Basic Search

Overview

To perform a basic search, you define search conditions by selecting the object properties, operators, and values that you want to search for.

For example, the following basic search finds all Data Collector pipelines modified after July 12, 2022:

Basic search finding Data Collector pipelines modified after July 12, 2022

Basic search is the default search mode and can be used for most search use cases. If you need to specify criteria that cannot be defined in basic search, such as defining complex conditions or changing the order of precedence for multiple conditions, then change to advanced mode to define an advanced search.

You can save a basic search for later use. You can also configure Control Hub to persist the last configured basic search when you return to the view.

Multiple Conditions

A basic search can include one or more search conditions. When you include multiple conditions, you specify whether to join the conditions using AND or OR.

The AND operator takes precedence over OR. Control Hub first evaluates all conditions connected by an AND operator, and then evaluates each condition connected by an OR operator.

For example, let's say that you include the following conditions in a basic search:

Version is 1 OR Version is 2 AND Committed On is after or on 6/01/2022

Control Hub evaluates the conditions in the following order:
  1. Finds pipelines with a version of 2 and that were committed on or after June 1, 2022.
  2. Finds pipelines with a version of 1 with no date restriction.

To define a different order of precedence, you must use advanced search and include parentheses in the search query.

Basic String Searches

For some search properties, such as Name, Description, or Commit Message, you enter a string as the value to search for.

Use the following guidelines when entering string values for a basic search:

Case insensitive
String values are case insensitive. For example, all of the following search conditions find the Tutorial pipeline:
  • Name is tutorial
  • Name is TUTORIAL
  • Name is tUtoRIaL
Strings with spaces do not require quotation marks
Do not enclose a string that includes spaces in quotation marks. For example, the following search condition finds the HDFS to ADLS2 pipeline:

Name contains to ADLS2

Asterisk wildcard
Include the asterisk wildcard (*) in string values to perform a multiple character wildcard search. For example, the following search condition finds the LogsToKafka and LogsToKinesis pipelines, but not the LogsToS3 pipeline:

Name begins with logs*k*

Auto-Completion

In basic search, you can use auto-completion for the following search properties:
  • Label, Stages, and Stage Libraries properties for pipelines and fragments
  • Tag and Engine Label properties for job instances and job templates

As you begin typing a value to search for, Control Hub displays a drop-down menu that lists values that match the entered characters. The values are case insensitive. You then select one or more values from the list.

For example, if you type OR for the job instance Tag property, the drop-down might display oracle, store, and Oregon data center because those are all valid tag values for your job instances.

Nested Labels and Tags

The following search properties can be nested to create a hierarchy of string values:
  • Label property for pipelines and fragments
  • Tag property for job instances and job templates

You can search for a string value anywhere in a Label or Tag hierarchy, but cannot search for a complete hierarchy entry.

For example, if a pipeline has the label Test/ADLSGen2, you can search for the label Test or ADLSGen2. You cannot search for the complete label hierarchy, such as Test/ADLSGen2.

Search returns objects with a matching value from any level in the hierarchy.
Note: Search returns only published pipelines or fragments matching the specified label. It does not return draft pipelines or fragments.
For example, you have four published pipelines assigned the following nested labels:
  • PipelineA - Test/ADLSGen2/read
  • PipelineB - Test/ADLSGen2/write
  • PipelineC - Test/Elasticsearch
  • PipelineD - Prod/write

The following basic search condition finds PipelineA, PipelineB, and PipelineC:

Label includes Test

The following advanced search condition finds PipelineB and PipelineD:

label==wri*

Pipeline and Fragment Versions

A pipeline or fragment search finds the most recent version of each pipeline or fragment that matches all search conditions, which might not be the latest version of the pipeline or fragment.

For example, if version 6 is the most recent version of the SocialFeedsDataflow pipeline, the following basic search condition finds version 6 of the pipeline:

name is SocialFeedsDataflow

If version 5 of the same pipeline has a western label, but version 6 has an eastern label, then the following basic search conditions find version 5 of the pipeline:

Name is SocialFeedsDataflow and Label is western

To find the latest version only or to find a specific version, include an additional search condition.

Search for the Latest Version

To restrict searches to only the latest version of each pipeline or fragment, define a condition using the Latest Version property.

Set the Latest Version property to true to find the latest version of each pipeline or fragment. Set the property to false to find the most recent version that is not the latest version.

For example, you have three pipelines. Each pipeline has two versions, and the pipeline label changes in some of the versions:
Pipeline V1 Label V2 Label
PipelineA sandbox sandbox
PipelineB development production
PipelineC production revoked

The following table provides several basic and advanced search examples with and without the Latest Version property:

Basic Search Advanced Search Search Result
Label is production label==production
  • PipelineB V2
  • PipelineC V1
Label is production AND Latest Version is true label==production and latest_version==true PipelineB V2
Label is production AND Latest Version is false label==production and latest_version==false PipelineC V1

When using the Latest Version property, Control Hub first evaluates all other search conditions, and then evaluates the latest version condition.

For example, let's say that you include the following conditions in a basic search:

Label is sandbox and Latest Version is true

Control Hub evaluates the conditions in the following order:
  1. Finds the most recent version of each pipeline with the label sandbox.
  2. Within those search results, finds the versions that are the latest pipeline version.

Control Hub returns PipelineA V2 in the search results.

If you use the same basic search, but set the Latest Version property to false, Control Hub returns no results.

Search for a Specific Version

To find a specific version of a pipeline or fragment, define a condition using the Version property.

The Version property includes a string value. You can search for draft versions, such as 1-DRAFT, or for published versions, such as 3.

For example, the following basic search conditions find the older version 4 of the SocialFeedsDataflow pipeline:

name is SocialFeedsDataflow AND Version is 4

Note: On some Control Hub pages, the Version column includes a v prefix so that the version number displays as v1 or v3. On other pages, the Version column does not include the prefix so that the version number displays as 1 or 3. In basic searches, you can include or exclude the prefix. For example, you can search for either v1 or 1. In advanced searches, you must exclude the prefix. For example, you must search for 1.

When you define a condition using the Version property, multiple versions of a single pipeline or fragment can match all search conditions. In this case, search still returns the most recent version matching all search conditions.

For example, the LogstoOracle pipeline has the following version history:

Version history for the LogstoOracle pipeline

If you search for version begins with 2, four possible versions of the LogstoOracle pipeline match the search condition - versions 2, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.1.1. However, since search returns the most recent pipeline version, only version 2.1.1 is returned.

The following table provides additional basic and advanced search examples using the above pipeline version history. In all cases, search returns the most recent pipeline version matching all conditions:
Basic Search Advanced Search Search Result
version begins with 2 version==2* version 2.1.1
version is 1 OR version is 3 version==1 or version==3 version 3
NA version=in=(1,3,1.1,2.1) version 1.1
version is 2.1 OR name begins with L version==2.1 or name==L* version 2.1.1

Performing a Basic Search

Basic search is the default search mode and can be used for most search use cases.

  1. In the Navigation panel, select the appropriate view, such as Build > Pipelines.
  2. In the search section above the list of objects, select the property, operator, and value to search for.
  3. Optionally, add another search condition.
    1. Click the Add Condition icon: Add Condition icon.

      Control Hub adds an additional condition immediately after the selected icon.

    2. Select whether to join the conditions using AND or OR.
    3. Select the property, operator, and value to search for.
    Tip: To remove a single condition, click the Delete Condition icon: Delete Condition icon. To remove all conditions, click the More icon (More icon) and then click Clear All.
  4. Click Search.