Configure Search Box Defaults

This applies to: Visual Data Discovery

The search box is available for Apache Solr, Cloudera Search, and Elasticsearch data sources and is enabled by default for visuals created using these sources. It allows you to enter keywords to quickly filter the data. You can disable the search box, if needed, in the data source configuration.

Disable the Search Box

To disable the search box:

  1. Log in as a user with the Administer Sources  privilege, or write permission for this source.

  2. Select Sources from the main menu. The Sources page appears.

  3. Select the appropriate data source configuration to edit it, then access the Global Settings tab of the data source.

  4. Toggle off Enable Text Search in the Other Settings work area if you want to disable the text search option for new and existing visuals.

    The availability of this setting depends on the data source you have selected. The Search feature is available for Apache Solr, Cloudera Search, and Elasticsearch data sources.

Enable the Search Box

To enable the search box:

  1. Log in as a user with the Administer Sources privilege, or write permission for this source.

  2. Select Sources in the main menu. The Sources page appears.

  3. Select the appropriate data source configuration to edit it, then access the Global Settings tab of the data source.

  4. Toggle on Enable Text Search in the Other Settings work area if you want to enable the text search option for new and existing visuals.

    The availability of this setting depends on the data source you have selected. The Search feature is available for Apache Solr, Cloudera Search, and Elasticsearch data sources.