Sharepoint 2010 - Ratings

How to enable Rating in SharePoint 2010 ?

ð    I have a list named Ratings List

ð   To enable the Ratings Feature got to the list select List from the Tools Tab and navigate to List Settings.

ð  Under General Settings select Rating Settings .

ð  Under Rating Settings section select Yes for Allow items in this list to be rated?

ð  You will see a new column added to the list  Rating (0-5) .

ð  Add some items in the list . In the List you see the Average rating of all the Users .

ð  When a User Hovers over the star Ratings it will ask to rate the document or the items. You can select the rating .

Note : We can also enable Ratings on the Document Libraries

ð  Once the User has given the rating it stores it in a database .

ð  Every user can provide their own ratings and average will be displayed when the user views the list.

The Service Application that helps this Feature is User Profile Service Application .

The timer Job that runs on the server is Social Rating Synchronization Job which calculates the average of ratings.

ð   This job executes every 1 hour by default.

ð  If required can be manually run the Job From the

Central Administration -> Monitoring -> Timer Jobs -> Review Job Definitions -> User Profile Service Application – Social Rating Synchronization Job -> Run Now or we can also change the Recurring Schedule 

Once the timer job is successful the ratings will be shown in Blue color . If you want to know the rating you have provided you can hover the mouse over and you will get to know your ratings in Yellow.

FAQ :

What is a user wants to change his rating ?

Ans: The user can change the rating . his previous rating will be discarded and Rating will be stored in the database .