How to search in the Mavim Portal
Explain how to use the search function in the Portal, which fields are searched, and what results to expect.
Example setup
In version Processen 7002, the following items have been published to the Portal:
ProcessA – Relation to EmployeeA – Field link to EmployeeA – Internal file DocumentA
ProcessB – Relation to EmployeeB – Field link to EmployeeB – File DocumentB
ProcessC – Relation to EmployeeC – Field link to EmployeeC – Network file DocumentC
Using the search function
- Click the Search button in the toolbar.
- Enter your search term.
- Define the search area:
- Specific version (e.g., Processen 7002)
- All versions
- Branch
- Topic
When choosing version, branch, or topic, a dropdown appears to select the exact scope.
Default search setting
The Portal Administrator can define the default search scope for all users in the Portal on the General tab > Search default
Search options
The following search options are available:
- Descriptions
Searches topic descriptions, including topic names and topic fields.
Example: Searching for documentb in Processen 7002 under Descriptions
shows 3 hits.
- Text
Searches only the text content of topics.
Example: Searching for documentb under Text
shows 1 hit.
- Topic names
Searches only topic names.
Example: Searching for documentb under Topic names
shows 2 hits.
- Other search categories
Charts– searches diagrams
Matrices – searches matrices
Reports – searches reports
Fields – searches fields of topics
Keywords on documents – searches documents linked as File
Keywords on external documents – searches documents linked as Network file
Notes
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Keywords added to topics can be searched by entering one or more keywords.
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Multiple keywords can be separated by spaces and are case-sensitive.
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If you link an empty file to a topic and add keywords, these keywords will not be searchable. Linked files must contain content for keyword search to work.