Metadata Filters

You can use the metadata filter options to select objects by the metadata contained within. Values in metadata expressions allow you to type in a number or string, or select from among the existing values.

You can select one or many, from the following options. The conditions that display depend on the type selected in the Metadata VE/ID window. For example, the available conditions for a numeric type are different to those of a text type, and if Any Field is selected, the available conditions are the same as those of a text type. Descriptions of each option are detailed in the table below:

Filter	Condition	Description
[Metadata VE/ID window]		Opens the Metadata VE/ID window, and is used to select metadata attributes to include in the query filters. Metadata filtering is used in conjunction with the conditions below.
[Available conditions for text type or Any Field]
	equal	The name of an object matches exactly the text specified.
	is equal to any	The metadata key/VEID value matches any of the specified sub-strings that are delimited by a space or quotation marks
	is not equal to any	Allows the filter to specify metadata key/VEID values other than the sub-strings specified
	includes	Matches all objects that have the specified text included in them
	starting with	Matches all the objects with a name starting with the specified text
	ending with	Matches all the objects with a name ending with the specified text
	not case sensitive	Case is not considered when assessing searching criteria. Note This condition applies to all of the above name filters.
	case sensitive	Case is considered when assessing searching criteria. Note This condition applies to all of the above name filters.
	matching regexp	The field must match exactly the specified regular expression to be matched.
	including regexp	Matches all objects that include text matching the specified regular expression
	specified	Matches when the field itself has an actual value
[Available conditions for numeric metadata]
	equal to	The number matches exactly the number specified.
	less than	Matches all objects that have a count less than the specified number
	greater than	Matches all objects that have a count greater than the specified number
	in the range	Used to check a variable’s value as being between two values. The test is for the inclusive range.
	greater than or equal to	Matches all objects that have a count greater than or equal to the specified number
	less than or equal to	Matches all objects that have a count less than or equal to the specified number
	specified	Matches when the field itself has an actual value

The following filter selections can be made in the Metadata VE/ID window:

Checkboxes and Fields	Functional Description
Find (Key)	Used to search for metadata names matching characters. The search function finds those items in the list having the characters as a sub-string; for example, where Weight is a sub-string in several attributes.
Refresh	Refreshes the list. Note If you delete or create objects in the scene, the Metadata VE/ID window indicates that the page requires refreshing by displaying the message Click Refresh to update metadata table.
Category	The metadata category
Key	The name of the metadata field
Type	The type of variable, for example, text or boolean. Note If you delete or create objects in the scene, the Metadata VE/ID window indicates that the page requires refreshing by displaying the message Click Refresh to update metadata table.
Total	The total number of objects with this metadata field
Unique	The number of unique values present in the loaded model
Unique Values	A sample of the values associated with the variable
Show Selected Fields Only	Displays at the bottom left of the Metadata VE/ID window, and is used to select the attributes that you see. To see all the metadata variables in the loaded model, this field needs to be unchecked.