Try ShortPoint nowSharePoint Search functionality is one of the most commonly used feature to display contents in your page. In this article, we will give you some simple steps on how to make SharePoint search even better by enabling a search property to be sortable.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Before we begin
- Step 1: Navigate to SharePoint Admin Center
- Step 2: Navigate to Crawled Properties
- Step 3: Search for Target Managed Properties
- Step 4: Click Edit/Map Property
- Step 5: Ensure following is enabled
- Step 6: Save changes
Before we begin
- Make sure that you are a SharePoint Administrator or SharePoint Farm Administrator to access the SharePoint Admin Center.
- Make sure that you already have an experience creating/managing search properties
Step 1: Navigate to SharePoint Admin Center
Please follow the step-by-step procedure below, depending on your SharePoint environment.
Office 365 Search center navigation
On the left side of the page, click More Features:
In More Features, look for Search, and click Open:
A new tab will open which will take you to the Search configuration page. Please click on Manage Search Schema to proceed:
SharePoint On-premise Search Center Navigation
Navigate to your SharePoint Central Administration:
Click Application Management from the left side:
In Application Management, click Manage service applications under Service Applications:
Click Search Service Application 2:
On the next page, you will be taken to Search Service Application 1: Search Administration. You may need to scroll down the page to see Search Schema on the left side. Please click it to proceed:
Step 2: Navigate to Crawled Properties
You are now on the Search configuration page of SharePoint. From here, you need to click on Crawled Properties:
Note: You may also search for the property in the Managed Property tab, by filtering it or manually searching for the property name.
Step 3: Search for Target Managed Properties
In the Managed Properties page, you have two ways how you can look for a property. If you know the property name that you want to modify, you can enter its name and filter it from Managed Property box (1) or you can also manually scroll down the page and look for it under the Property Name column (2).
Note: If you want to know more about creating a custom user profile property, you can check this article: How to Create Custom User Profile Property in SharePoint Online.
Step 4: Click Edit/Map Property
In this example, let's say we want to sort a property named Birthday, which is mapped to the property Refinable18. To edit a property, you just simple need to hover your mouse to Birthday property and a dropdown icon will be shown. Click Edit/Map Property.
Step 5: Ensure following is enabled
Make sure the Sortable is set to Yes - active.
Info: If you encounter an issue where this option is greyed out, the workaround would be creating a new managed property that is mapped to that crawled property.
Step 6: Save changes
After modifying this property, you may scroll down to the bottom of the page. On the right side, you will see the OK button. Please click it to save your settings:
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