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Catalog

Empowering users to find the right data​

The Catalog feature is designed to help users efficiently locate and explore data within Amorphic. It provides a comprehensive global metadata search capability, enabling rapid and precise identification of data assets.

Key Benefits:​

  • Efficient Data Discovery: Quickly find and explore data assets.
  • Comprehensive Search: Search across all available data to pinpoint exactly what's needed.
  • Metadata Exploration: Facilitates rapid and precise identification of data assets using global metadata search.

Getting Started​

Accessing Catalog​

Users can access and explore the catalog under the Discover section: Discover → Catalog.

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Initial Setup​

  • Search Bar: Located on the homepage, it allows users to type in their search terms. The system displays the total number of available resources.
  • Catalog Datasource Sync Job: If the Catalog page shows no resources, run the "Catalog Datasource sync job". This synchronises datasets metadata with the catalog and only needs to be done once to get everything indexed. This process is intended to index all existing assets.

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Optimizing and Refining Search with Filters​

Understanding Filters​

The Filters section is located left of the search bar, users can find filters to narrow down their search.

Available Filters:​

  • Domain
  • Data Classification
  • Tags Attached
  • Keywords
  • Target Location
  • File Type
  • Asset Type
  • Tenant
  • Datasource Type

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Managing Search Results​

Filter by Fields on Search Results​

Users can apply filters on fields to the search results. The Fields to Match section is located towards the end of the filters section. Users can pick specific fields from 'Fields to Match' section to match the search query for more accurate results.

Specifying Fields​

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The "Any" Field Option​

There's an "Any" field option that searches across all available fields. However, this can slow down the query and may cause timeouts. For better results, specify the field name.

Advanced Search Techniques​

Fuzzy Query​

Use the tilde symbol (~) to find similar terms. For example, "Appel~" will find results for "Apple". Increase the number of characters using "~4" to extend the search (e.g., Appel~4).

  • Replacements: "cat" to "bat"
  • Insertions: "cat" to "cats"
  • Deletions: "cat" to "at"
  • Transpositions: "cat" to "act"

Regex Query​

Enclose the query in forward slashes (/) to find documents matching a specific pattern. For example: /App.*/ to find terms starting with "App". Note that special characters might cause errors.

Important Considerations​

Access Control​

If a tenant is selected that the user does not have access to, the result will show "No Assets Found".

Supported Assets​

As of version 3.0, the global search supports datasets and glossaries.