1. Visualizing Data and Building Reports in Oracle Analytics Cloud
  2. Prepare Data
  3. Manage Datasets
  4. Make Analytics Content Easier to Search
  5. Specify Synonyms for Dataset Columns

Specify Synonyms for Dataset Columns

Make analytics content easier to search from the Home page by specifying synonyms for columns in your datasets. For example, you might enable users to search on Volume to locate data in the column QuantitySold.

  1. On the Home page or Data page, select a dataset.
  2. Hover over a dataset, then click Actions Actions menu, then Inspect.
  3. Click Search, and make sure that the Index Dataset for Searching option is selected.
    If Index Dataset for Searching is deselected, other options are greyed out. If you can't select the Index Dataset for Searching, ask the Oracle Analytics administrator or dataset owner to give you read-write access.
  4. Enter synonyms in the Synonyms field next to the column you want to update.
    For example, for a Yield column, you might specify revenue and income as synonyms.
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  5. Click Save.