You can narrow down a search result by applying filters, either by specifying filter options in the Asset Filters menu or by writing filter expressions in the Search field using the Model Manager search syntax — see also Asset Search Syntax.

The Identifier filter is a selection filter that matches on the unique identifier of an asset.

The Title filter is a text field filter that matches on the title of an asset. You may find this filter useful when the searched title contains a word that is also commonly found in descriptions, such that performing a Full Text Search would yield too many results. The filter is only available using the Model Manager search syntax — see Table 4-3.

The Description filter is a text field filter that matches on the description of an asset. Similar to a Title filter, you may find this useful when the searched description is also a common title. The filter is only available using the Model Manager search syntax — see Table 4-3.

The Library filter is a selection filter that matches on the name of the asset library that an asset belongs to.

The Asset Type filter is a selection filter that matches on the name of the asset type assigned to an asset.

The Last Modified filter is a timestamp field filter for when the latest asset version was saved.

The Last Modified By filter is a selection field filter on the user that saved the latest asset version. Write the name or display name of the user. A space in a searched name must be escaped by preceding the space with a backslash.

The Owner filter is a selection field filter on the current owner of an asset. Write the name or display name of the user. A space in a search name must be escaped by preceding the space with a backslash.

The Deleted filter is a Boolean field filter on whether or not an asset is deleted.

Filter options for attributes appear in the lower part of the Asset Filters menu on the Home page. Similar to Asset Field Filters, each attribute filter option has an associated field type that affects how the values are interpreted when searching the database. The assigned field type depends on the value type of the primitive attribute, see Table 4-2.

Only primitive attributes used by at least one asset type — either directly as a top-level attribute added to one of the asset type’s sections or indirectly as a member of an added composite attribute — are shown in the menu. If you apply a filter on asset types themselves via the Asset Type filter, the list of shown attribute filters is further reduced based on the selected asset types.

Filters on primitive attributes of a Date or Number value type are specified as a range in the Filters section. Primitive attributes with a set of allowed values are filtered by selecting a subset of values from a list.

A primitive attribute with the Link value type can be matched on either the link URL address or the link text.

A primitive attribute with the Attachment value type can be matched on the filename, file type, last modified date, and file size of the uploaded attachment.

A primitive attribute with the File version or Model version value types can be matched on the title, item version type, item save type, saved date, saved by-user, and owner for the linked item version.

A primitive attribute with the User or User array value type can be matched on either the identifying key or the name and display name of the user.

Composite attributes also appear in the Asset Filters menu, with each of their primitive attribute members available as subfilter options. For table-valued composite attributes, the primitive attribute filters combine with Boolean AND-logic on a per table row basis.