Searching Showcase

Use the search feature in showcase to locate videos, channels, and playlists in Showcase. The search engine will search through the following presentation and channel metadata and content, if available, for the search terms you specify:

 

      Presentation titles

      Descriptions

      Slide text

      Captioning

      Channel name

      Channel description

      Presenters

      Tags  

      Categories 

      Modules

      Playlists

      Annotations

Using advanced search

Use advanced search options to sort through results based on a variety of criteria including a presentation’s metadata, date types (such as when a presentation was recorded), and date ranges.

 

Advanced search example

To use advanced search in Showcase:

1.  Click Content > Browse All Videos on your Showcase home page.

2.  Enter your query in the search field and select the check box next to each presentation filed you want to include in the search:

Presentation Field

Description

Title

Select this option to return search results found only in a presentation’s title.

Description

Select this option to return search results found only in a presentation’s description.

Presenters

Select this option to return search results containing only presenter names.

Slide Text

Select this option to return search results found only in slide text.

Caption Text

Select this option to return search results found only in a presentation’s closed captioning text.

Tags

Select this option to return search results found only in tags associated with presentations.

 

3.  Optionally, select one of the following from the Date Type drop-down list:

Date Type

Description

Record Date

Select this option to return results from when a presentation was recorded.

Create Date

Select this option to return results from when a presentation was created in Mediasite.

Last Modified Date

Select this option to return results from the last date a presentation was changed/modified.

4.  Optionally, select a Date Range:

Date Range

Description

Today

Select this option to return results from today’s date.

Last Week

Select this option to return results from the last 7 (seven) days.

Last Month

Select this option to return results from the last 30 (thirty) days.

Last 6 Months

Select this option to return results from the last 180 (one hundred eighty) days.

Last year

Select this option to return results from the last 365 (three hundred sixty-five) days.

Custom Date Range

Select this option to select a custom range of dates (dd/yy).

5.  Click Search.