Browsing by property navigation lets you find items by dynamically building a filter based on existing values for key properties. As you select property values, the results pane list refreshes to show only the items with the selected values. This means that you will always find some items and that you can refine your search by selecting different or additional property values.
This method of finding items is useful when you are not sure what the values of the properties are but you can recognize them when you see them or when you want to try different property values. The properties that are available for property navigation are configured by a System Administrator. When you find the items that you are looking for, you can save the current view filter for later reuse.
To browse by properties:
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In the ribbon menu, click Search > Property based navigation.
A list of properties and their existing values appears in the Navigation pane. If more than the configured number of values for a property are returned, a Filter box is shown at the top of the list.
You can use this to reduce the number of parent items, but for child items, this can result in more items being displayed because the parent item selection is not included in the search query. If the document or object search result is empty, a search for child items also shows no results.
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If the Filter box is shown, enter the text you want to filter on and hit Enter.
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Select a value for any property of the documents that you want to find.
The results pane list refreshes to show the items that have the selected property value.
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Repeat the preceding step for additional values until the results pane list includes the items that you want to find.
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To clear a property filter, clear the check box next to its name.