Siren Search

Siren Search helps you explore your data across all entities of the data model. It displays data in a table with the best matching documents at the top and can be configured for mobile device display.

You can search for specific text, date ranges, and field values. Set up dynamic filters to map fields from different data model entities and search and display them as one. You can send data to a graph to view in the graph browser.

Using Siren Search

You can start a search by entering text or activating dynamic filters. The search term matches against the entire data model. This works in the same way as the global search in the Dashboard app.

To get started:

  1. From the navigation menu, click Search.

  2. In the search bar, enter text. The search results appear in a table.

To view more information about a search result, click the record viewer button.

Using dynamic filters to search

You can use dynamic filters to map the search with a more specific pattern.

To use dynamic filters with Siren Search:

  1. In the upper-left corner, click the filter button.

  2. Configure the dynamic filters. For information about using dynamic filters, see Dynamic filters.

  3. Click Apply filters.

The search is filtered based on the dynamic filters selections.

To close the dynamic filters sidebar, click the filter button. Your search records stay filtered until you remove the filters.

Filtering by selection

You can filter your search results to your selections only.

  1. In the search results, select one or more records.

  2. On the toolbar, click Filter by selection.

  3. Optional: To make all search results reappear, click Filter by selection again.

Configuring columns

Add and configure columns. Configure the columns' appearance by device type, and how to represent a record based on the associated entity table. A record can be represented by a field value or by a perspective from a template script.

To open column management, in the upper-right corner, click the settings button.

You can select the device types you want Search highlights to appear on.

Adding and configuring columns

  1. Click Add column and name the column.

  2. Select the entity table.

  3. Select the field or a perspective from a template script. Optional: Select different options for mobile devices.

  4. To add more entity tables to a column, click Add entity table.

  5. Repeat the previous steps for each column.

  6. Optional: To reorder the columns, click the left and right buttons.

  7. Click Save.

  • You must be on a desktop to configure the columns.

  • Administrators can restrict a user’s ability to configure Siren Search columns through a saved object ACL rule.

Copying records to My Records

You can select search results and copy them to My Records.

  1. In the upper-right corner, click the graph list button.

  2. Select the records from the Siren Search results.

  3. In the upper-right corner, click Copy selection and select My Records. Note that the records in My Records disappear when you log out.

  • To view the records in My Records or a graph, you can expand them. Click the record to view more information about it.

  • To sort the records, click the sort button and select from Date added and Entity table.

  • You can remove individual records or clear all.

Copying records into a graph

You can copy the records from My Records into a graph.

  1. In the upper-right corner, click the graph list button.

  2. Next to My Records, click the copy button.

  3. Select an existing graph or create a new one.