Rivendellaudio/docs/opsguide/library_searches.xml
Fred Gleason 0a862c68b5 2023-12-04 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
* Added a 'Library Text Searches' appendix to the Operations Guide.

Signed-off-by: Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
2023-12-04 16:54:55 -05:00

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<appendix xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="appendix.library_searches">
<title>Library Text Searches</title>
<para>
Except as noted below, text searches of the cart library are done by
looking for a match of the complete contents of the
<computeroutput>Filter</computeroutput> string with any of the following
metadata fields:
</para>
<simplelist>
<member><computeroutput>Artist</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Agency</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Album</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Client</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Composer</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Conductor</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Description</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>ISCI Code</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>ISRC (International Standard Recording Code)</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Label</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Outcue</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Publisher</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Song ID</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Title</computeroutput></member>
<member><computeroutput>User Defined</computeroutput></member>
</simplelist>
<sect2 xml:id="appendix.library_searches.using_multiple_search_phrases">
<title>Using Multiple Search Phrases</title>
<para>
It's possible to change this behavior by enclosing portions of the
search string within double quotes. Rivendell will then treat each
quote-enclosed section as being its own search clause, with the results
of each clause logically OR'd together in the results.
A few examples will make this clear. Consider the following set of
carts, contained in a group called
<computeroutput>TEMP</computeroutput>.
</para>
<para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="appendix.library_searches.full_list.png" width="154mm"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>The full set of example carts</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</para>
<para>
We'd like to narrow the view down to show only carts where
'Baker' appears in the
<computeroutput>Artist</computeroutput> field. Entering 'baker'
into the <computeroutput>Filter</computeroutput> gets us:
</para>
<para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="appendix.library_searches.searching_for_baker.png" width="154mm"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>Searching for 'baker'</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</para>
<para>
This does show us cart number 10588 ('Sweet Love', by
'Anita Baker'), but also 10008 ('Baker Street',
by 'Gerry Rafferty'), because of the inadvertent match in
the <computeroutput>Title</computeroutput> field. We can eliminate this
by specifying the <computeroutput>Filter</computeroutput> more
precisely, changing 'baker' to 'anita baker'.
</para>
<para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="appendix.library_searches.searching_for_anita_baker.png" width="154mm"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>Searching for 'anita baker'</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</para>
<para>
Now let's try placing each search word in double-quotes:
&quot;anita&quot; &quot;baker&quot;. What will happen?
</para>
<para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="appendix.library_searches.searching_for_anita_baker_with_quotes.png" width="154mm"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>Searching for '&quot;anita&quot; &quot;baker&quot;'</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</para>
<para>
The 'Baker Street' cart (number 10008) has returned, because
we split the search phrase into two sub-phrases by use of the quotes.
It's as it we ran two searches; one with 'anita' and another with
'baker' and then OR'd the two together into one result set.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 xml:id="appendix.library_searches.cart_numbers">
<title>Cart Numbers</title>
<para>
If one or more integer numbers in the range <userinput>1</userinput>
through <userinput>999999</userinput> (inclusive) is included in a
search clause, instead of being search for the textual metadata fields,
it will be treated as a Rivendell cart number. To search
for a literal number in the Library textual metadata fields, enclose
the numeral in quotes --e.g. <userinput>&quot;123456&quot;</userinput>
rather than <userinput>123456</userinput>.
</para>
<para>
Returning to our examples, we simply enter '25' into the filter:
</para>
<para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="appendix.library_searches.searching_for_25.png" width="154mm"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>Searching for '25'</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</para>
<para>
We get cart 25 ('Siren Song'), even though there is no '25' in any of
the text metadata fields. Next we surround the '25' with double-quotes:
</para>
<para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="appendix.library_searches.searching_for_25_with_quotes.png" width="154mm"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>Searching for '&quot;25&quot;'</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</para>
<para>
We see that the double-quotes overrides the special cart-number
detection.
</para>
</sect2>
</appendix>