Capable Search

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Capable keeps a small index of which variables each page shows. Capable Search uses it in three places.

#The Variable filter

In the search toolbar, Variable (Filter by the variables a page shows) opens a list of variables grouped into This space and Global, with its own Search variables box. Tick one or more variables to find pages that show any of them. Clear resets the filter.

The filter remembers variables by ID, so a saved search keeps working after a rename.

#The Variables side panel

On a page that shows variables, the search results side panel includes Variables, Variables shown on the page and their values. It lists each variable with its name and the value as you can read it. The magnifier, Find pages that use this variable, runs a new search for every page that shows it.

#Used on N pages

In the catalogue's details sidebar, Used on N pages that you can see opens a new search across every space, filtered to that variable.

#For CQL users

The index is also available in Capable's CQL query builder as Variable References, holding the ID of each variable a page shows.

#A few things that catch people out

  • The index updates shortly after a page is published, so a page published in the last few minutes may not be found yet.

  • Results only include pages you can see, so two people can get different counts.

  • A page that shows more than 200 different variables only has the first 200 indexed.

  • Live docs are not counted.

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