Learn what you see and why you see it in DataGalaxy search results.
Your search results normally consist of:
- Exact match results (if any): these appear when an object title exactly matches your search query. In some cases, no exact match exists.
- More results: results that do not exactly match your search terms but are still considered relevant.
What is an exact match?
Only the objects with titles exactly matching the search term appear in this category. That means even a one-symbol difference in the search query gives different objects in the exact match section.
For example, searching for search_term and searching for search_term1 return different exact matches.
The order of these search results depends on their similarity score, which takes into account the object name, description and other indexed fields.
In the example, the object of type universe is placed first because its summary attribute contains keywords similar to the search request, which raises its score.
If your object has a technical and a business name, the object appears in the exact match section if either of these names matches the search request.
What goes into "More results"?
This section contains search results that are similar but do not exactly match the search request:
- Fuzzy matches, where a difference of several symbols is tolerated
- Search terms found in attributes other than titles
- A different order of words than in the search request
These objects are sorted according to the search score: if the search term appears in several indexed attributes, the search score is higher.
How to narrow the search results
Use search preferences
You can limit your search output by using search preferences, which let you choose the object types shown in the search results. For example, you can limit your search output to Dictionary module objects only. Your search results then consist only of objects from this module.
Use filters
You can filter your search results by one or more attributes. For example, to see only validated objects, filter on the Status attribute. You can save your filtered views so that you or other users can reuse them later.
Sort the results
You can simply sort the search results in ascending or descending order of an attribute — that may bring the objects you need to the top of the table.
