You can search for data collections in Data Marketplace that allow you to make effective business decisions. After you find a suitable data collection, you can place an order to gain access to it.
Typically, you search for data collections on the Search page. To search for a data collection, enter a search query for the data that you want to find in the search box, and click Search. For more information, see Data Collections tab.
When you search for data collections, consider the following:
•The search term that you enter must not exceed 1000 characters.
•If you want to use a reserved word to search for a data collection, enter the reserved word in quotes. For more information about reserved words, see Reserved words.
•If your search query contains a special character, ensure that you enter your search query in quotes.
If you want to view the data assets or data elements that relate to one or more data collections, open the Other Items tab. For more information about the Other Items tab, see Other Items tab. Additionally, you can use the data assets or data elements on the Other Items tab to find relevant data collections. For more information, see Related Data Collections tab.
To clear the search box, click Clear Search.
Switch between page layouts
Your administrator may customize the data search experience by creating a different layout for the Search page. If you have multiple layout options available to you, you can use the Switch Layout button to switch between the layouts to view a different presentation of information on each layout. You can click the Set As Default icon next to a particular layout to set it as your personal default.
The following image shows the Switch Layout icon on the Search page:
Data Collections tab
On the Data Collections tab of the Search page, you can view the data collections that are published in Data Marketplace.
Prerequisites
To search for data on this tab, verify one of the following prerequisites:
- Your user profile is assigned at least one of the predefined roles for Data Marketplace. For more information about the predefined roles for Data Marketplace, see the Predefined roles topic in the Introduction and Getting Started help.
- Your user profile is assigned a role for which the following privileges and permissions are enabled:
▪ Access Data Marketplace privilege is enabled in Administrator.
▪ Read permission is enabled in Metadata Command Center for categories and data collections.
The following image shows the Data Collections tab listing some data collections in response to a search query:
The Data Collections grid displays all the data collections whose names or descriptions contain a keyword that matches your search query.
Note: When you search for data collections, consider the following:
•If a data collection is present in an effectively inactive category, the Data Collections grid won't display the data collection. Moreover, when you use the Category filter, the filter displays only effectively active categories.
•If a data collection is added to an asset group for which you aren't assigned the required permissions. The Data Collections grid won't display the data collection. For more information about asset groups, see the Implement access controls on metadata topic in the Set Up Data Marketplace help.
It's possible that more than one data collection meets your requirements. In such a scenario, you can compare these data collections for differences in content, usage, and available locations for consumption. To compare the data collections that you find, click the Compare icon to add a data collection to the Compare page. For more information about how you can compare data collections, see Comparing data collections.
Filter search results
To use the filters on this tab, ensure your user profile is assigned at least one of the predefined roles for Data Marketplace. For more information about the predefined roles for Data Marketplace, see the Predefined roles topic in the Introduction and Getting Started help.
Alternatively, ensure that your user profile is assigned a role for which the following privileges and permissions are enabled:
•Access Data Marketplace privilege is enabled in Administrator.
•Read permission is enabled in Metadata Command Center for data assets, delivery targets, terms of use and usage contexts.
You can use one of the filters in the Filters panel to assist you with your search for data. For example, to include terms of use in your search from the Terms of Use list, select the terms of use that best describes the rules around the data usage suitable to you.
If your administrator has configured custom attributes in Metadata Command Center for the data collections in Data Marketplace, you can use the custom attributes to filter the search results. In the Additional Information section of the Filters panel, you can view the custom attribute filters that are available to you. The custom attribute filters are displayed only if in Metadata Command Center the administrator has configured them to be usable for search purposes. For more information about custom attributes, see the Create custom attributes for objects topic in the Set Up Data Marketplace help.
Note: You can use the Status filter only if your user profile is assigned the Data Marketplace Administrator role.
Ranking of search results
On the Data Collections tab, the results of your search term are typically ranked according to the following conditions:
•Search term match with one or more data collection names or descriptions.
•Search term match with properties within data collections.
•Frequency with which the search term appears across data collections.
•Similarity with other terms across Data Marketplace.
•Relevant results based on other matching criteria.
Other Items tab
On the Other Items tab of the Search page, you can view the data assets or data elements that relate to one or more data collections.
Prerequisites
To search for data on this tab, verify one of the following prerequisites:
- Your user profile is assigned at least one of the predefined roles for Data Marketplace. For more information about the predefined roles for Data Marketplace, see the Predefined roles topic in the Introduction and Getting Started help.
- Your user profile is assigned a role for which the following privileges and permissions are enabled:
▪ Access Data Marketplace privilege is enabled in Administrator.
▪ Read permission is enabled in Metadata Command Center for categories, data assets, data collections and data elements.
▪ Read permission is enabled in Metadata Command Center for Data Governance and Catalog business assets and technical assets.
The following image shows the Other Items tab on the Search page listing a data asset and some data elements in response to a search query:
The Other Items grid displays all the data elements or data assets whose names or descriptions contain a keyword that matches your search query. To view more information about the data collection that is associated with a data element or a data asset, click the data collection to open its details page.
Note: If a data collection of a data asset is added to an asset group for which you aren't assigned the required permissions. The Other Items grid won't display the data asset and the data elements within it. For more information about asset groups, see the Implement access controls on metadata topic in the Set Up Data Marketplace help.
If a data asset or data element is associated with less than 3 data collections, you can use the Compare All button to compare the data collections for differences in content, usage, and available locations for consumption. For more information about how you can compare data collections, see Comparing data collections.
To review all the data collections that contain the listed data assets or data elements, click the Show related data collections button. This button is clickable only when you have a maximum of 25 data assets or data elements available on this tab. To reduce the number of data assets or data elements that are displayed on this tab, use the filters in the Filters panel.
If you disabled the Advanced Search option on the Setup > Configuration tab, Data Marketplace won't display the Other Items tab on the Search page, and will run your search query on only the names or descriptions of data collections. For more information about how you can configure advanced search, see the Advanced Search topic in the Set Up Data Marketplace help.
Filter search results
You can use one of the filters in the Filters panel to assist you with your search for data. For example, to view only the data assets that are created in Data Marketplace, select the Native Data Asset option in the Asset Type filter.
For an asset that was imported from Data Governance and Catalog into Data Marketplace, you can use its custom attributes to filter the search results. In the Additional Information section of the Filters panel, you can view the custom attribute filters that are available to you. The custom attribute filters are displayed only if in Metadata Command Center the administrator has configured them to be usable for search purposes. For more information about custom attributes, see the Asset customization topic in the Administration help for Metadata Command Center.
Changing the search result layout
You can use the layout buttons to change the layout of the Other Items grid. You can select either a Table layout or a Card layout for the Other Items grid. The Card layout is selected by default.
Ranking of search results
On the Other Items tab, the results of your search term are typically ranked according to the following conditions:
•Search term match with one or more data asset names or descriptions.
•Search term match with properties within data assets.
•Frequency with which the search term appears across data assets.
•Similarity with other terms across Data Marketplace.
•Relevant results based on other matching criteria.
Related Data Collections tab
When you click the Show related data collections button on the Other Items tab, the Related Data Collections tab opens. On the Related Data Collections tab, you can view the data collections that are associated with the data assets or data elements on the Other Items tab.
Prerequisites
To search for data on this tab, verify one of the following prerequisites:
- Your user profile is assigned at least one of the predefined roles for Data Marketplace. For more information about the predefined roles for Data Marketplace, see the Predefined roles topic in the Introduction and Getting Started help.
- Your user profile is assigned a role for which the following privileges and permissions are enabled:
▪ Access Data Marketplace privilege is enabled in Administrator.
▪ Read permission is enabled in Metadata Command Center for categories and data collections.
The following image shows the Related Data Collections tab on the Search page:
If none of the data collections meet your requirements, you can update the item selection on the Other Items tab to get a new set of data collections that you can assess for your business needs. When updating the item selection on the Other Items tab, ensure that you click the Show related data collections button again to refresh results in this tab.
Note: If a data collection is added to an asset group for which you aren't assigned the required permissions. The Related Data Collections grid won't display the data collection. For more information about asset groups, see the Implement access controls on metadata topic in the Set Up Data Marketplace help.
It's possible that more than one data collection meets your requirements. In such a scenario, you can compare these data collections for differences in content, usage, and available locations for consumption. To compare the data collections that you find, click the Compare icon to add a data collection to the Compare page. For more information about how you can compare data collections, see Comparing data collections.
Filter search results
To use the filters on this tab, ensure your user profile is assigned at least one of the predefined roles for Data Marketplace. For more information about the predefined roles for Data Marketplace, see the Predefined roles topic in the Introduction and Getting Started help.
Alternatively, ensure that your user profile is assigned a role for which the following privileges and permissions are enabled:
•Access Data Marketplace privilege is enabled in Administrator.
•Read permission is enabled in Metadata Command Center for data assets, delivery targets, terms of use and usage contexts.
You can use one of the filters in the Filters panel to assist you with your search for data. For example, to include terms of use in your search from the Terms of Use list, select the terms of use that best describes the rules around the data usage suitable to you.
Note: You can use the Filters panel only if the Related Data Collections tab displays less than 200 results.
If your administrator has configured custom attributes in Metadata Command Center for the data collections in Data Marketplace, you can use the custom attributes to filter the search results. In the Additional Information section of the Filters panel, you can view the custom attribute filters that are available to you. The custom attribute filters are displayed only if in Metadata Command Center the administrator has configured them to be usable for search purposes. For more information about custom attributes, see the Create custom attributes for objects topic in the Set Up Data Marketplace help.
Note: You can use the Status filter only if your user profile is assigned the Data Marketplace Administrator role.
Ranking of search results
On the Related Data Collections tab, the results of your search term are typically ranked according to the following conditions:
•Search term match with one or more data collection names or descriptions.
•Search term match with properties within data collections.
•Frequency with which the search term appears across data collections.
•Similarity with other terms across Data Marketplace.
•Relevant results based on other matching criteria.
Reserved words
Reserved words are words that are reserved for specific functions in Data Marketplace.
The reserved words include the following words:
•ALL
•ARE
•TYPE
•AND
•ANY
•AS
•CONTAINING
•DAY
•DAYS
•EQUALS
•GREATER
•HOUR
•HOURS
•HAS
•IN
•INBOUND
•IS
•LAST
•LESS
•BETWEEN
•MATCHING
•NOT
•NULL
•OR
•OUTBOUND
•RELATED
•TRAVERSE
•REPEAT
•UNTIL
•HOPS
•UNBOUNDED
•RELATIONSHIPS
•ROLE
•THAN
•THROUGH
•TO
•WHERE
•WHICH
•WITH
•WITHIN
•WITHOUT
•HAVING
•STAKEHOLDER
Note: If you want to use a reserved word to search for a data collection, enter the reserved word in quotes.
