When you want to find content in Fotoware Alto, try the following.

1. Open a channel (a filtered set of items, the channel's query filter).
   • The channel has a name and a filter, e.g., show only items with Layer A assigned. This channel filter is independent of the filters in the channels' sidebar.
2. Search and try suggestions (searching indexed metadata).
   • The search looks through all values from searchable fields (field setting “use in the search”). When metadata changes are saved, the values are added, updated, or removed from the index.
   • When you change field settings, you must reindex all values for accurate search results. However, you should not reindex during business hours.
3. Filter in the sidebar (sidebar filters).
   • These filters are often called facets. Facets are well known to users and are available in various applications, such as Zalando, Digitec, and Amazon.

Afterward, you get the Content Items (result set) you were looking for. Users, Editors, and Admins can execute actions on the filtered group of items.