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== Searching for Series within dataZoa ==
 
== Searching for Series within dataZoa ==
  
You may anywhere from just a handful up to many thousands of Series in your dataZoa account.  At some point you will want to search and sift among them.
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You may have anywhere from handful to many thousands of series in your dataZoa account.  At some point you will want to search and sift among them.
  
There are several ways you can locate Series in you account:
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There are several ways you can locate series in you account:
  
* Title match
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* Search by partial title
* Series Key
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* Match a specific Series Key
* Series Attributes
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* Filter results by attributes like source or date acquired
  
To this end, dataZoa has two search boxes - "[[#Full account search|full account]]" and “[[#On-page search|on-page]]”
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To accomplish this, dataZoa uses two distinct search boxes - "[[#Full account search|full account]]" and “[[#On-page search|on-page]].Generally speaking, Full account search is used to match on title from your entire collection of series, and the On-page search is used to refine the results.
  
 
=== Full account search ===  
 
=== Full account search ===  
  
Full account search is found in both the  [[dZ_dropZone|dropZone]] and the [[dZ Workbench|Workbench]].  It uses this searchbox:
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Full account search scans every series in your account, matching by title on a search phrase, like "seasonally adjusted" or "gasoline."
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It uses this searchbox, found in found on both the  [[dZ_dropZone|dropZone]] and the [[dZ Workbench|Workbench]]:
  
 
<div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="dropZone Title Search" data-styler="{ view: '311', style: ' width: 479px; height: 123px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap31.pngSQ)  scroll -22px -62px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div>
 
<div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="dropZone Title Search" data-styler="{ view: '311', style: ' width: 479px; height: 123px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap31.pngSQ)  scroll -22px -62px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div>
 
This matches on portions of Series titles, for all Series in your account. This is useful if you need to find all of your series that have “adjusted” in the title, for example.
 
This matches on portions of Series titles, for all Series in your account. This is useful if you need to find all of your series that have “adjusted” in the title, for example.
  
This search box is also used to find a single specific series by its Series Key. by using its series key (like ‘SomeAccount/00000123’, for example).  This is particularly useful when you want to find a Series that is referenced in a dataZoa display.
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TIP: This search box is also used to find a single specific series by its Series Key. by using its series key (like ‘SomeAccount/00000123’, for example).  This is particularly useful when you want to find a Series that is referenced in a dataZoa display.
  
 
=== On-page search ===  
 
=== On-page search ===  
On-page search is available in the Workbench only.  It uses this searchbox:
 
  
<div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " alt="Workbench Find on page" data-styler="{ view: '121', style: ' width: 340px; height: 140px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap12.pngSQ) scroll -1043px -94px; background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div>
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The dataZoa Workbench shows a variety of details about your series, and On-page searching takes advantage of thisOn-page searching scans just the series that are currently displayed in your Workbench. You can use it to match those series by title and other attributes. It uses this searchbox:
  
It applies only the portion of the series from your account that are fetched into the current display page.  
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<div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " alt="Workbench Find on page" data-styler="{ view: '121', style: ' width: 340px; height: 140px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap12.pngSQ)  scroll -1043px -94px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div>
  
By default, the Workbench displays 50 Series at a time, using a scroll bar as needed.  If you have more Series than that you page through them using the paging control:
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TIP: By default, the Workbench displays 50 Series at a time, using a scroll bar as needed.  If you have more Series than that you page through them using the paging control:
  
 
<div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " alt="dropZone Paginator" data-styler="{ view: '312', style: ' width: 336px; height: 123px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap31.pngSQ)  scroll -854px -84px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div>
 
<div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " alt="dropZone Paginator" data-styler="{ view: '312', style: ' width: 336px; height: 123px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap31.pngSQ)  scroll -854px -84px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div>
  
Note that “page size” is configurable under the Preferences tab, up to 500 rows per fetch.  This means that the on-page search can be applied much more widely, but page loading times are proportionately slower.
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TIP: The Workbench “page size” is configurable under the Preferences tab, up to 500 rows per page.  This means that the on-page search can be applied much more widely, but page loading times are proportionately slower.
  
The simplest usage of the on-page search is a title match, but more sophisticated searches are supported, as documented in the hover help in the search box itself:
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TIP: For details about using the on-page searchbox, hover on the blue help hint (<div style="display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background: url('https://www.datazoa.com/img/Hint.png');"></div>) in the search box itself:
  
 
   [[File:SearchOnpageHover.PNG]]
 
   [[File:SearchOnpageHover.PNG]]

Revision as of 10:43, 10 November 2016

Searching for Series within dataZoa

You may have anywhere from handful to many thousands of series in your dataZoa account. At some point you will want to search and sift among them.

There are several ways you can locate series in you account:

  • Search by partial title
  • Match a specific Series Key
  • Filter results by attributes like source or date acquired

To accomplish this, dataZoa uses two distinct search boxes - "full account" and “on-page.” Generally speaking, Full account search is used to match on title from your entire collection of series, and the On-page search is used to refine the results.

Full account search

Full account search scans every series in your account, matching by title on a search phrase, like "seasonally adjusted" or "gasoline."

It uses this searchbox, found in found on both the dropZone and the Workbench:

This matches on portions of Series titles, for all Series in your account. This is useful if you need to find all of your series that have “adjusted” in the title, for example.

TIP: This search box is also used to find a single specific series by its Series Key. by using its series key (like ‘SomeAccount/00000123’, for example). This is particularly useful when you want to find a Series that is referenced in a dataZoa display.

On-page search

The dataZoa Workbench shows a variety of details about your series, and On-page searching takes advantage of this. On-page searching scans just the series that are currently displayed in your Workbench. You can use it to match those series by title and other attributes. It uses this searchbox:

TIP: By default, the Workbench displays 50 Series at a time, using a scroll bar as needed. If you have more Series than that you page through them using the paging control:

TIP: The Workbench “page size” is configurable under the Preferences tab, up to 500 rows per page. This means that the on-page search can be applied much more widely, but page loading times are proportionately slower.

TIP: For details about using the on-page searchbox, hover on the blue help hint (
) in the search box itself:
  SearchOnpageHover.PNG