An overview of the search functions within your catalog
ThinkData Works has implemented a powerful search interface to make sure you can find the data you need quickly and easily.
At the top of the Catalog view is a search bar. You can simply type in a keyword, or narrow down your search:
Keywords
The broadest search that scans the title, description, and any data or metadata contents
Topics
Looks at any Topics the dataset is categorized under
Glossary Terms
Searching for columns that exist in your Business Glossary
Columns
Search across column names
Metadata Field
Search for specific metadata properties
Metadata Template
Search for datasets that use a specific metadata template
Source
Where the data comes from. A source is a metadata component describing the origin of the data
Connection
How the dataset is brought into the catalog. A source can have many connections based on how the data is integrated
Organization
The organization that originally created the dataset in the catalog. Unless you are using the catalog as part of a consortium, it's likely this will always be your primary organization
Warehouse
Search for data residing within a specific warehouse
Uploader
Find data uploaded by a specific user
Shared with
Find data that's shared with specific users or Teams
Dataset state
Differentiate between connected data and metadata only datasets
Row count
Search for data within a range for its number of rows using standard numerical operators
Created at
Find data created on a specific date
Updated at
Find data based on its most recent update
Next update at
Find data that is scheduled to be updated at a specific date
Once you've narrowed your search, use the Sort function to surface the data you're looking for quickly.