Improve the search functionality to improve filtering

[tomschenkjr]

While the data dictionary was designed to be driven primarily through a search box, we need to improve advanced search filtering.

The most basic aspects of the functionality would be to add filtering for 'database', 'table', or 'field' results.

[jpvelez]

Would also improve search usability to make the search bar even bigger and more central, and to have autocomplete.

[derekeder]

Browsing http://datadictionary.cityofchicago.org/ 7 of the 11 business function categories contain no datasets:

• 311
• Buildings housing and property
• Business and economic development
• Infrastructure and public works
• Parks and recreation
• Places and boundaries
• Public safety

It would be useful from a discoverability perspective to either hide these empty categories, or display the number of datasets associated with each one on the home page.

[gregsanders]

Right on, Derek. This would be an improvement, and a worthy endeavor. ...Not yak shaving at all. Almost snarfed up my morning cup of mountain tea at "yak shaving"! (in your other post). Never heard that one.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Eder" notifications@github.com To: "Chicago/metalicious" metalicious@noreply.github.com Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:13:02 AM Subject: Re: [metalicious] Improve the search functionality to improve filtering (#16)

Browsing http://datadictionary.cityofchicago.org/ 7 of the 11 business function categories contain no datasets:

• 311 
• Buildings housing and property 
• Business and economic development 
• Infrastructure and public works 
• Parks and recreation 
• Places and boundaries 
• Public safety 

It would be useful from a discoverability perspective to either hide these empty categories, or display the number of datasets associated with each one on the home page.

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