Before I start writing on this article, I would like to highlight the name of the person who is the coordinator of this solution. He has created this solution way back in SharePoint 2007 version and now it’s upgraded to SharePoint 2010 also.
Now obviously you are thinking as what exactly I am talking about? - The name of the person is StephaneEyskens. You can take the complete reference from the following link: http://sptoolbasket2010.codeplex.com/
Let’s come back to the main point now: SharePoint 2010 has comes up with many new features as well as functionalities and Document Rating is one of them.
Displaying content based on ratings can help content readers find quality content easily. If you are a content manager or author, ratings can help you easily see which topics are considered to be more popular by the readers.
How to Enable Rating System for your Document Library?
· Open the document library
· Settings
· Document Library settings
· General settings section
· Rating system
· Check this option ‘Allow this item to be rated in this list’ to Yes
· Click OK
As soon as you click ok then you can see the addition of one more column in your document library named as ‘Ratings (0-5)’
What are the other changes happened in your document library?
· Open the document library
· Settings
· Document Library settings
· Check the Columns section
· You will see the addition of one more new column:
§ Number of Ratings
Important things to notice about this Rating functionality:
· If you rate the document twice, thrice… then it will always overwrite the previous rating and shows the current one only.
· The ratings control is then available on pages based on the layout. Using a page layout ensures that similar pages share some consistent elements and design.
· If the ratings feature is enabled for your organization, a Rating Settings option will appear in the site settings for a list or library
Which Job plays an important role behind this Rating system functionality?
· Open the central administration
· Monitoring
· Review Job Definitions
· Check for this Job: User profile service application-Social Rating synchronization job
Note: The above mentioned job runs on hourly basis so if you are in hurry and wants the average of those rating system as soon as possible then click on the above job and select ‘Run Now’-that’s it.. Mission Accomplished J
If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues J J
Thank you.
