Re: Seeking your feedback on SAS.com SEARCH

Rick_SAS · Posted 05-28-2015 10:12 AM

To follow up on Doc's comment, when I search for SAS syntax, Google often points me to SAS 9.2 documentation, or even the V8 doc! Any way for SAS to tell search engines to deemphasize the 9.2 doc and to point to 9.3 or 9.4 instead?

Doc_Duke · Posted 05-28-2015 10:15 AM

I just add the version number to the search for it,

excel import 9.4 site:sas.com

Rick_SAS · Posted 05-28-2015 10:46 AM

I have tried that, too, but it is not always successful.

SteveDenham · Posted 05-28-2015 10:50 AM

To get away from the Google algorithm, which is based on total hits, set up a bot that accesses the 9.4 documentation through Google. Once you get a GIG of hits, the algorithm should recognize the 9.4 documentation as the "popular" version.

I am sure Google will love you for doing this, though...

Steve Denham