1. Tools

Follow-up facets

Follow-up facets let you add extra facets dynamically when a user selects a certain facet value in search, based on entity definitions and their property values.

Tip

It is good practice to use follow-up facets instead of hierarchical taxonomies.

Example

In the following example, the Assets page includes two follow-up facets, which result in an additional filter being available when users filter by the Images asset media type. Here, the follow-up settings are:

Facet 1:

  • Source - Definition

  • Definition - Asset media

  • Value type - Specific value

  • Value name - Images

Facet 2:

  • Target - Property

  • Property - Asset

  • Field - Approved by (ApprovedBy)

  • Value type - Any value

  • Value name - n/a

Assets page follow-up facet
Before you begin

Add follow-up facets

To add a follow-up facet:

  1. On the Layout tab, click the component to open its details page.

  2. In the Tools section, turn on the Follow up switch.

  3. On the Follow-up facets tab, click Add follow-up facet.

  4. For Source, select the definition or property value that triggers the follow-up facet.

    Important

    The source facet must have Multi-select disabled for follow-up facets to work correctly.

  5. For Target, select the definition or property that is added as the follow-up facet, when the Source condition is met.

  6. Click Save.

    You can add up to 40 follow-up facets.

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