Query Editor

This article describes the Query Editor functionality in the restyled inriver interface. 

About the query editor

The Query Editor is used to build complex and more exact searches. This includes searching over data conditions, links, completeness levels, and specifications. You can also add, edit, and save queries and share them with others.

Accessing the query editor

Top navigation toolbar

In the restyled Enrich, the Query Editor is available in the top navigation toolbar. 

Work area

You can also access the Query Editor from the work area section of the entity overview. 

Click the Query Editor icon to open the Query Editor.

Query editor overview

Below is a screenshot of the restyled Query Editor.

Details

1. Click the Add icon to add a condition to the query.
   
   
2. Click the Search icon to search using the selected criteria.
   
   
3. Click the Save icon to save the query.
   
   
4. Click the Notification icon to create a notification.
   
   
5. Select a condition to use in the search.
   
   
6. Select a condition to use in the search.
   
   
7. Select a condition to use in the search.
   
   
8. Add another row with a condition.
   
   
9. Add another row with a relation condition.
   
   
10. Add another row with a completeness condition.
    
    
11. Add another row with a specification condition.
    
    
12. Remove the condition.

Good to know

Queries should be narrowed down in order to make sense. The more specific your query, the faster the search, the more precise the result will be. 

The more generic your query, the larger the result, the slower the search will be. A query search result set with several hundreds or thousands of entries will be slow, difficult and impractical to work with.

To achieve the best possible efficiency for your query-based search, narrow it down by adding several parameters.

Further reading

Restyled inriver UI: searching with the query editor