Imeji Search

FACES Scope · Functionalities Disclaimer and Copyright Support Application Profiles Release Agreement Specification: Browse and Display · Search Albums · Users Note Pads · Versioning Related Projects: Imeji edit

Scenarios

Implemented (1.0)

• Search for pictures or collections (these searches have to be separated as the search result lists will look different)

Not implemented

• Search for albums (this could be connected to the search for collections as the search result list will look the same for both containers)

UC_IM_SR_01 Do simple search

Status/Schedule

• Status: implemented
• Schedule: 1.0

Description

1. A free text search field is displayed where the user can decide whether he wants to search for pictures or for collections (per default, the system will search for pictures) .
2. When searching for pictures, the system searches through following data:
   • metadata values of all public pictures within released collections
   • [not implemented] metadata values of all private pictures within released collections the user has at least Collection Viewer rights
3. When searching for collections, the system searches through following data:
   • metadata values of all released collection metadata
4. The system displays the search result (see either UC_IM_BD_01 View picture list or UC_IM_BD_03 View collection/album list), together with the search query.

Actors Involved

• User

UC_IM_SR_02 Advanced search for pictures

Status/Schedule

• Status: in specification
• Schedule:

Description

1. The user can define several search strings.
2. Each search sting bases on following selection:
   1. selection of a released collection
   2. selection of one or several metadata attribute within this collection
   3. definition of a search string (metadata value) based on following requirements:
      1. when the above selected metadata attribute does not use a list of predefined vocabulary (defined in the metadata profile)

         one search string entered by the user or

         one search range entered by the user: maximum two values combined by a smaller then (<), bigger than (<), up to (-)

         e.g. < 3, > 3, 3-6

      2. when the above selected metadata attribute uses a list of predefined vocabulary (defined in the metadata profile)

         selection of one value from the predefined vocabulary for this attribute

3. All search strings can be connected to each other via the boolean operators AND, OR, NOT.
4. When the user triggers the search, the system displays the search result (see UC_IM_BD_01 View picture list), together with the search query, which can be modified by the user.

Actors Involved

• User

UC_IM_SR_02 Advanced search for collections/albums

Status/Schedule

• Status: in specification
• Schedule:

Description

1. The user can decide whether he wants so search for albums, for collections or for both. The result will always be an album/collection list, not pictures.
2. The metadata for collections/albums are already predefined by the system, see
   • for collections: UC_IM_COL_01 Create collection
   • for albums: Album Metadata Set
3. The user can search for one or several values for each metadata.
4. The system displays the search result (see UC_IM_BD_03 View collection/album list), together with the search query, which can be modified by the user.

Actors Involved

• User

UC_IM_SR_03 Advanced search for metadata profile

Status/Schedule

• Status: in specification
• Schedule:

Description

1. The user can search for one or several values for each metadata of the profile as defined in UC_IM_MD_02 Edit metadata profile.
2. The system displays the search result (see UC_IM_BD_06 View metadata profile list), together with the search query, which can be modified by the user.

Actors Involved

• User

Further possible search queries

• Show me everything that has a geo-location within a radius of 100km around Munich.

Use Case