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The filter panel is located on the left side of the home screen. Filters can be expanded and collapsed individually, the state which will be remembered when you login the user logs in next time.

The number of results is shown next to filter values already prior to executing the search. The user can apply several filters at once and the number of results updates in real time.

Additionally, there is a number of search boxes available in the filters panel. The one placed right under the header of the panel serves as a supplementary global free-text search tool that further narrows down the results. The search boxes under the individual filters are a tool for quickly finding values within that filter.

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It is possible to cancel the search by clicking "Clear all filters" ‘Clear all filters’ in the center area above the assets.

Individual filters can be cleared either in the new filter chip area (above the assets) by clicking 'x' next to an individual filter or by unselecting the filter option in the filter panel on the left side.

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Filter types

There are several types of filters available, dependent on the metadata fields they refer to:

Filter description	Corresponding metafield type	Appearance
Selecting one of two values	Bit	Image Added
Selecting one or more values from the list	ComboValue EditComboValue MultiComboValue EditMultiComboValue	Image Added
Specifying a time or a time range	DateTime	Image Added
Specifying a numeric value or range	Int	Image Added
Specifying a folder or a subfolder	Tree	Image Added
Searching in the content of a text field	String Note	Image Added
Pointing out to specified asset, user or user group	MasterItemReference	Image Added

Searching in filters

There are search boxes available for some of the filters, activated by a magnifier symbol next to the filter name. They serve as a tool for quickly finding values within that filter. This is especially useful for the filters with a large number of possible values, e.g. keywords.

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There is another search box placed above the assets. It serves as a supplementary global free-text search tool that further narrows down the results. Unlike the global search box in the top bar, however, it only returns asset results.

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Excluding filters

On certain filters the user can choose to include or exclude the filter option, by hovering over the checkbox and expanding clicking on an arrow to expand the options.

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The As an example, the above search will return assets of type 'Image', that which do not contain the keyword 'water'.

Filter personalization

The user logs in for the first time, they start with a default set of filters configured by the administrator of the system.

The user can then individually customize the filters in the system, independent of the general configuration. In order to adjust the filters to own needs, the user needs to click the three dots next to the header and then select "Reorder and customize". This will initialize the edit mode.

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To change the order of the filters, the user needs to place the mouse pointer over the three lines next to the filter that should be appear higher or lower on the list, click on the icon and hold, while dragging the filter up or down. Clicking "Apply"  Clicking ‘Apply’ will save the changes.

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In the system there can exist dependent metadata fields, i.e. fields that are only displayed, if another field connected to it has a specific value. It is possible to configure the visibility of filters based on those dependent metadata values regardless of their status. When in ‘Reorder and customize’ mode, dependent filters have an option ‘Always show’. When checked, they will always show regardless of dependency on other fields.

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Filter chips

Every element of the search is displayed over the assets in the form of chips. The user can either cancel the entire search by clicking the red ‘Clear all filters’ button or cancel the search criteria individually by clicking the 'X' next to them.

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