Faceting
Last updated: 8/20/2026Faceting allows the user to group search results into categories based
on the values of an attribute type. For example, you can group the
search results based on the Object Type
system attribute. You can
get the numbers of objects in a category, e.g. Column, and find the
objects of that category. Faceting makes it easy for users to explore
search results, narrowing in on exactly the results they are looking
for.
If the search index is a Solr index, many system attributes can be used
in faceting. Refer to the Column Supported in FACET
of
System Attributes. Custom attributes of the
following data types can also be used in faceting: Boolean, Integer,
Date, DateTime, Enumeration, Enumeration (Multi-value), String, User and
Users. To facet on a Date or DateTime attribute, a Data Range Gap
parameter, such as YEAR, MONTH, DAY, or HOUR, must be provided. Faceting
is also supported on the Data Profiling attributes and Source History
attributes.
If the search index is a Lucene index, only Model Id
and Object
Type
system attributes can be used in faceting.