Configure how search results display

When configuring a Search component, you can enable one or more views in the left pane Views section of the component details page. Each view offers options that define how search results are displayed. Depending on the selected view, some or all of the following tabs are available:

Note

To display the selected views on the page, open the Search component details page and, in the General section of the left pane, click Functionality In the Usage section, click the Page option.

Template tab

A template is used to display search results. Each view has a number of templates that alter the layout of text, images, and other content within search results. The following sections list the templates associated with each view and, if a template includes image renditions, which renditions are used. To use a template other than the default one, select it.

This view has the following templates and renditions.

Templates	Renditions
Image left data right Image right data left Content	ThumbnailStoryboardAnimated_thumbnail
Data on top of image Wide image	BigthumbnailAnimated_thumbnail
Data only Grid Compact	N/A

This view has the following templates and renditions.

Templates	Appearance	Renditions
Image to the left fields to the right		Preview
Fields to the right as a light overlay
Image and fields to the right as a drawer

This view has the following templates and renditions.

Templates	Renditions
Table Table card with image	ThumbnailStoryboard
Table card without image Table without image	N/A

This view has the following templates and renditions.

Templates	Renditions
List List as a card with image	ThumbnailStoryboardAnimated_thumbnail
List as a card	N/A

This view has the following templates and renditions.

Templates	Renditions
Calendar	ThumbnailStoryboard

This view has the following templates and renditions.

Templates	Renditions
Pivot table	N/A

Image and icon tab

To set an image on the search results, in the Image list, select one of the following options:

Thumbnail - displays a thumbnail of the entity if it is available.
Icon - displays icons instead of thumbnails, as configured in the Icon and color list.

Icon and color

To configure the style and color of an icon, in the Icon and color list, select one of the following options:

None - uses the default style color (default).
From entity - uses the style and color defined for the entity.
From taxonomy relation - uses the style and color defined for a specific taxonomy. Select the taxonomy relation in the Relation list.

Note

You can further customize the display using the entity visualization options in Search components based on taxonomy definitions.

Fields tab

You can decide which fields to display in the search results.

To define a field to display: Which fields that are available depend on the fields you select.

In the Fields section, click Add .
Next to Type, select one of the following options: Property or Relation.
In the Field drop-down list, select the field you want to configure.

Define the following settings for each field type:

Property

Setting	Description
Show user avatar	Displays the user avatar instead of text. Applies to the Created by field.
Display format	How the field type is indicated (for example, text, badge, icon, or option list).
Style	The style for the text display format.
Limit number of lines	Switch to limit the number of lines in search results.
Number of lines to show	If you turned on the Limit number of lines switch, specify the number of lines to display.
Conditional color	Color for the display format for badges.
Field expression	Lets you select an operator and define an expression.
Show help text	Type and style of the help text displayed on the search result tile (for example, Inline or Tooltip).

Note

For the list view, the Advanced option is only available if you select the Card template.

Configure the additional settings required for the selected fields.
Click Save.

Operations tab

You can configure which operations to make available on the search results. Operations are internal or external actions involving the entity in question.

To add an entity operations component in the main click area, click Add operation.

The following table lists the available entity operations of the Search component.

Operation	Description
Add to saved selection	Adds the entity to a saved selection.
Approve	Approves the entity in review.
Archive	Archives the entity.
Check in	Checks in the entity from external systems (such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and so on). This operation persists the modifications applied to the entity in the external systems.
Check out	Checks out the entity to external systems (such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and so on). This operation locks the entity.
Delete	Deletes the entity.
Direct-publish	Directly publishes the entity, making it available with the other approved entities while skipping the reviewing process.
Discard checkout	Discards the checkout of the entity and ignores any modifications applied to the entity in the external systems.
Download	Downloads the entity.
Generate PDF	Generates a PDF from the entity. This operation requires a preconfigured Print entity generation action.
Go to fixed path	Lets you enter a relative path to the details page as a text string. This improves performance when a user navigates from a search page to a details page. You must update this fixed path when you move a page.
Inline preview	Previews the entity using the inline preview display. This operation is only available for the Grid, Table, List, and Calendar output views. You need to enable the Inline preview output view for the operation to work correctly.
OneDrive checkout	Checks out the entity to a preconfigured OneDrive account. This operation adds the entity to the Checkouts page.
OneDrive download	Uploads a copy of the entity to a preconfigured OneDrive account. This operation uploads a copy of the entity, so the entity itself is not added to the Checkouts page.
Place	Places the image as a layer using Sitecore Connect for Creative Cloud (this operation is not meant to be used within Content Hub).
Preview	Opens a preview rendition of the asset.
Quick edit	Opens a window with a preconfigured entity details page to edit the entity.
Reject	Rejects the entity in review.
Remove from collection	Removes the entity from a collection it belongs to.
Remove from saved selection	Removes the entity from a saved selection it belongs to.
Remove from mass edit selection	Removes the entity from a mass edit selection it belongs to.
Restore	Restores the entity from the archive to its previous repository.
Select public link	Allows configured connectors to create and select public links for Content Hub assets within the connector's interface. When configuring the operation, in the Integration drop-down list, choose the connector you want to use.
Set as master	Sets the file as master file for an entity. For example, set as the master version of an asset.
Submit	Submits the entity for approval.
Toggle switch	Sets a Boolean property of the entity to true or false. You need to provide a Boolean field for this operation (for example, M.Script.Enabled).
Unlock	Unlocks the locked entity. Entities are locked when they are checked out to external systems.
Use direct link	Provides a direct link to the entity. This operation opens the provided link in a new window.
View ancestor details	Provides the ancestor details of the entity. You need to specify an ancestor relation and a redirection page.
View detail page	Redirects you to the detail page of the entity.
View details	Opens a configurable window showing the details of the entity. This operation provides various window types. The drawer type allows you to open multiple detail windows at once.
External action	Executes one or more preconfigured actions. This operation allows you to set visibility conditions and permissions.

To add an operation:

In the Operations section, click Add operation.
Select the desired operation.
Configure the display and operation settings.
Click Save.
To make the operation available in the More options menu instead of the Main menu, drag the created operation from the MAIN OPERATIONS zone to the MORE OPTIONS MENU zone.

Indicators tab

Indicators are flag-like properties (icons or labels) that provide additional information about an entity. To add an indicator, click Add indicator and configure the indicator settings. The following table lists available indicators.

Indicator	Description
Asset media type	The asset media type of the entity.
Cover image	The entity has been designated as a cover image.
Created on	The entity is in Created status.
Deliverable lifecycle status	The lifecycle status of the entity.
Draft	The entity is a draft.
Duplicates exist	The entity has duplicates.
Gen AI	The entity was created or updated using generative AI.
Has annotations	The entity has annotations. To indicate the number of annotations, turn on the Show number of annotations switch. This displays a counter .
Has public link	The entity has a public link.
In review	The entity is in In review status.
Linked asset modified	The linked entity has been modified.
Local review	The entity has a local review.
Lock	The entity is locked.
Public links exist	There are public links available for the entity.
Publishing status	The publishing status of the entity, for example Draft.
Rejected	The entity was rejected.
System item	The entity is system-owned.
There is a new version of this linked asset	The file of the child linked asset is more recent than the file of its parent asset. Restricted to M.Asset entities. Applies only to Adobe InDesign files.
Custom indicator	A custom indicator, which can be configured based on a string, integer, or boolean value so that it only appears when a specific condition is met.

Calendar settings tab

The following table lists available calendar settings. The calendar view is particularly useful for time-based assets, such as event photos or scheduled content.

Setting	Description
Start date	The first date in the search range, for example, the first day when an asset was created.
End date	The last date in the search range, for example, the last day when an asset was created
Facet for grouping	How search results are grouped.

Visualization tab

The following table lists the available visualization options.

Visualization	Description
Column Chart	A column chart displays categories along the horizontal axis and values along the vertical.
Table	A table is a collection of related data held in a table format.

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