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title: Filter and boost using the Rule Set Editor
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# Filter and boost using the Rule Set Editor
> **Legacy feature**
>
> This article pertains to achieving relevance with the Coveo Hive framework.
> Coveo Hive is now in maintenance mode.
> 
> See [Achieve relevance](https://docs.coveo.com/en/n9qd0318/) for guidance on leveraging [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/) relevance features with the Coveo Atomic library.

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Enterprise edition


The **Rule Set Editor** lets you apply filtering at the search interface level or for a specific search interface tab.
You can access the **Rule Set Editor** through the data source of the following Coveo for Sitecore renderings:

* [Query Filter](https://docs.coveo.com/en/3038/)

* [Query Ranking](https://docs.coveo.com/en/3039/)

* [Coveo Search Interface](https://docs.coveo.com/en/3044/)

* [Coveo Tab](https://docs.coveo.com/en/3066/)

> **Leading practice**
>
> Although the **Coveo Search Interface** rendering view file automatically instantiates both a **Query Filter** and a **Query Ranking** rendering, you should insert standalone instances of these renderings in your search interfaces.
> This eases the configuration and reusability of these renderings.

## Using the Query Filter Rendering

You can apply filtering expressions to all your search interface queries by inserting the **Query Filter** rendering and editing its data source.

. In the **Experience Editor**, locate and select the **UI Header** placeholder.
When the **UI Header** placeholder is empty, the placeholder shaded area is visible (image below left).
Otherwise, you can select a rendering that has been inserted in the **UI Header** placeholder and use the **Go to the parent component** option (image below right).

![Screenshot of the Sitecore Experience Editor showing the UI Header Add here placeholder button | Coveo](c4sc-v5/ui-header-placeholder.png) ![Screenshot of the Coveo for Sitecore Analytics component floating toolbar in the Sitecore Experience Editor and the Go to the parent button highlighted | Coveo](c4sc-v5/ui-header-placeholder-via-go-to-parent.png)

. Click **Add here**.

. Select the **Query Filter** rendering.

![Select a rendering | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/select-query-filter.png)

. Create a data source for your rendering.

![Create a data source | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/query-filter-data-source-creation.png)

. In the **Query Filter** rendering floating toolbar, select the **Edit the rendering's data source** option.
It should be the leftmost option on the floating toolbar.

. In the **Query Filter** section, just underneath **Filter expression rules**, click **Edit rule**.

. Click **Add a new rule**.

. In the **Choose conditions** section of the dialog, select the condition template you want to use (see [Rule Set Editor boosting and filtering rules reference](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2471/)).

![Select condition template | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/filter-rule-template.png)

. In the **Edit rule** section, for each link in the condition template, click the link to either toggle between possible options or to set a value (for example, clicking the `where` link will allow you to toggle between the `where` and `except where` options.)

![Clicking the where link | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/filter-rule-change-value.png)

. To add other conditions to your rule, repeat steps 7 to 9.
You can change the `and` logical operator between the conditions, if need be.

![Add conditions to rule | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/final-filter-rule.png)

. Give your rule a meaningful name.

![Name the rule | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/name-filter-rule.png)

Once completed, the **Query Filter** rendering and its rule name should be displayed in the **Experience Editor**.

![Query filter displayed | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/query-filter-added-experience-editor.png)

When executing queries in a search interface, you can review your call headers in the browser developer tools to ensure that the advanced query (_aq_) value properly reflects your query filter rule.

![Reviewing headers | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/query-filter-advanced-query-in-dev-tools.png)

## Using the Query Ranking Rendering

You can boost the score of targeted results on all your search interface queries by inserting the **Query Ranking** rendering and editing its data source.

. In the **Experience Editor**, locate and select the **UI Header** placeholder.
When the **UI Header** placeholder is empty, the placeholder shaded area is visible (image below left).
Otherwise, you can select a rendering that has been inserted in the **UI Header** placeholder and use the **Go to the parent component** option (image below right).

![Screenshot of the Sitecore Experience Editor showing the UI Header Add here placeholder button | Coveo](c4sc-v5/ui-header-placeholder.png) ![Screenshot of the Coveo for Sitecore Analytics component floating toolbar in the Sitecore Experience Editor and the Go to the parent button highlighted | Coveo](c4sc-v5/ui-header-placeholder-via-go-to-parent.png)

. Click **Add here**.

. Select the **Query Ranking** rendering.

![Select a rendering | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/select-query-ranking.png)

. Create a data source for your rendering.

![Create a data source | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/query-ranking-data-source-creation.png)

. In the **Query Ranking** rendering floating toolbar, select the **Edit the rendering's data source** option.
It should be the leftmost option on the floating toolbar.

. In the **Query Ranking** section, just underneath **Boost expression rules**, click **Edit rule**.

. In the **Choose conditions** section, select the condition template you want to use.

. In the **Edit rule** section, for each link in the condition template, click the link to either toggle between possible options or to set a value (for example, clicking the `where` link will allow you to toggle between the `where` and `except where` options.)

![Edit rule section | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/query-ranking-condition.png)

. To add other conditions to your rule, click **Add a new rule** and repeat steps 7 and 8.
You can change the `and` logical operator between the conditions, if need be.

. In the **Choose actions** section, select whether you want to boost (add number to document score) the targeted items or reduce the score (remove number from document score) of the targeted items.

![Boosting a rule | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/boosting-rule.png)

. In the **Edit rule** section, click the `number` link to specify the number of points to add to, or subtract from, the scores of the targeted items.

. Give your rule a meaningful name.

![Name the rule | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/boosting-rule-name.png)

Once completed, the **Query Ranking** rendering and its rule name should be displayed in the **Experience Editor**.

![Query ranking displayed | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/query-ranking-in-experience-editor.png)

When executing queries in search interface, you can review your call headers in the browser developer tools to ensure that the advanced query (_aq_) value properly reflects your query ranking rule.

![Reviewing headers | Coveo for Sitecore 5](https://docs.coveo.com/en/assets/images/c4sc-v5/query-ranking-dev-tools-qre.png)