Search page

The following table describes the various sections shown on a search page.

Important 

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No. Section Description
1 Facet pane

A dynamically generated collection of facets that enables you to:

  • Add and remove search fields to make your search broader or narrower.
  • Navigate and refine your search results.

Note The facet pane is shown only if a search produces results.

2

Search filters

A drop-down list of all your saved search filters, with the name of the currently applied filter shown. By default, no search filter is applied.

The following icon buttons are available:

: Create a search filter or save a copy of an existing filter.

: Edit the name and description of a search filter.

: Share a search filter.

: Delete a search filter.

3 Search input field

Shows your search text. You can edit your search text here.

For examples of how wildcards and symbols work in your search text, click .
4 Search results

Shows the following:

  • The results that match your search.
  • The total number or results.
  • The applied sorting criterion and sorting order. By default, search results on the search page are sorted in the order of descending relevance.
  • The selected fields in which the search is performed. By default, all fields are searched.
Tip 
  • Click to:
    • Add or remove fields that are shown for each search result.
    • Edit the number of results shown per page.
  • For any result that is an asset, click to show the workflows that are available for the asset.
  • Click the name of a search result to open its detailed page.
Note If the text in a field is long, the text is shortened when shown in the search results. For example, in the following image, the highlighted definition in the search result shows only a part of the full definition.

No. Description
1

Your search text, which you can edit.
2

Saved Filters: A drop-down list of search filters, showing the filter currently applied. By default, no search filter is applied. The drop-down list contains filters you created and those shared with you.

  • creates a search filter or saves a copy of an existing filter. You can then access the filter from the Saved Filters drop-down list.
  • edits the name, description, and visibility settings of the filter.
  • deletes the filter.
It is possible that you or another user created a search filter that includes a field or facet that no longer exists in your Collibra environment. When this happens, the unavailable field or facet is highlighted to enable you to identify and remove it from the search filter. Unavailable fields and facets are ignored in search queries.

3

Search tabs.
4 Total number of results.
5 Sorting criterion to change the order in which the results appear.
6 Option to change the number of results shown on each page.
7 Facet pane, which is a dynamically generated collection of available filters to:
  • Add or remove filter criteria to make your search broader or narrower.
  • Navigate and refine your search results.
  • Select the fields in which you want your text to be searched.

The facet pane is shown only if a search produces results. If you select the Data Marketplace tab, the filters in the facet pane change depending on the facet configuration. The Search in Fields filter, however, is always shown.

While most searches are performed against assets, the Category filter in the facet pane can be helpful to search for non-assets, such as communities or domains, or to limit the results to only assets. The common category options available are assets, users, domains, communities, and user groups.
8

Selected Filters: Filters you selected in the facet pane.
9

Search in Fields: Fields you selected in the facet pane.
10

Results that match your search. The fields shown in the search results depend on the search result field configuration.

If the text in a field is long, the text is trimmed when shown in a search result. Additionally, in the definition field in a search result, only a portion of the text is shown, including the part that matches your searched text.

To open an asset in a new tab or to see the workflows available for an asset, hover your pointer over the asset in the search results, and then click .
11 Page numbers to navigate the search results.