Video Search Filter and Manage EA Docs

This video, 'Using the Search', introduces Dragon1’s search experience for quickly locating enterprise architecture (EA) visualizations, documents, and related assets in a large workspace. It opens with the Viewer interface, highlighting the global search bar at the top as the primary entry point. Viewers see how typing a few characters instantly narrows the visible set of visualizations, enabling fast, incremental discovery without leaving the current context.

Next, the video demonstrates combining text search with structured filters to reach precise results. The presenter applies cabinet-based scoping to confine results to a particular collection and then adds class or type filters to differentiate between visualizations, documents, and other EA artifacts. This layered approach shows how teams can navigate from a broad inventory down to a targeted subset with just a handful of actions.

The walkthrough then focuses on metadata. It shows that items carry attributes such as status, tags, and ownership, which can be used to refine queries further. By toggling a few common properties, such as published status or the presence of supporting images, the user reduces noise and isolates the most relevant, up-to-date materials. Tagging conventions are briefly discussed as a means to maintain the relevance of search results across larger teams and portfolios.

The video models a realistic flow: enter a term, restrict to a cabinet, add a class filter, and confirm via metadata, arriving at the exact visualization needed for review or sharing. The closing message emphasizes that mastering these search and filter combinations saves time, improves governance of EA assets, and helps stakeholders consistently find trusted diagrams and documents when preparing analyses, briefings, or change proposals.