Search¶

The Dune portal provides a powerful search mechanism enabling the search for Dune Core Elements. Searching is as easy as typing in the name of a desired element. However, Dune additionally offers more Advanced Search Filters, in case the full-text-search does not suffice.

Accessing Search¶

There are three options to access the search dialog:

Clicking the button to the right of the Dune logo and text
Using the keyboard-shortcut Ctrl+Y
Clicking the breadcrumb bar (clicking the breadcrumb text will navigate to the respective breadcrumb item directly)

Search Dialog¶

The GIF bellow shows a basic example of a full-text-search. The example illustrates an input of three characters. This is the minimum amount necessary to trigger the search process in order to uphold performance. The dialog will display a warning about this constraint for any input with less than three characters.

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Search Dialog Breakdown¶

Please note the individual components of the search dialog as displayed in the image below:

Search input: It can be used for a full-text-search or Advanced Search Filters
Search tabs: Different tabs show search results filtered by element type. The default tab "ALL" shows all types of elements. Switching between tabs is possible by click or using keyboard shorcuts explained in list item 3.
Keyboard shorcuts to switch tabs:
- MacOS:
  - left: Ctrl+Cmd+Left
  - right: Ctrl+Cmd+Right
- Windows:
  - left: Ctrl+Alt+Left
  - right: Ctrl+Alt+Right
Search filter option help: This button shows an advanced search filter option cheat-sheet.

Search Dialog Result Breakdown¶

The image below shows an example of what a search result may look like:

The nubmer next to a tab title refers to how many results have been found for the respective search input or filter.
This is the element group name. All search results below a group name belong to the respective group. For the example of resources all elements categorized as resources (e.g. virtual machines) will be shown below the group name.
The element in focus within the search dialog. The keys Down and Tab will focus the next element and Up the previous one. The Enter key triggers the navigation to the element in focus.
Result groups are limited for enhanced usablity and performance. Each group can be expanded with more results by clicking the three dots below or hitting Enter while the three dots are in focus.

Search History¶

Previously accessed elements through the search dialog are being saved in the search history. Search history elements are available while the search input field is empty. The image below shows a search history example:

The Dune search dialog offers advanced search filters in addition to the full-text-search. The integrated info button will open a cheat-sheet which describes how those advanced filters may be applied.

Chaining together different filters as well as combining filters with full-text-search is also possible.

Disclaimer

Using more than one filter is possible but limited to three filters per search. This limitation aims to mitigate performance bottlenecks caused by overly complex search filter combinations.

We have provided some examples of how filters may be utilized further down below:

Advanced Filter Example: State
Advanced Filter Example: Date
Advanced Filter Example: Not Vulnerable and State

Advanced Filter Example: State¶

Search for single properties such as resources in a running state:

Advanced Filter Example: Date¶

Use the search dialog to find resources by date such as the creation date:

Advanced Filter Example: Not Vulnerable and State¶

Combine different filters such as isVulnerable and state to find resources: