuration
In Use data from these Web Parts, search for the WebPart Id from Step 1 q from the "Everything" result list configuration
Click on Edit
Add the following filters
1. Position: 1, Display name: Type, Filter field: FileType, Template: File Type Select, Expand by default, Sorted by: count, Sort direction: Descending,
  Mapped values: Click on the pen and click on Use standard mapping, click on save.
2. Position: 2, Display name: Author, Filter field: DisplayAuthor, Template: Select, Expand by default, Sorted by: count, Sort direction: Descending
3. Position: 3, Display name: Modification Date, Filter field: LastModifiedTime, Template: Date interval, Expand by default
4. Click on Save
Click on next (page 2 of 3)
In Layout, choose Rt-Filter
Save the page

Add the Recommended Links Result List

Edit the page
Add a Raytion Search Center - Result List webpart to the right-hand side of the One third section
Change the WebPart configuration as follows
1. Choose SharePoint as a data source
2. Enter a query template which limits the search results exactly to the list items from the recommended links list, configured during the page setup. For example as + 'path:"https://<yourtenant>.sharepoint.com/<site>/Lists/<BestBet List>"'
3. Set Number of items per page to 3
4. Turn off "Show paging"
5. Click on Next
6. Choose Rt-Block as layout
7. Choose Hide this web part if there’s nothing to show
8. Choose Is result block
9. Turn off Show results count
10. Click on next
11. Enable Use input query text
12. Enable Dynamic value
13. Connector source: Raytion Search Center - Searchbox
14. Raytion Search Center - Searchbox' properties: Search query
15. Enable Connect to a filters Web Part
16. Choose the Web Part instance ID from the filter WebPart from above
17. Enable Connect to a verticals Web Part
18. Choose "Search Verticals Web Part - …"
19. Choose "SharePoint"
Save the page

Add the People Search Result List

Edit the page
Add a Raytion Search Center - Result List webpart to the right-hand side of the One third section
Change the WebPart configuration as follows
1. Choose SharePoint as a data source
2. Enter a query template which limits the search results to people results (the people source can also index equipment or rooms). A template could be
  {searchTerms} AND NOT title:room AND NOT title:projector
3. Result source ID should be chosen to be LocalPeopleResults
4. Set Number of items per page to 3
5. Turn off "Show paging"
6. Click on Next
7. Choose Rt-People-Block as layout
8. Choose Hide this web part if there’s nothing to show
9. Choose Is result block
10. Turn off Show results count
11. In "Block name", please add "People", i.e., the same wording as the people vertical
12. In "Vertical key for Show more Button", please add "1", i.e., the same position as the people vertical in the vertical WebPart
13. Click on next
14. Enable Use input query text
15. Enable Dynamic value
16. Connector source: Raytion Search Center - Searchbox
17. Raytion Search Center - Searchbox' properties: Search query
18. Enable Connect to a filters Web Part
19. Choose the Web Part instance ID from the filter WebPart from above
20. Enable Connect to a verticals Web Part
21. Choose "Search Verticals Web Part - …"
22. Choose "SharePoint"
Save the page

Add the Project Room Result List

Edit the page
Add a Raytion Search Center - Result List webpart to the right-hand side of the One third section
Change the WebPart configuration as follows
1. Choose SharePoint as a data source
2. Enter the following query template
  (contentclass:"STS_SITE" AND WebTemplate:Group) AND ({searchTerms})
3. Set Number of items per page to 3
4. Turn off "Show paging"
5. Click on Next
6. Choose Rt-Collaboration-Block as layout
7. Choose Hide this web part if there’s nothing to show
8. Choose Is result block
9. Turn off "Show results count"
10. Click on next
11. Enable Use input query text
12. Enable Dynamic value
13. Connector source: Raytion Search Center - Searchbox
14. Raytion Search Center - Searchbox' properties: Search query
15. Enable Connect to a filters Web Part
16. Choose the Web Part instance ID from the filter WebPart from above
17. Enable Connect to a verticals Web Part
18. Choose "Search Verticals Web Part - …"
19. Choose "SharePoint"
Save the page

Add the People Search Vertical

Edit the page
Please note, we do not create multiple pages but all WebParts on one page
Add a Raytion Search Center - Filters webpart to the left-hand side of the One third section
1. Click on configuration and go to page 3 of 3. Make a note of the Web Part instance ID
2. Configuration takes place after the next step
Add a Raytion Search Center - Results List Webpart to the right-hand side of the One third section

Configure the People Result List

Change the WebPart configuration as follows
1. Choose SharePoint as a data source
2. Enter the same query template as for the people search result block, such as
  {searchTerms} AND NOT title:room AND NOT title:projector
3. Choose Result source ID as LocalPeopleResults
4. Click on Next
5. Choose Rt-People as layout
6. Enable "Show results count"
7. Enable Teams Calls
8. Click on next
9. Enable Use input query text
10. Enable Dynamic value
11. Connector source: Raytion Search Center - Searchbox
12. Raytion Search Center - Searchbox' properties: Search query
13. Enable Connect to a filters Web Part
14. Choose the Web Part instance ID from the filter WebPart from Step 2
15. Enable Connect to a verticals Web Part
16. Choose "Search Verticals Web Part - …"
17. Choose "People"
18. Click on Next
19. Make a note of the Web Part instance ID

Configure the Filter

Open the filter configuration
1. In Use data from these Web Parts, search for the WebPart Id from Step 1.s from the "People" result list configuration
2. Click on Edit
3. Add the following filters
  1. Position: 1, Display name: Department, Filter field: department, Template: Select, Expand by default, Sorted by: count, Sort direction: Descending
  2. Position: 2, Display name: Location, Filter field: location, Template: Date interval, Expand by default
  3. Click on Save
Click on next (page 2 of 3)
In Layout, choose Rt-Filter
Save the page

Add the Collaboration Vertical

Edit the page
Please note, we do not create multiple pages but all WebParts on one page
Add a Raytion Search Center - Result List webpart to the right-hand side of the One third section
Change the WebPart configuration as follows
1. Choose SharePoint as a data source
2. Please enter this query template:
  (contentclass:"STS_SITE" AND ((WebTemplate:Group) ) AND NOT title:"Covestro") AND {searchTerms}
3. Click on Next
4. Choose Rt-Collaboration as layout
5. Enable "Show results count"
6. Click on next
7. Enable Use input query text
8. Enable Dynamic value
9. Connector source: Raytion Search Center - Searchbox
10. Raytion Search Center - Searchbox' properties: Search query
11. Enable Connect to a verticals Web Part
12. Choose "Search Verticals Web Part - …"
13. Choose "Collaboration"
14. Click on save