Search App Header

Displayed at the top of the Search app, the Search header includes controls that allow you to create and execute a term-based search or to refine the parameters of an existing search.

When you open the Search app for the first time in a new session, a default search term or “pill” is displayed in the left side of the Search header. You can add text to this field, add more terms to narrow your search, or delete all custom terms to create a search based solely on filters that you select in the sidebar. If you add more than one term, each is displayed in the Search header with a randomly selected color.

The following illustration and table describe the controls that are available in the Search header.

	Name	Description
1	Location Pill	This button allows you to search in a specific location of a Production Management database. For more information, see Using the Location Pill.
2	Search term	As illustrated here, the search term is waiting for you to enter a custom value.
3	Add Term	Adds a new term to the search. For more information, see Searching with Multiple Terms (Multiple Pills).
4	Clear Search	This button removes all search terms and filters and populates the search header with a new, empty term. For more information, see Editing or Clearing a Search.
5	Search	Executes the search.
6	Query Mode	Allows you to display the search terms in either Compact or Form view.
7	Dock	Docks the Search app. For more information, see Docking Apps.
8	Context Menu	Allows you to perform additional actions on assets in the Results area. For more information, see Using the Search Context Menus.
9	Close	Closes the Search app. If you open multiple instances of the Search app, this button closes the current instance of the app. You can access additional instances by left or right-clicking on the Search app button in the Fast Bar.

Using the Location Pill

For MediaCentral Cloud UX systems that are integrated with a Production Management module, the location pill allows you to limit your search to a single Production database, or a specific location within the database. The following illustration shows the Location pill with its default value of All Systems (above), and then with the Projects folder selected within the "PM-12" Production Management database (below).

If your system is not connected to a Production Management module, the location pill is displayed, but it is locked in the All Systems mode with no option to navigate deeper into a database. Administrators can remove the Location pill from the user interface by deselecting the Search Folder Pill option in the Configuration Settings app. For more information, see "Using the Configuration Settings App" in the Avid MediaCentral | Cloud UX Installation Guide.

When selecting a system through the Location pill, the same system is not automatically selected in the Systems filter in the Search app sidebar. These features work independently of each other. If you select a different system in the sidebar, the results are not cumulative.

n If the Location pill is not working as expected, ensure that your administrator has enabled Asset Visibility in the Interplay Administrator. For more information, see “Reviewing the Manage Status Tab” in the Avid MediaCentral | Cloud UX Installation Guide.

To use the Location pill:

1. Click the Location pill.

   The pill defaults to searching for All (Production Management) Systems. When you click the pill, the Search app displays a menu that lists all available local and remote Production Management systems.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Select a Production Management database, or click the chevrons to the left of any database to expand the tree.

   • Click the chevrons to the left of any database to expand the tree and select an individual folder within the database.

     If you expand multiple different folders and then you return to the location pill, the tree expands to display the selected folder and its parent folder(s) only. All other folders appear collapsed.

3. Click the Search button to execute the search.

You can select only one database or one location in the database using this feature. You can expand your search to include additional systems using the System filter in the Search app sidebar.

Using the Query Mode Button

The Search app displays all terms in the Search header in a compact view by default in which each term is displayed as a pill. This view hides the granular details that are included in each term. If you prefer to see all terms with their full details, you can click the Query Mode button to switch to Form view. The following illustration shows an example search in Form view.

When in this view, terms are always displayed in edit mode. After you exceed five rows of data, a vertical scroll bar appears to the right side of the form window.

If you prefer Form view over the default Compact view, you can change your default preference in the User Settings. For more information, see User Settings.