MM5.6 Search

Owned by Mathias Mattson (MHM)
Last updated: Jan 23, 2023 by Gosia Creosteanu (Unlicensed)
3 min read

Basic search functionality

The user can find assets by the means of free text search by clicking the white rectangle on the top bar.

While the user types in the text, the results are narrowed down in real time. 

The top 6 asset results appear on the top part of the list under the search box, without having to execute the search. Each list item contains a small thumbnail, title and location of the asset. Hovering mouse pointer over each item will result in a larger asset preview on the right. The larger preview offers the access to a few more metadata values as well as a few action options (favorite, share, download and others, dependent on the level of the user access).

The user can click "View all" in order to execute the search and see all the results in the main window.

From version 5.1.0 the user has the ability to multiselect assets from the list of top 8 results without having to execute the search. The selected assets will be included in the selection pool according to the normal principles of multiselection. In order to select an asset, the user needs to hover mouse pointer over an asset and then over the thumbnail in the larger preview on the right. The clickable check mark will be visible in the upper left corner of the asset thumbnail.

Advanced search

From version 5.2.0 there are multiple types of content displayed in the search results. Apart from assets these are:

  • Collections,
  • Folders.

This function allows the user to quickly find collections, folders and subfolders with the name known to this user.

Hovering the mouse pointer over collection name or folder name displayed in the list of quick search results will show all the assets available in this collection/folder.

Saved searches

The user has the ability to save all search results obtained from a combination of attributes (e.g. free-text search, filters). The saved search is dynamic, i.e. it is updated as more or less assets available in the system can be categorized by the aforementioned attributes. 

Example

A user saves all the images with the keyword "business". At the time there are 18 search results. Since then 2 more images with the same keyword are added. Next time the user accesses the saved search, there are 20 results available.

In order to save search results, the user needs to click "Save search" button available in the panel between folder menu and the assets. In the pop-up window the user can then name the new search.

All the saved searches, sorted from the newest to oldest, can be accessed by clicking the empty free-text search box. 

Next to each search result, there is a number of actions available:

  • Share (URL is saved to the clipboard),
  • Rename,
  • Delete/Clear.

It is also possible to delete all the saved searches at once by clicking "Delete all" button placed over the list of the searches.