Sort by retrieval PAZ-1006

[pazpar2-moved-to-github.git] / doc / pazpar2_protocol.xml

diff --git a/doc/pazpar2_protocol.xml b/doc/pazpar2_protocol.xml
index 4629cbf..28545e6 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/pazpar2_protocol.xml
+++ b/doc/pazpar2_protocol.xml
@@ -273,8 +273,13 @@ search.pz?command=settings&session=2044502273&pz:allow[search.com:210/db1]=1
        the number '0' (decreasing) or '1' (increasing).  Default
         sort order is decreasing.
        Sort field names can be any field name designated as a sort field
-        in the pazpar2.cfg file, or the special names 'relevance' and
-       'position'.
+        in the pazpar2.cfg file, or the special names 'relevance',
+       'retrieval' and 'position'.
+       </para>
+       <para>
+       Sort type 'position' sorts by position/offset for each database.
+       Sort type 'retrieval' sorts by position of retrieval (first record
+       retrieved is 1, second record is 2, etc.).
        </para>
        <para>
        If not specified here or as
@@ -287,7 +292,7 @@ search.pz?command=settings&session=2044502273&pz:allow[search.com:210/db1]=1
        supports native sorting in order to get best results. Pazpar2
        will trigger a new search if search criteria changes from Pazpar2
        to target-based sorting or visa-versa.
-       </para>
+       </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
@@ -447,8 +452,13 @@ search.pz2?session=2044502273&command=stat
        the number '0' (decreasing) or '1' (increasing).  Default
         sort order is decreasing.
        Sort field names can be any field name designated as a sort field
-        in the pazpar2.cfg file, or the special names 'relevance' and
-       'position'.
+        in the pazpar2.cfg file, or the special names 'relevance',
+       'retrieval' and 'position'.
+       </para>
+       <para>
+       Sort type 'position' sorts by position/offset for each database.
+       Sort type 'retrieval' sorts by position of retrieval (first record
+       retrieved is 1, second record is 2, etc.).
        </para>
        <para>
        If not specified here or as