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A search ultimately has two sections: Input and Output

1.1 Input

The Input tab deals with creating, deleting, and updating Filters for a searchInput of a search is a list of Filters, i.e. what parameters should be supplied to a search, and how should these parameters be used to filter the result.

Here is a brief explanation of various terms, which are relevant for the Search Editora search's Input tabInput. Each term has a link to a page, where there will be a more in-depth explanation and guide on how to apply it.

• Filter
  
  • A Filter is a condition, which is applied to the data in the DAM Center during a search. 
• Group
  
  • A 7 Group is a conditional collection of 1-many Filters Filters, i.e. a set of if- and else-if statements.
• Comparison Type
  • Determines how a given Filter does its "filtering".
• Input Type
  • Determines how any Visible filter gets the user's input. This is specific to Media Manager and Video Portal, i.e. Input Type can be used to gather a search's parameters and therefore has no impact on the search itself.
• Visible filter
  
  • If a Filter is visible, then parameters for that filter can be supplied by the user in Media Manager and Video Portal.
• Predetermined values
  
  • If the parameters for a Filter are known in advance, predetermined values can be applied to the Filter. If Predetermined values are applied to a Filter, any parameters supplied by the user or client code will be ignored.

1.2 Output

The Output tab deals with creating, deleting, and updating the Value Fields for a search of a search is a list of Value Fields, i.e. what data is output by a search.

Here is a brief explanation of various terms, which are relevant for the Search Editora search's Output tabOutput. Each term has a link to a page, where there will be a more in-depth explanation and guide on how to apply it.

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Some terms are used in both the Input and Output tabsof a search. As with the two previous paragraphs, here is a brief explanation of these terms as well as a link to a page with a more in-depth explanation.

• ID
  
  • The ID has two different implications: one for Input, and one for Output
    • Input: The ID of a Filter is the name of the parameter given to the search.
    • Output: The ID of a Value Field is the name of the property in the JSON returned by the search. It can also be the Constant of a label, which is used in the DAM Center, Media Manager, and Video Portal to display the output of a Value Field.
• Custom attributes
  • Custom attributes are user-defined attributes of a Filter or Value Field.
• Field
  
  • A Field is used in conjunction with a Meta data field to specify a value other than the default Meta data field value.
• Meta field group
  
  • A meta data field belongs to a meta field group. Many different meta fields MAY have the same label, but belong to widely different meta field groups and used in very different context.

A user can add three different kinds categories of Filters and Value Fields:

• Table and column
  
  • This is a filter or value field, which acts upon a specific table and column in the database.
• Meta data field
  
  • This is a filter or value field, which acts upon a meta data field, eg "Keywords", "Description", or "Title".
• Predefined
  
  • This is a special filter or value field, which can be a Group, Value Field, Filter, any combination of these, or something else entirely. A Predefined Filter or Value Field is an element, which represents functionality, that is not supported by either a Table and column element or Meta data field.

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Translations

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During the genesis of the Search Editor a decision was made to rename certain concepts. This was done to help the user understand what these concepts do. 

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