Grass Valley Xplorer Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 91)

Xplorer User Manual 7-1
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PPENDIX
B - S
EARCHING FOR
ASSETS STORED ON THE
XMS
Xplorer offers a Search tool, which allows you to quickly search and find assets on the
Xmedia Server by specifying search criteria based on asset properties and meta data.
When a query is performed, the Search tool returns a listing of the assets that match the
search criteria.
Figure 7-1. Xplorer’s Search Tool
The Search tool allows you to perform two types of searches: a standard search and an
advanced search. The standard search allows you create a search criteria using the basic
properties associated with assets like, the type of asset, keywords, date of creation, among
others. While the advanced search allows you to create a search criteria based on the
asset’s meta data information.
The following sections provide more information about the Search tool, as well as how to
perform a standard or advanced search for assets:
•
“Opening the Search Tool” on page 7-2
• “Using the search tool’s interface” on page 7-3
• “Performing a standard search” on page 7-21
• “Performing an advanced search” on page 7-22