Configure filter facets

July 29, 2026

Some out-of-the-box filter facets are available. As an administrator, you can:

• Show or hide filter facets for data consumers.
• Change the display name.
• Define the order.
• Add a description, which appears as a tooltip to data consumers.
• Create additional filter facets based on relations or attribute types for the search tabs on the search page.

  Note Attribute-based filter facets don't apply to standalone Data Marketplace.

Out-of-the-box facets

By default, Data Marketplace offers multiple filter facets, which can be used when defining Data Marketplace categories and are visible in the Filter Facets pane on the Data Marketplace search page.

Note Some of these filter facets rely on relation path indexing.

Filter facet name	Description	Uses relations
Business Asset	Business Asset refers to the business assets that are related to the data, such as Customer Phone Number or Customer Order Number. For information on the differences between business terms, data domains, and data concepts, go to Conceptual layer versus the Business Glossary.	Yes
Certified	This filter facet limits your search results to data that has been certified, meaning approved, endorsed, or guaranteed.	No
Data Domain	Data Domain refers to a high-level conceptual category to which the data belongs, such as Customer or Order. Assets of this type: Are high-level, theoretical representations of your data. Represent the structure of concepts in data environments. Contain all the different nuances of corresponding business terms. To benefit from this, your data structure must follow the Data Stewardship metamodel. For more information, go to Conceptual layer.	Yes
Data Concept	Data Concept refers to the lower-level conceptual category to which the data belongs, such as Phone Number or Country. Assets of this type: Are high-level, theoretical representations of your data. Represent an aspect of one or more data domains. Define a context-independent representation of the structure of an organization's data. To benefit from this, your data structure must follow the Data Stewardship metamodel. For more information, go to Conceptual layer.	Yes
Source System	Source System refers to the technology asset that stores the data, like HR Cloud. Via this filter, you can limit the search results to assets that exist in specified systems.	Yes
Data Source	Data source limits the search results to assets that exist in specified data sources.	Yes
Rating	Rating is a colleague’s perception of the usefulness and quality of the asset.	No
Tags	Tag is a label that adds extra context to an asset.	No
Status	Status refers to which governance process stage the asset is in, such as Approved or Candidate.	No
Asset Type	Asset Type refers to the kind of data you are looking for, such as data set, report, or table.	No

Prerequisites

• The Settings landing page is enabled.
• You have a global role with the Product Rights > System administration global permission.

Steps

1. On the main toolbar, click → Settings.
   The Settings page opens.
2. In the Search section, click Filter Facets.

   The Filter facets configuration page opens.

   • A filter facet has a Filter ID and a Filter name. The Filter name is shown to data consumers.
   • Filter type refers to the source of the filter.
     • System: The filter is available out of the box.
     • Relation: The filter is a custom filter created via a relation index.
     • Attribute: The filter is an attribute-based filter.
   • The order of this list is applied in standalone Data Marketplace and the Data Marketplace search tab on the search page. It is also used in the Catalog and Business Glossary search tabs on the search page if the Search tabs by audience setting is enabled.
3. Complete the following steps to configure attribute facets:
   1. On the Attribute facets tab, click Add facet.
      The Select an Attribute drop-down list is shown.
   2. In the drop-down list, select the attribute you want to add as a facet.
      Tip The drop-down list contains attributes of the following kinds:

      • True/False
      • Single selection
      • Multiple selection
      • Text (plain)
        
        
   3. Click Save.
      
      The attribute facet is added.
      Tip You can add up to 10 attribute facets.
      
      
      
   4. Make the filter facet available on the search page:
      1. Click the All facets tab.
      2. Optionally, in the Filter name column of the attribute facet, double-click the cell, enter the new name, and then click .
         
         
         Tip Filter name is shown in the facet pane on the search page for users. By default, the public ID of the attribute type is used as the filter name and filter ID.
      3. In the Visibility column of the attribute facet, double-click the cell, and then select Yes.
      4. Click Save.
         
         
4. On the All facets tab, take any of the following actions to configure filter facets: 
   • If needed, change the Filter Name.
     This is the name data consumers will see.
   • Where useful, add a description.
     This description will be visible to data consumers as a tooltip (help text).
     
   • To show a filter facet, set its Visibility value to Yes.
     To hide a filter facet, set the value to No.
   • To always show all values for the filter facet, set the Collapsed value to Yes.
   • To reorder the filter facets, use the icon to drag and drop a filter in the desired location.
   • To update a custom relation-based filter facet, click Open Configuration. The Open Configuration link indicates if a filter facet is based on relation indexes. The link opens the relation index configuration page.
     

   Tip If you make the Organization filter facet visible, data consumers can refine the search results based on communities and domains defined in the Data Marketplace scope and that are relevant for the search results.

5. Click Save.
   
   • You can add custom filter facets based on relations. For more information, go to Managing relation indexes.
   • When you define Data Marketplace categories, you can select assets based on the defined facets.
   • When you define the filters for the homepage and categories, you can select from all defined facets, even the ones with Visibility equal to No.
   • Data consumers have access to the filter facets when they search while in Data Marketplace. Only filter facets that can apply to the search results are shown to data consumers.