How to limit search results to a specific content source ?

Question

I have the following requirement.

Create a basic search center and limit the search results to a specific content source.

To achieve this, In SharePoint 2010, I used to create a scope where I can specify the content source and use this scope at search center

How do I achieve the same in SharePoint 2013. I know Scopes are deprecated in SharePoint 2013 and how exactly I can achieve this using Result Sources and Query rules.

(While Creating Result source or Query Rules , Is there a way to specify content source the way we used to specify while creating a scope in SharePoint 2010)

Thanks in advance !

- Ganesh

Answer 1

Hi 

Check similar thread, that should be helpful

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointsearch/thread/7692c2e0-a248-4a50-a146-ad401a77b696

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Answer 2

Thanks but it dint help !

This article talks more about specifying specific set of rules and result blocks.

How do I achieve limiting search results to a specific content source ?

- Ganesh

Answer 3

Hi Ganesh,

When you build your query on basics, there contentsource property filter, you can set it to a specific content source.

For more information, see

http://sharepointfieldnotes.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-new-in-sharepoint-2013-search.html

http://techmikael.blogspot.com/2013/04/limiting-search-results-in-sharepoint.html

Best Regards.

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Answer 4

 Thanks ! It helped !