JoinAnswers Parameters

Check the init and runtime parameters you can specify for the JoinAnswers node.

YAML Init Parameters

These are the parameters you can specify in pipeline YAML:

Parameter	Type	Possible Values	Description
`join_mode`	String	`concatenate` `merge` Default: `concatenate`	The mode to use for joining answer lists. concatenate - Combines answers into a single list. merge - Aggregates scores of individual answers. Required.
`weights`	List of float values	Default: `none`	Used with the `merge` join mode. Assigns the importance to the input nodes. By default, answers from all nodes are assigned equal weight. Optional.
`top_k_join`	Integer	Default: `none`	The final number of answers to return in the resulting list. Optional.
`sort_by_score`	Boolean	`True` `False` Default: `True`	Sorts the incoming answers by their score. If any of the answers come from a Generator (like PromptNode), set this parameter to `False`, as these answers have no score. Required.

REST API Runtime Parameters

These are the runtime parameters you can pass in the body of the request to the Search endpoint:

Parameter	Type	Possible Values	Description
`top_k_join`	Integer	Default: `None`	The maximum number of answers to return in the resulting list. Optional.