Using advanced search filters to find registry content

The advanced search page provides registry users with the ability to filter, refine and sort search results more precisely than what is possible with the omnisearch alone.

How to use advanced search filters to find registry content

1. Access the advanced search page by searching for anything in the homepage search bar, or via the omnisearch's magnifying glass (non-filtered search).

1. Select the filter menu (which reads 'All' by default) and adjust the search filters as desired. Only content that matches the type chosen as your search filter will appear in the relevant search results.

Note: The 'Type' filters are defined as follows:

• 'All': Searches for content of all types

• 'Issues & Discussion': Searches for issues and discussion posts

• 'Data': Searches for:

  • Datasets

  • Data catalogues

  • Distributions

• 'Help': Searches for:

  • Concept help pages: Help pages relating to concepts outlined in ISO 11179

  • Standard help pages. Help pages relating to other functions of the Aristotle Metadata Registry

• Metadata: Searches for:

  • Data elements

  • Data element concepts

  • Properties

  • Distributions

  • Value domains

  • Object classes

  • Data sets

  • Data types

  • Glossary items

  • Data set specifications

• References: Searches for:

  • Collections

  • Reference documents

  • Reference folders

  • Pages.

1. Select 'Item type' and adjust the item type filters as desired. Only metadata items of the chosen types will appear in the relevant search results.

1. Select 'Status' and adjust the status filters as desired. Only content of the selected statuses will appear in the relevant search results.

1. Select 'Registration Authority' and adjust the Registration Authority filters as desired. Only content from the selected Registration Authorities will appear in the relevant search results.

1. Select 'Updated', then select the desired update recency of content you wish to appear in search results.

1. Select 'Created', then select the desired creation recency of content you wish to appear in search results.

1. Select 'Sort by...', then select the sorting method to be used by the search results.

Note: Sorting by 'Relevance' will sort search result content based on the frequency with which search terms appear within the content.

1. Select 'Search' once you are ready to search.

1. If you wish to refine your search results, select a relevant descriptor from the 'Refine your results' field.

Notes:

• The number of registry items currently matching the relevant descriptor (based on current filters) is listed alongside it.

• For additional advanced search functionality, see Advanced Search: Help.