Comments on: The right way and wrong way to use the “Rating (0-5)” field in a SharePoint list or library http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/11/19/the-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-use-the-%e2%80%9crating-0-5%e2%80%9d-field-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library/ No GeekSpeak on SharePoint 2007 WSS and MOSS Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:14:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Richard Harbridge http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/11/19/the-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-use-the-%e2%80%9crating-0-5%e2%80%9d-field-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library/comment-page-1/#comment-113212 Richard Harbridge Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:28:44 +0000 http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=10741#comment-113212 Realized this really talks to ranking and not the example you provided. Again with code you can do pretty much anything you'd like around some of these elements. There are some SharePoint Designer level things you can do as well around roll ups. Some of the SharePoint 2007 examples were baked into Productivity Hub (and again are there in 2010). Where the 'highest rated' content can be displayed on the homepage etc. I know Jeremy Thake built a series of components based on many of these possibilities for NothingButSharePoint.com as well for when it goes live. Realized this really talks to ranking and not the example you provided. Again with code you can do pretty much anything you’d like around some of these elements.

There are some SharePoint Designer level things you can do as well around roll ups. Some of the SharePoint 2007 examples were baked into Productivity Hub (and again are there in 2010). Where the ‘highest rated’ content can be displayed on the homepage etc.

I know Jeremy Thake built a series of components based on many of these possibilities for NothingButSharePoint.com as well for when it goes live.

]]> By: Richard Harbridge http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/11/19/the-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-use-the-%e2%80%9crating-0-5%e2%80%9d-field-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library/comment-page-1/#comment-113211 Richard Harbridge Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:24:55 +0000 http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=10741#comment-113211 It does impact search but not as 'intensely' as some might expect. Mainly because as you can imagine how much 'weight' social tags or ratings should have on search is a challenging question to answer. There are nine ranking models OOTB with SharePoint 2010: * Main Results Default Ranking Model * Expertise Social Distance Ranking Model * High Proximity Ranking Model * Main People Social Distance Model * Expertise Model * Name Social Distance Ranking Model * Name Model * Main People Model * No Proximity Model What's interesting is that you can build your own as well. http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ExtendingSearch/CreatingCustomRankingModels Not a complete answer but better than nothing. :) It does impact search but not as ‘intensely’ as some might expect. Mainly because as you can imagine how much ‘weight’ social tags or ratings should have on search is a challenging question to answer.

There are nine ranking models OOTB with SharePoint 2010:

* Main Results Default Ranking Model
* Expertise Social Distance Ranking Model
* High Proximity Ranking Model
* Main People Social Distance Model
* Expertise Model
* Name Social Distance Ranking Model
* Name Model
* Main People Model
* No Proximity Model

What’s interesting is that you can build your own as well. http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ExtendingSearch/CreatingCustomRankingModels

Not a complete answer but better than nothing. :)

]]> By: Christian Buckley http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/11/19/the-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-use-the-%e2%80%9crating-0-5%e2%80%9d-field-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library/comment-page-1/#comment-113201 Christian Buckley Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:00:50 +0000 http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=10741#comment-113201 Is anyone doing anything interesting with their ratings system? Is there a way to feed into the Best Bet search results based on rating? I'd be interested in learning about any other creative solutions out there. Is anyone doing anything interesting with their ratings system? Is there a way to feed into the Best Bet search results based on rating? I’d be interested in learning about any other creative solutions out there.

]]> By: Richard Harbridge http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/11/19/the-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-use-the-%e2%80%9crating-0-5%e2%80%9d-field-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library/comment-page-1/#comment-113197 Richard Harbridge Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:08:02 +0000 http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=10741#comment-113197 I agree this is one way of approaching it. What's more it's entirely true that each and every user can interpret the ratings and what the target of the rating is on their own. Quick examples: The user could be rating the format of the document. The user could be rating their opinion of the author of the document. The user could be rating that the document didn't contain the information they were looking for. The user could be rating that they thought the document looked good but that it didn't apply to them... etc. Ratings must also be guided also by organizational policy. As must tagging and other social additions to content. I doesn't solve the problem but it certainly helps create more consistency and understanding in the organization. In some instances certain libraries explicitly state (through an obvious blurb on the page) what the rating represents to help guide better social behavior that is more trusted/used to drive how certain functions/roll ups/search patterns work. A simple example was provided in the http://www.SPStandards.com Social Standards but I definitely think there are lots of ways we can expand upon that. Thoughts? I agree this is one way of approaching it.

What’s more it’s entirely true that each and every user can interpret the ratings and what the target of the rating is on their own.

Quick examples:
The user could be rating the format of the document.
The user could be rating their opinion of the author of the document.
The user could be rating that the document didn’t contain the information they were looking for.
The user could be rating that they thought the document looked good but that it didn’t apply to them…

etc.

Ratings must also be guided also by organizational policy. As must tagging and other social additions to content. I doesn’t solve the problem but it certainly helps create more consistency and understanding in the organization.

In some instances certain libraries explicitly state (through an obvious blurb on the page) what the rating represents to help guide better social behavior that is more trusted/used to drive how certain functions/roll ups/search patterns work.

A simple example was provided in the http://www.SPStandards.com Social Standards but I definitely think there are lots of ways we can expand upon that.

Thoughts?

]]> By: Erich O'Donnell http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/11/19/the-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-use-the-%e2%80%9crating-0-5%e2%80%9d-field-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library/comment-page-1/#comment-113185 Erich O'Donnell Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:08:26 +0000 http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=10741#comment-113185 I agree with Mark. Ratings are user driven, and therefore any patterns that arise as a result of those ratings are dertermined by user action. I agree with Mark. Ratings are user driven, and therefore any patterns that arise as a result of those ratings are dertermined by user action.

]]> By: EndUserSharePoint http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/11/19/the-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-use-the-%e2%80%9crating-0-5%e2%80%9d-field-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library/comment-page-1/#comment-113118 EndUserSharePoint Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:30:56 +0000 http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=10741#comment-113118 Isn't that your choice as the site owner? I would think it means all of the above, with you and your team then deciding what criteria is being rated. -- Mark Isn’t that your choice as the site owner? I would think it means all of the above, with you and your team then deciding what criteria is being rated. — Mark

]]> By: Gorka34 http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/11/19/the-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-use-the-%e2%80%9crating-0-5%e2%80%9d-field-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library/comment-page-1/#comment-113078 Gorka34 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:13:24 +0000 http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=10741#comment-113078 Thanks for this post. From the title, i was hoping you were going to get more into what Rating means. Does it mean the document has good content or that it is well written? Does it mean a list item is informative or that the content is important? What usage patterns have you seen where Rating data is informative and useful? Thanks for this post. From the title, i was hoping you were going to get more into what Rating means. Does it mean the document has good content or that it is well written? Does it mean a list item is informative or that the content is important?

What usage patterns have you seen where Rating data is informative and useful?

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