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Advanced Search

Purpose

Open the Advanced Search panel from the header search bar to narrow results by item type, category, file type, size, people, and dates.

Prerequisites

  • You are signed in to EisenVault One.
  • You have Read access to the content you want to find.

Before You Begin

The Advanced Search panel opens from any page. A keyword is optional: you can run a filter-only search, for example every file over 50 MB created last month.

The search bar has two small icons next to the keyword box:

Icon What it does
ab Groups the words you type into one exact phrase.
Magnifier with a plus sign Opens Advanced Search.

The panel offers these filters:

Filter What it does
Item type Search Files, Folders, or Both (default).
Document Category Limit results to one category.
File type Limit results to one file type. Optional.
Size Pick a range from Less than 1 MB to More than 500 MB, or choose Custom to enter your own limits in bytes, KB, or MB.
Author/Creator Match items created by a selected user.
Editor Match items last edited by a selected user.
Created Limit by creation date.
Modified Limit by last-modified date.

  1. Click the magnifier-with-plus icon in the header search bar.

    Advanced Search panel open beside the search results

  2. Optional: type a keyword in the search bar first.

  3. Choose the filters you need.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Review the updated list on the Search page.
  6. Click Clear to reset every filter, or the X at the top right of the panel to close it.

Expected Result

  • Only items that match the keyword (if any) and every selected filter appear in the results.
  • Typing a new keyword on the Search page clears the advanced filters.
  • Active filters are kept when you save the search. See Save a Search.