SOLR Search Result Order Different due to the _val_:__boost function
After upgrading the project to Sitecore version 10.2 , the SOLR search result is different in order due to the query _val_:__boost function . I have investigated the issue and found out that in Sitecore 9.0.2 our SOLR search query was: ..........AND (-_template:("083a4d2a38694013a9e2d18c05da70ae") *:*)) and in Sitecore 10.2 SOLR search query is: ..........AND (-_template:("083a4d2a38694013a9e2d18c05da70ae") *:*)) AND _val_:__boost There is one more extra condition at last in the query i.e. AND _val_:__boost. I have gone through the Sitecore documents on Search Result Boosting and found that In Sitecore XP 10.0.0 or later, item-level boosting relies on index-time scoring factors that are indexed in the __boost field and combined with the query score using the query _val_:__boost function. After doing lots of brainstorming I raised a support ticket to the Sitecore and find the below solution: Solution: Sitecore suggested