# Search

{% hint style="info" %}
Check out the given walk-through to create a Story based on the Search option.
{% endhint %}

![Creating a New Story using the Search option](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FWIvxXJLpWXXQfELf251K%2FdesignviewThroughSearch.gif?alt=media\&token=685f07cb-9194-4666-843f-9849a61ded24)

The NLP **Search** option helps users to quest for specific data all through the selected datastore and instantly displays the query results. The users can further save these search results to the current storyboard to immediately build an insightful data story.

* Navigate to the Story landing page.
* Search and select a ***Data Store*** from the available list.
* Click the ***Search*** icon provided next to the selected data store.

      ![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Fd8SnwZZPPAksWiPriS5c%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=833f0fa4-bb5f-427b-b2c1-bdda85e1c6a5)

* The Data Search page opens (with the Guided Tour dialog wizard opening by default). 
* The users can take a tour by using the ***Next*** option or close the tour by clicking on the ***End tour*** option.

![The Search page with default guided tour window](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FOhiUMM2paI2a1dZdVq6r%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c3d1e8a7-9e47-4c30-8be5-8844212a5b5b)

* The user gets autosuggestions while typing a query in the Data Search bar.

![auto-suggestions for search query](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FfLSyBJah1TWZSYPWJRrS%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=d991c287-b07a-41d6-9a3e-215f087b505a)

* After typing a specific query or selecting a search query from the search suggestions, click the ***Search*** icon.  

![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FXL8WpUMefptkwAbOQOIi%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=3974a243-3a67-4587-b7f9-93419a96c908)

* The search result instantly reflects beneath the search bar.
* Click the ***Add to story*** icon.  

![Adding a searched view to story](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FHnXI9HUgir6hMUTTMnvZ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5ad66e00-dcf8-4491-b1a0-016e1d3d114d)

* A notification message appears.   

![Notification message after a searched view gets added to story](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FvRmSXR4dmRY96jQjXgPa%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=620ac353-f2f8-4633-ac87-cad950162cc3)

* The selected view gets added to the storyboard.

![The searched View gets added to the Storyboard](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FkCemO0fB8FWjMY5tpx8W%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=01f9c507-0d73-4fc3-862a-677fcce27328)

### Data Drill through Search Option

The user can drill deeper into the selected Data Store by using the BDB Search bar with proper data queries. Refer to the following images to see how instantly the searched data gets displayed with more profound queries: 

* [x] Query 1: The ***Mean of Monthly Salary by Team***- Displays team-wise monthly salary

  

![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FNqL8LejE9hkNWpzGeDX2%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=ff2831f7-0ba9-47b5-9120-54c932bbc0bb)

* [x] Query 2: The ***Mean of Monthly Salary by Team where Skill is Selenium*** - Displays team-wise monthly salary for those employees having Selenium skills

![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Fj8wmCma0SIsMq7qkbaJa%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=58023633-88ac-4137-81ac-86bf80ddde19)

* [x] Query 3: The ***Mean of Monthly Salary by Team where skill is Selenium and Designation is QA Architect*** – Displays team-wise records of QA Architects’ monthly salary who know Selenium.

![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FBVg8cN6ZiBlgj89jMiHG%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=10b91106-6d89-486a-aebb-8a75ba9c1ed7)

* The instantly created view gets displayed in a default charting component based on the inserted search query.
* The users can switch to any other visualization option using the charting panel provided on the search page.
* Click the ***Like*** icon to save the searched query into the database.  

![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FJI4oXoaRoXWHvh6s5JZx%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a2f99b50-9994-456e-9e4d-6953e5e411d6)

* Click the ***Search suggestions*** icon to display all the ***saved search suggestions*** from the database along with a list of dimensions and Measures from the selected Data Store.                 

![Displaying all the saved search suggestions](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Fkb2n9zqZyZKrvnPMRhqt%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a2425f35-972e-43c4-940e-6d484c0ddfee)

* Other views close to the searched query also get displayed (on the right). The user can add any of the suggested Views to the current storyboard by using the ***Add to Story*** icon provided for the view.       

![More View suggestions close to the searched query get displayed](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FonIM448UJngElrhOQgGT%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=2f23093c-4e06-484a-a20a-367944a6e850)

### Altering Data Store

The users can alter the Data Store by using the ***Select Data Store*** icon provided on the ***Search*** page. 

* Click on the ***Select Data Store*** icon.
* Displays the selected Data Store- to continue with the selected Data Store (in the given case, it is ***Sample Data Store***)
* ***Show more***- to select another Data Store from the list of available Data Stores.

    ![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Fces7N2TFUKzzRVjVoKoE%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=35ffa953-d741-49d2-9df1-c564ff3388c2) 

* The ***Search*** icon is also accessible from the vertical panel provided on the Storyboard page.    

![Search icon on the Storyboard ](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FtUlUcNmgQaEJEQr1O9sH%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=83e3ca41-a0ee-4137-bf07-118f37efccba)

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*&#x20;

* The Search functionality supports **search terms** like ***yesterday***, the ***day before yesterday***, and ***two days ago***.
* Measure filter values with ***k/M/lakh/million*** unit for the ***=is/is equal to*** and ***is between*** operations are supported as search terms.
  {% endhint %}

### Icons on the NLP Search page

<table><thead><tr><th width="152">Icon</th><th width="182.8985507246377">Name</th><th>Function</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><img src="https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2F7VaXEBac3rv4udY26QwZ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d68a91d4-8854-4e2a-89c3-3f33ed12d67f" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Search</td><td>Searched the inserted query from the selected Data Store.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Fj8buwNmhFiM3c1SGy10n%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=12ac4366-03c4-4da5-9976-b6cf2161c275" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Select Data Store</td><td>Prompts the users to select Sample Data Store or choose from the list of Data Stores.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FrmDua4ZMuLLUBKYiGpV0%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=e41c3c0b-053b-4a3a-971f-b4c490dbb127" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Search Suggestions</td><td>Displays all the saved search suggestions.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FED6VZLlxMe8BOx4aIyAQ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=a342f2ec-aa2b-4054-8878-cdd54fb65d43" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Start BDB Search Tour</td><td>Begins the Guided Tour of the BDB Search page.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2F8hwK4skIpft4FEqKG7at%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=790d91ad-aeb9-4630-a9dc-5c5aa7465aff" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Close NLP Dialog</td><td>Closes the NLP Data Search window.</td></tr></tbody></table>