Search filters – Grass Valley iTX Desktop v.2.6 User Manual

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Searching with PinPoint

In the search-history pane, you can view and recall criteria for previous searches. In the

metadata pane, you can view all the details the System Database holds for a selected asset.

Search filters

To specify criteria for PinPoint to apply in a search, you create one or more PinPoint filters. You

do this in the PinPoint search builder:

PinPoint uses the filters to separate items that meet the criteria from those that do not. This

way, it determines which items to include in a results list.

By using multiple filters, PinPoint can increase the preciseness of its searches and return a

results list that meets your requirements in the best way.

The number of available filter types depends on the structure of your database and the type of

asset you want to search for. We list the most common ones in the following table.

Filter type

Asset property the filter works for

Any Text

Text in any asset field in the System Database.
For an item to be included in the results list, all the words you

enter must appear in an asset field, unless you insert one of two

characters (- or /) immediately before a word:
-word (= NOT word) If this word appears in an asset field, PinPoint

does not include the item in the results list.
/word (= OR word) If this word appears in an asset field, PinPoint

includes the item in the results list (unless other criteria prevents

it doing so). If this word does not appear in an asset field, the item

may still appear in the results list if other criteria are satisfied.

Available

A flag that marks an asset as available for playout or not.
The purpose of the flag is to give information to playout

operators.