Stellent Content Server, User Manual

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5-12 Stellent Content Server User Guide
Finding Files
About Metadata Searching
Metadata searching is similar to finding a book in a library by searching for its author,
title, or subject. When you search by metadata, you specify as much information as you
know about a file or a group of files. For example, if you want to find all files written by
your supervisor for your department that were released on or after 1/1/2002, you would
specify the following on the search page:
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Author: supervisor’s user name
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Department: department name
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Release Date From: 1/1/2002
Metadata Search Fields
The Search tray (page 5-6) and advanced search page (page 5-9) enable you to search on
the standard metadata fields listed in the table below. If custom metadata fields have been
created for your content server system, they typically will be displayed below the standard
metadata fields.
Note: When searching for metadata, case sensitivity and wild card options will vary
depending on how your system administrator has configured the content server. See you
system administrator for your specific configuration.
Field Description
Content ID The unique identifier for the content item.
Title A descriptive name for the content item.
Type
The category of the document. You can enter text or select
from the list of predefined values.
Security Group
An identifier that specifies access permission to the
content item. You can enter text or select from the list of
predefined values.
Account
An identifier that specifies access permission to the
content item. This field is displayed only if accounts are
enabled on your system.