Advanced Saved Search

An Advanced Search allows the user to create an Active Filter based on a repository’s attribute value, the state of its records, a linked repository’s attribute values, or the repository’s owner.

To perform an Advanced Search on a repository:

1. Open the repository’s Saved Search Sidebar, (see Open the Saved Search Sidebar).

Saved Search Sidebar

2. Click the Advanced Search button on the Saved Search Sidebar’s Activity Bar.

   The Advanced Search Button

3. The Advanced Search window will appear.

   The Advanced Save Search Window

4. Edit the Advanced Search options as desired:

• Repository: Select the repository the Advanced Search will be applied to. This allows the search of a linked repository if the linked repository has been configured to allow it to be searched.
• Search Type: The type of search:
• Attribute Search : Filter on the values of a repository’s attributes.
• State Search : Filter on the state of repository records.
• Owner Search : Filter on the owners.
• Link Search :
• To filter on the values of a linked repository’s attributes, select Attribute Search, then select Link Search .
• To filter on the state of a linked repository’s records, select State Search, then select Link Search.
• Select Attribute: The repository attribute or record state to filter by. The contents of the Select Attribute dropdown list vary depending on the selected Search Type.
• Search Criteria: Varies depending on the type of the attribute indicated in Select Attribute.
• Search Term: Either enter text to search for or if the Search Type is Attribute Search, click the Eye icon to get a list of attribute values to select from.
• Category: Appears if the Search Type is Attribute Search. If a Taxonomy node is selected from the dropdown Taxonomy Node Tree for the repository, only attribute records assigned to that node will be searched.

5. To apply the Advanced Search, click the Apply button. To exit the Advanced Search window without applying the Advanced Search, click the Close button.