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Search Results Page

Through the search results page, you can continually refine your search results to help support other key activities such as bulk actions and creating saved filters.


Key Elements of a Search Page

Below is an outline of some of the key elements of a Search results page

  1. Change the global search settings to help refine search function (e.g. changing to exact match or changing search universe by removing reference objects)

  2. Add or change filters to reduce search results. Refer to Filter tips for more information

  3. Save the search filters settings for future access and use via the Filters page

  4. Perform a Linked Search to find associated parent or child assets

  5. Perform a bulk action on all filtered search results

  6. Download the filtered search results into a csv file

  7. Change the columns and Search Views

  8. Change the column width

  9. See the total number of filtered results relative to the total search result

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Search Views

Depending on the search context, there may be different column settings and default filters that are helpful. There are 6 views that are available:

Search View

Objective

Default Filters

Default Columns

Business Discovery

Assist business users locate trusted data assets and quickly see it's Category, Classification, Domain, and Trust level

Object Type Source Workflow Status Domain

Name Alternate Name Location Object Type Category Classification Domain Trust

Data Discovery

Help data users quickly identify helpful data assets, including the verified use case

Object Type Source Location Workflow Status

Name Location Alternate Name Object Type Category Classification Domain Trust Verified

Data Engineering

For data engineers, additional columns to help them quickly search through Databases, Schemas and Tables

Object Type Source Location Database Schema Workflow Status

Name Location Object Type Database Schema Category Classification Domain Trust Verified

Data Governance

Help data governance managers quickly filter and view key information that supports data governance

Object Type Source Workflow Status Domain Owners Stewards

Name Location Object Type Category Classification Domain Trust Owners Stewards Verified Not Verified Number of open issues Overall DQ Score

Data Management

Help data managers search for data assets and optimise the data ecosystem by reviewing the usage, load frequency and size.

Object Type Source Workflow Status Usage

Name Location Object Type Category Domain Usage Load Frequency Size MB

Collection & Glossary

Help users locate and review Collection and Collection Instances

Object Type: Set to Collection Instance Collection Domain Owners

Name Location Collection Category Domain

The default view is Data Discovery. However, once you choose to change your view, K will remember your preference and retain that view until you next change it.

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