Using Advanced Search Options

Most of the search types in Advanced Analytics include the option to create complex queries using multiple filters, with the Advanced Search feature.

To create an Advanced Search, select the Advanced Search button. This opens the Advanced Search panel.

Note: Running a filter on more than one multi-value attribute with an OR condition generates a query that is unable to use the indexes and might impact performance.

Creating an Advanced Search

Creating an Advanced Search is a multi-step process:

  1. In the Add A Filter section, select a Field and Search Type, then add a Value. For example, Manager equals john.smith.

  2. Select Add Filter to add the criteria you just defined to the Advanced Search.

  3. Repeat these steps as needed to add additional filtering criteria.

  4. Optional: You can select and group individual filters, and choose AND or OR operators to determine how items are filtered. For more details, see Grouping Filter Criteria.

  5. After you enter the search criteria, select Run Search.The search results are displayed.

Grouping Filter Criteria

As you add filter criteria, you can select sets of criteria and use the Group and Ungroup options to link them, using AND or OR operators to determine how the filtering criteria is applied.

This example shows how filters can be grouped. This filter will find identities that are either in the Accounting department and have a status of inactive, or are managed by aaron.nichols and have a status of inactive.

Viewing and Editing the Filter Source Directly

Click the view/edit filter source link to see the filter string created by the filter criteria you have set. You can edit this filter string directly.

For more detailed information on working with filters and filter strings, see the Filters and Filter Strings technical white paper on Compass.