Searching for Assets

You can complete simple global search queries, save your search queries, and reuse saved searches. Pilot provides both the global Quick Search capabilities and an Advanced Search capabilities. You can use the Last Modified and Created On filters to narrow down your search results. In addition, you can use the filters in the navigator to filter your search results.

Note: Contact your Administrator if you do not see the Save Search button. This is displayed only if Solr Search is enabled.

Conducting a Global Quick Search

To complete a simple global search and save your search query:

1.	At the top left corner, type a string into the Search field, and click Search.

Optional - By default, the File names only option is enabled for Quick Search. Use the Everywhere option to locate assets using the specified string in their file name, metadata, and comments.

The results are displayed in the browser view.

2.	Hover your mouse over the found assets in your browser view.

A popup menu is displayed.

3.	Click, under Text Content and then click here to view the first match.

The asset is opened and the text is highlighted.

 

4.	Click Save Search.

5.	In the Search Name field, type the name of your search query.

6.	Optional: In the Description field, type a description of your search query.

7.	Click Submit.

To refine your search results:

1.	Complete a global search.

2.	On the left pane, click the Filters tab to view a list of found filters.

3.	Select one or more facets to refine your search.

The assets found using the selected facets are displayed in the browser view.

4.	Optional - Select Last Modified or Created On and select a date range to narrow down your search results.

 

Using saved search queries

To run a saved search queue:

1.	On the toolbar, at the top of the browser view, click Saved Searches.

2.	Click the Run Saved query icon on a saved search query in the list.

The results are displayed in the browser view.

To delete a saved search query:

Saved search queries are shared with all users using the same Xinet server. You can delete your saved search queries. Search queries made by other users cannot be deleted.

•	In the Saved Search view, click the trash can icon.

Conducting an Advanced Search Query

Using our MySQL database, you can conduct more advanced search queries using logical operators.

To complete an advanced logical operand search:

1.	In the Pilot view, top right corner, click Advanced Search.

2.	Under Search Field, click the drop down menu, and select a data field option.

3.	In the Constrains field, select a constraint, and type a value in the adjacent field.

4.	Click Search to review your results.

For more information about available constraints, see Constraining searches.

5.	Click the plus icon to add additional logic to your search query and select a logical operand.

 

For more information about available operands, see Logical Operands.

6.	Repeat steps 2-4 to add additional search criteria.

Tip:	To remove a search criteria, click the minus icon .

7.	Click Search to review your results.

8.	Optional - Click Save to name and save your advanced search query.

9.	Optional - Click Clear to create a new advanced search query.

Using Saved Advanced Search Queries

1.	On the top right corner of Pilot, click Advanced Search.

2.	Select a saved Advanced Search query from the Saved Searches menu.

3.	Optional - Edit, save, search, or delete the advanced search query.