Search Result Checker

Overview

The Search Result Checker provides insights into how a search query is processed to generate a search result. It is useful for:

Enter a search term (word or product number).
Click “Search” to execute the query.
If results are found, all related search processing details will be displayed.
If no results are found, an error message will be displayed.
Use the buttons at the bottom to control how many search results are shown:
- Show first 1000 results
- Show all results

Column	Description
Action	The type of processing step applied to the search term.
wordList	The processed word list resulting from the action.
cutWordList	A secondary word list, also generated from the action.

”¡” (Exclamation Mark) → Represents negation (e.g., “without” or “not”).
Example: Searching for "Bra without wire" → In wordList, it appears as "¡wire", ensuring proper negation handling.

Action	Description
origSTerm	Original search term as passed to the EPS.
replaced special characters	Removes special characters. Example: `"jack & jones"` → `"jack jones"`.
normalized	Removes punctuation and converts uppercase letters to lowercase. Example: `"A.S.98"` → `"as 98"`.
killedStopwords	Removes stopwords. Example: `"eine tür"` → `"tür"`.
rebuild vowels	Converts `"ae"` into `"ä"` to allow further normalization to `"a"`.
handledReplacements	Applies replacements if configured.
cutWordList after first round	Creates word segments from the normalized string.
killed stop in cutWordList	Removes stopwords from the cut list.
stemmed wordList	Stems words to their root. Example: `"hosen herren"` → `"hose herr"`.
stemmed cutWordList	Stems the words in the cut list.
kill double terms in cutWordList	Removes duplicates in the cut list.
cutWordList removed	Removes words already in the main list.
wordList	Final words used in the search index, including ranking malus values.

(rot#0.0) & (dirndl#0.0 | landhauskleid#2.0 | tracht#2.0 | trachtenkleid#2.0)

Step	Description
Alternatives Tested	Lists all attempts to simplify the query.
Final Reduced Query	Query that produced a valid result.

Used when Query Reduction fails.

Step	Description
Deep Query Requested	Marks usage of Deep Query.
Alternative Search Terms	Shows top 10 alternatives considered.
Final Alternative Search Term	Best selected alternative.

Prevents Query Reduction and Deep Query if a term is blacklisted.

Step	Description
Query Reduction not used	`"is blacklisted"`
Deep Query not used	`"is blacklisted"`

Deep Query is skipped if results exist but are filtered out (e.g., out of stock).

Step	Description
Deep Query not used	`"had results before filtering"`

If replacements are applied, additional data is shown:

Step	Description
replacement	Example: combinedReplacement with category restriction and replacement type.
conditions	Replacement configuration (e.g., restricted category).
found replacement	Name of the replacement rule used.

Field	Description
Major MKZ	Dominant MKZ among results.
Major MKZs	All MKZs shown with product counts and percentages.
Sortiment	Top-level MKZ category.
CutOff Limit	Minimum relevance score for results.
Found Styles	Total matched styles.
Showing Styles	Styles displayed in the search preview.

Raw data based on all search result matches.

Field	Description
Name	Filter label (technical name in parentheses).
Styles	Product count per filter.
Values	Number of distinct values per filter.

What is actually shown to the user in the frontend.

Field	Description
Name	Filter name (with internal ID).
Values	All visible values, hover shows frontend display version.

All search result products in order.

Field	Description
Image	Product image used in the SERP.
SKU (AKL…)	Unique product SKU.
Short Description	Product title.
Relevance Score	Scoring based on query match and/or replacement logic. 200 = boost from `addAndPrefer`.
Bonus Points	Points added by the Business Rule Tool.
Integrated Points	Combined relevance and rule score.
Comment	Explains what matched and why the product was ranked (e.g., matched brand, filter, synonym, replacement, etc.).