In SharePoint 2019, query suggestions are not automatically created.

Question

We are currently using SharePoint 2019. Based on this article: Create and import query suggestions for the classic search experience in SharePoint Server - SharePoint Server | Microsoft Learn say Sharepoint automatically creates a query suggestion when you have clicked a search result for a query at least six times or if I  want to display query suggestions immediately, I could import the suggested phrase from a text file.

 

I already imported a query and it is working fine. My concern is we also want to have an automatic query suggestion if it clicks 6 times but it is not working as expected. I already removed the query I imported to test if it will work if no default suggest phrase is set but it still doesn't work

 

Can anyone confirm if this feature is only for SharePoint Online or are there any other configurations, I need to set up in SP2019? 

Answer 1

Hi @Monique Noche,

This feature is for SharePoint Server not for SharePoint Online. Automatic query suggestions are generated periodically for each result source and each site collection, so the query suggestions can be different for different result sources and site collections. The query suggestions are generated daily for each result source. You will need wait one day for sharepoint generate query suggestions after frequent click the search result.

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