Enable or disable specific asset properties to be used in the end-user search

This article explains how to enable or disable specific asset properties that end-users can use in the library search.

How does the asset properties search work?

This feature allows admins to enable or disable asset properties end-users can use in their asset search to narrow down their search results. By default all properties will be enabled/ searchable for end-users, however admins can disable asset descriptions, tags and slide content from being searchable by end-users.

• If a specific asset property is enabled, an end-user search will return all the assets in which the enabled properties contain the keyword.
• If a property is disabled, it will be excluded from the search results and will not appear as a filter option. 

How to enable or disable asset properties 

1. Navigate to Library Configuration in the Admin Center.
2. Click on More options on the top right corner.
3. Click on Settings:
   
4. Check or uncheck asset property filter:
   
   
   • Checking an asset property filter will enable it.
   • Unchecking an asset property filter will disable it.
5. Click Save and close Settings.

From an end-user perspective, the filtering on asset properties looks like this: