Grass Valley Xplorer Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 97)

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Appendix B - Searching for assets stored on the XMS
Keywords
When an asset is created or ingested into the Xmedia Server, the user is asked to provide
keywords that are appropriate for identifying or recalling the asset. The keywords become
a part of the asset’s Keywords property and can be viewed and changed at any time using
the Properties Browser. The search tool can use these keywords as searchable identifiers
for retrieving assets.
To specify which keywords to use in a standard search:
1.
Clicking the button to the right of the K EYWORDS text box on the standard search
interface.
• If there are assets in your system who have keywords associated to them, then
a K EYWORD window appears listing the available/searchable keywords.
• If no assets in your system have keywords associated to them, then the N O
K EYWORDS E XISTS window will appear stating: “There are currently no
keywords to display”. This means that you cannot use the Keywords search
field, so click OK and base your search criteria on other asset properties
2. Select the keywords that you want to use in your search from the K EYWORD window
and click OK.
The chosen keywords now appear in the Keywords field’s text box on the standard
search interface.
Description
When an asset in created or ingested into the Xmedia Server, the user is asked to provide
a brief description of the asset for identification and/or instructional purposes. This
description becomes a part of the asset’s properties and can be viewed and changed at any
time using the Properties Browser.
The D ESCRIPTION field allows you to search for assets whose Description property contains
specific text. You can type either the asset’s exact description, or part of the asset’s
description in this field. The search tool returns all of the assets whose Description property
contains the text.
See page 7-4 regarding the rules that affect the search tool’s match criteria.
Author
When an asset in created or ingested into the Xmedia Server, the user is asked to provide
the name of the person who created the asset. The name becomes a part of the asset’s
properties and can be viewed and changed at any time using the Properties Browser.
The A UTHOR field allows you to search for assets based on name of the author/person who
created the asset. You can type either the exact name in the text box, or part of the author’s
name and the search tool returns all of the assets whose Author property contains the text.