Global Search
Global search
The global search bar allows you to search from any page across all areas of Simon, and immediately access the results. It is a very effective way of moving directly from one page to another without needing to go through a series of pages to find what you're looking for.
Accessing global search
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The search icon next to your username brings up the global search
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The global search bar
When you enter a search term and hit enter, global search will perform a search across the following areas:
- Segments
- Flows
- Journeys
- Results
- Content
- Datasets
- Documentation
Using global search
The global search allows you to search by name, tags or a combination of both.
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When you start typing, matching tag names will show up. Just clicking enter will search by name.
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Searching by tags will display matching results across different parts of Simon. When there are more than five matches, 'View all' will show the full search results.
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Global search lets you search with a combination of tag and name.
When using multiple search criteria, it will be evaluated in the following way:
- Tags + name search: Items tagged with the tag AND with a name matching the search term.
- Multiple tags: Items tagged with all supplied tags (AND).
- Multiple name search terms: items with a name that matches all search terms in any order (AND).
- Name search with quotes: names matching the exact supplied search term within quotes.
Global vs. local search
Index pages (e.g. the Segments page) also contain a search bar, which will search within that section of Simon (e.g. Segments). In other aspects, the two searches behaves the same. Read more about local search here.
Updated 8 months ago