- The inventory offers a number of tools to interact with the data (Figure 1). The simplest is the global
Search
box. This allows for searching across all columns of the table. To the left, there is a more highly controlled Search Builder
. Below this, Search Results
are reported and there are buttons for Data Download
and use in other applications.
- To set a filter in the
Search Builder
, click on the Add Condition
button (Figure 2). This brings up the condition statement builder which is composed of three key parts: Data
, Condition
, and Value
.
- The
Data
button determines which field one will use for filtering (Figure 3). Use the drop down list from this button to select the desired field for filtering.
- The
Condition
button determines the nature of the search operator (Figure 4). There are many options, and each functions differently. The Exact
argument gives narrow searches while arguments like Contains
or Starts With
offer more inclusive searches. Users are encouraged to experiment with different search arguments to see which best fits their needs.
- If
Condition
is set to Equals
then the Value
field lists all possible entries in the selected Data
column (Figure 5). Thus, Equals
sets conditions for exact matches to particular field values. This can be useful for searching the collection
, or object
fields.
- If
Condition
is set to Contains
then the Value
field is set to blank and it will return records from the target Data
field that match the string a user enters into the Value
field (Figure 6). This can be useful for casting the net wide. For example, if Data
is set to the field culture
and Condition
is set to Contains
and a user enters the word Pueblo
into Value
field the search builder will return records that include words like “Ancestral Pueblo”, “Acoma Pueblo”, “Jimez Pueblo”, etc.
- It is possible to string multiple query statements together by adding additional conditions (Figure 7). Additional conditions can be set to use either
And
or Or
logic. The type of logical operator can be toggled from And
to Or
by clicking on the button.
- Click an associated
X
to clear a search condition.