Using CQWP or CSWP to match and return files with a variable site column value.

Question

I would like to use the content query web part or the content search web part to build a query for files in a specific library based on a tagged value of that library; here's the catch: I want the cqwp or cswp to return files when it matches a metadata variable on that page; so if a selected tag value for a specific site column on the page with the cqwp or cswp is "paul" I want the web part to return files from a specific library that are tagged with a specific site column value of "paul"

It feels like this should be possible, particularly in the content search web part. Thanks for any help.

Craig

Answer 1

@Craig St. Clair

Here're steps:

1.Create a list column in the document library.
2.Go to Central administration -> Search service application -> Search Schema -> New Managed Property -> Click Queryable、Searchable、Retrievable, add the crawled property of newly created column as mapping.
3.Start a full crawl.
4.Go to the library -> Edit page -> Add content query web part.
5.Edit content query web part -> In the Source, choose the specific library in the "Show items from the following list" -> In the Additional Filters, select the newly created column set filter.

6.For example, after settings testcolumn is equal to 1, then file1 shows in the content query web part.

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