Searching for Data

With so many data assets it can be difficult to find what you are looking for.

K has 5 main ways you can easily locate your data assets:

1. Visiting your Team Page via Home Page to access data your team regularly use

2. Locate data assets recently used/created via Your Data Ecosystem

3. Use a google like Search function

4. Access your past saved search filters settings through Filters Page

5. Explore your data ecosystem via Inventory

1. Visiting your Team Home Page

To access your team assets:

1. Click on Homepage

2. Click on your Team Name

3. Click on either Data or Content tab to access your teams assets

If you cannot find your Team on your homepage, click on your profile icon and access to add your team.

2. Accessing recently used / Created Data through Ecosystem

To access data assets that you have recently used/created:

1. Click on Data Ecosystem

2. In the My Ecosystem section, click on one of the following options:

   1. Data & Content used

   2. Data & Content created

   3. Contributions

   4. Code run

   5. Following

3. You will be taken to your My Activity page and can toggle between the different tabs to quickly locate your data

3. Using the Search Function

When you first click on the Search page, a pop-up panel will appear where you can quickly type in your search term. (Try typing * for a generic wildcard search)

K also has the capability to do Linked Searches. A linked search let’s you find associated parent asset or child assets. For example, you might want to locate all tables that have a column called 'Phone'.

Through the Search Results Page, you can access a number of additional K Features including:

• Bulk Action

• Bulk Edit via Excel

Visit Search Filter Tips for more information on how to make the most of the Search Page, including how to save your favourite common search filter settings.

4. Accessing saved searches through the Filters Page

After you save your Search Filters setting, you can access it anytime through the Filteres Page.

• The filters page displays all search filters that you have saved.

• Filters can be saved as either:

  • Private: Only you as the creator can see and access this saved filter

  • Public: Anyone can see and access the filter via the filters page

• You can identify whether the filter is Public or Private via the ‘Viewable’ column

5. Exploring your data via Inventory

The Inventory is a structured way to explore data, content, queries and all other items within the ecosystem.

You can easily drill through the different categories by clicking through the side panel. It’s a great way to browse the data ecosystem when you do not have a specific search term in mind and cannot use the Search function.

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