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UC_FAC_SR_01 Do simple search

Status/Schedule

• Status: in specification
• Schedule:

Description

1. A free text search field is displayed where the user can decide whether he wants to search for pictures or for collections and albums (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
   • metadata attributes of all public pictures within released collections
3. When searching for collections and albums, the system searches through following data:
   • metadata values of all released collection metadata
   • metadata values of all released album metadata
4. The system displays the search result, together with the search query. The search result contains only pictures together with an information, to which collection each picture belongs.

Actors Involved

• User

UC_FAC_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
      1. the metadata attribute does not use a list of predefined vocabulary (defined in the metadata profile)

         one search sting 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. if the 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 OR.
4. When the user triggers the search, the system displays the search result, together with the search query, which can be modified by the user.

Actors Involved

• User

UC_FAC_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 attributes for collections/albums are already predefined by the system, see
   • for collections: UC_FAC_COL_01 Create collection
   • for albums: Album Metadata Set
3. The user can search for one or several values for each metadata attribute.
4. The system displays the search result, together with the search query, which can be modified by the user.

Actors Involved

• User

Use Case