I have a MOSS farm with multiple sites. I have SharedServices set up, and a separate Content Source for my sites. However, I can't find how to restrict my intranet site to read from the intranet Content Source. It's pulling records from all the sites on the server. Also, is there a way to limit the returned data to certain types, eg: .doc, .xls, Announcement list items? Guidance appreciated.

Hi, You could create a separate SharedService and associate with your web application. Since the SSP's are shared across web applications the search results are returned from all the web applications I you do not intend to create a new SSP then you could use search scopes. Create a search scope for your site and then add a rule to include the results you desire and discard all the other More information: http://blogen.siderys.com/2009/02/creating-scopes-for-search-in.html Detailed steps: 1) Go to Your top site > site actions > site settings > modify all site settings > site collection administration > search scopes. 2) Click new scope in the tool bar to the new scope page. 3) Select advanced search in the display group section. 4) Click ok. Return back to 1) page 5) Click add rules after your new scope and go to add new scope rule page. 6) Select web address in scope rule type section. 7) Copy your site URL into the folder textbox in web address section. 8) Select include in behavior section. 9) Click ok. 10) Then go to the advanced search page > site actions > edit page 11) Click the edit in the menu of advanced search box web part > modify shared web part 12) Go to Advanced search box property panel > scopes 13) Select show the scope picker check box 14) Click ok To answer the next part you need to create search scopes and us the content class to filter different type of items IsDocument:1 returns only documents and filters all other results Refer below list case “STS_Web”: // Site case “STS_List_850″: // Page Library case “STS_ListItem_850″: // Page case “STS_List_DocumentLibrary”: // Document Library case “STS_ListItem_DocumentLibrary”: // Document Library Items case “STS_List”: // Custom List case “STS_ListItem”: // Custom List Item case “STS_List_Links”: // Links List case “STS_ListItem_Links”: // Links List Item case “STS_List_Tasks”: // Tasks List case “STS_ListItem_Tasks”: // Tasks List Item case “STS_List_Events”: // Events List case “STS_ListItem_Events”: // Events List Item case “STS_List_Announcements”: // Announcements List case “STS_List_Contacts”: // Contacts List case “STS_ListItem_Contacts”: // Contacts List Item case “STS_List_DiscussionBoard”: // Discussion List case “STS_ListItem_DiscussionBoard”: // Discussion List Item case “STS_List_IssueTracking”: // Issue Tracking List case “STS_ListItem_IssueTracking”: // Issue Tracking List Item case “STS_List_GanttTasks”: // Project Tasks List case “STS_ListItem_GanttTasks”: // Project Tasks List Item case “STS_List_Survey”: // Survey List case “STS_ListItem_Survey”: // Survey List Item case “STS_List_PictureLibrary”: // Picture Library case “STS_ListItem_PictureLibrary”: // Picture Library Item case “STS_List_WebPageLibrary”: // Web Page Library case “STS_ListItem_WebPageLibrary”: // Web Page Library Item case “STS_List_XMLForm”: // Form Library case “STS_ListItem_XMLForm”: // Form Library Item case “urn:content-class:SPSSearchQuery”: // Search Query case “urn:content-class:SPSListing:News”: // News Listing case “urn:content-class:SPSPeople”: // People case “urn:content-classes:SPSCategory”: // Category case “urn:content-classes:SPSListing”: // Listing case “urn:content-classes:SPSPersonListing”:// Person Listing case “urn:content-classes:SPSTextListing”: // Text Listing case “urn:content-classes:SPSSiteListing”: // Site Listing case “urn:content-classes:SPSSiteRegistry”: // Site Registry Listing More information: http://blog.3i-solutions.nl/2008/01/creating-search-scopes-based-on.html Please remember to mark your question as "answered" if it solves your problem. My SharePoint Blog http://dhireny.blogspot.com

Much obliged Dhiren. Looks like I've got some reading to do :)

Generally speaking, is it best to create multiple SSPs? Benefits/detriments?