Denodo - Searching the Denodo Data Catalog

Quick Search 

To search and discover resources within the Denodo Data Catalog, you can enter your key search terms and press enter or click search within the Quick Search box on the Data Catalog main screen. 

Advanced Search 

Click advanced search to provide more information about your search to limit the search results. You can limit your searches by databases, categories and tags. 

Databases 

To start browsing by databases and folders go to Browse > Databases / Folders. You will see the set of databases on the sidebar. 

On the sidebar, you can expand a database and navigate through its folders. Expand a folder and discover its views, its web services, and also its subfolders. If you click a view or a web service, you will see its details page. 

Categories 

To start browsing your views and web services by categories, go to Browse > Categories. The sidebar shows the hierarchical structure of categories. Expand a category to explore its subcategories. Click a category and access to its details. 

In the Summary tab you will find the name of its parent category and a description. In the Views and Web services tabs you can explore all the elements that belong to the category. 

If you have the proper permissions, you will be able to edit this information. Use the icon next to each field to update its value. Click the Assign category button and access to a new page where you can change the set of views and web services that are members of the category. 

Notice that you can filter the categories shown in the sidebar. Under the Filter categories title you have a search bar. Type some query terms on it and select ENTER (or click the icon). 

Tags 

Tags can be defined directly using Data Catalog or it is also possible to import them from Virtual DataPort during synchronization with the Semantics FeaturePack. Both are available for browsing or searching, but they are slightly different: 

• • • Tags imported from Virtual DataPort are read-only. It is not possible to edit or assign them in Data Catalog. 

• • Virtual DataPort allows you to assign tags to views and view fields. 

• • Tags defined in Data Catalog can be assigned to views and web services, but not to their fields. 

To start browsing your views and web services by tags, go to Browse > Tag. The sidebar shows the list of tags available in the Data Catalog. Click a tag and access to its details. 

You can filter the tags in the sidebar using the search bar under the Filter tags title. Type some query terms on it and press ENTER (or click the search icon). 

For more information, please visit the Data Catalog Guide within the Denodo Community.