Filters and Search¶
Every tree tab in the MetaMiner Client (MMC) combines a quick search box and a filter pane so you can narrow thousands of Power BI items down to the ones you need.
How it works¶
Filtering runs in the client on the data already loaded, so it does not load the MetaMiner Server (MMS) or call Microsoft. Quick search and the filter pane apply together: a row is shown only when it passes both. Parent rows of matching items stay visible so you can see which workspace each match lives in.
Image of the Power BI Explorer with text typed in the quick search box, the Strict checkbox, the expand and collapse buttons, and the filter pane open on the left with two filters active
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Quick search¶
The quick search box sits at the left of each tab's toolbar. Press Ctrl+F (Find > Quick Search Control) to jump to it.
- Type part of a name. The tree shows rows whose name contains the text.
- The box remembers recent searches; open its drop-down to reuse one.
- Clear the box to remove the search.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Strict | Off: when a container matches, for example a workspace, all its children are shown. On: children are still filtered even when their parent matches. |
| Expand all | Expands every node of the tree |
| Collapse all | Collapses the tree to the first level |
Filter pane¶
The filter pane is the collapsible panel on the left of a tab. Each section filters on one attribute. A section with an active filter shows a reset button in its title bar.
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Show or hide the pane | View > Filter Pane (Ctrl+E) or the pane's collapse arrow |
| Clear every filter of the tab | View > Reset All Filters (Ctrl+R) or the reset button at the top of the pane |
| Open the pane automatically | Tick Expand Filter Pane on Startup in Preferences |
| Hide environments with no match | Tick Hide Empty Environments on Filtering in Preferences |
The filters differ per tab:
| Tab | Filters | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Power BI Explorer | Environments, Workspaces, Item Types, Created, Updated, Owners, File Size, Datasource Types, Data Sources, Capacities | Tree and Filters |
| Security matrix | Item Types, Inherited Access | Security Matrix |
| Entra Users/Groups | View Mode, Environments, User Filters | Entra Users and Groups |
Work on a subset¶
To keep a filtered set while you explore something else, right-click the rows and choose Open in New Tab > Selection Only or Selection and Children. The new closable tab holds a copy of those rows with its own filters. See Object Actions.