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--- rdms:webapp:search [2025/09/23 14:21] – small text correction. two updated images. jelte
+++ rdms:webapp:search [2025/09/23 14:31] (current) – [Key/Value/Extra Search (Combined Metdata)] adjusted search placeholder to the current one (file/folder name) jelte
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 ==== General Search ====
-To perform the most basic form of searching for data, you can specify the search term in the top-right box in the search engine and then execute the search by clicking on the {{:rdms:webapp:search_icon.png?nolink&25|}} icon (see screenshot).
+To perform the most basic form of searching for data, you can specify the search term in the top box in the search engine and then execute the search by clicking on the {{:rdms:webapp:search_icon.png?nolink&25|}} icon (see screenshot).
 {{ :rdms:webapp:rdms_search_simple_1.png?direct&850 |}}
-This method of searching makes the RDMS look for the specified term in any part of the metadata attached to your files and folders. In other words, it does not matter if the term is contained in the file name, the file path, or any of the metadata entries attached to the file. As long as the term is contained somewhere, the file will be shown as a result in the search.
+This simple method of searching looks for the specified term in the name of any files and folders.
-If you want to target a specific metadata entry in your search, you can adjust the search criteria by directly searching for a specific metadata value, key, or extra value. You can modify the path where the search needs to be performed, and you can also indicate whether you want to search for files and folders, or only for one of the two. Other options as to what you can adjust in the search are visible in the screenshot above and explained in the text below.
+If you want to target a specific metadata entry in your search, you can adjust the search criteria by searching for a specific metadata value, key, or extra value. You can modify the path where the search needs to be performed, and you can also indicate whether you want to search for files and folders, or only for one of the two. Other options as to what you can adjust in the search are visible in the screenshot above and explained in the text below.
 {{ :rdms:webapp:rdms_search_simple_2.png?direct&850 |}}
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 **Note:** The ''%'' sign in the green box explanation is the wildcard sign for the RDMS search. Its meaning is that whatever is not contained by two ''%'' signs or does precede or follow it, does not matter. Example: "%cube" would find all entries that are either the exact word "cube" or that end in the word "cube", no matter with what other term they start. Please keep in mind that the position of the ''%'' sign matters when performing a search.
-==== Search Using Metadata ====
+==== Key/Value/Extra Search (Combined Metdata) ====
-While the general search window can also be used to search based on metadata, the separate Key-Value-Extra (KVE) search was specifically designed to facilitate queries that use multiple, combined metadata values as the search criteria.
+While the general search window can also be used to search based on metadata, the separate Key/Value/Extra (KVE) search was specifically designed to facilitate queries that use multiple, combined metadata values as the search criteria.
-To perform a KVE search, first access the KVE tab ({{:rdms:webapp:wiki_search_avu_1.png?nolink&25|}}) from the top of the search view. You will see that the KVE search contains search fields for metadata keys (K), metadata values (V), and metadata extra values (E), while the "Enter a text to search for" function that was available in the general search is not available here.
+To perform a KVE search, first access the KVE tab ({{:rdms:webapp:wiki_search_avu_1.png?nolink&25|}}) from the top of the search view. You will see that the KVE search contains search fields for metadata keys (K), metadata values (V), and metadata extra values (E), while the "File/folder name..." option that was available in the general search is not available here.
 {{ :rdms:webapp:rdms_search_kve_1.png?direct&850 |}}