Getting started（入门指南）

The home page below is shown when opening Object Explorer. It is an orientation hub where one can start exploring objects, either with a specific question in mind or to discover possible object types to explore.

From this view, user can perform the following primary actions:

• Searching across everything in the objects realm of the platform from the search bar (A).
• Exploring a group of object types (B, C, D).
• Previewing a specific object type (E).
• Selecting a specific object type for exploration (F).

Global search bar (A)

The global search bar performs searches across all of the Ontology. It can be used to search for individual objects, object types, saved explorations, or modules (objects-backed applications).

:::callout{theme="warning"} If the Ontology contains more than 250 object types that a user may discover, the keyword search will be limited to the first 250 object types. To search a specific object type or a group of object types you must leverage the functionality described below. :::

These searches bring back results where the search terms (1) match the following:

• The titles and/or metadata (e.g. name, description, etc.) of object types, property types, saved explorations.
• Any title or property of individual objects.

Some matches, namely object type and property type results, will be shown immediately as type-ahead results (3). To see all matches, click the first option Search for... (2) to be redirected to the search results page.

You can learn more about search syntax for the search bar in the search syntax guide.

Group exploration (B, C, D)

All object types accessible to a user are displayed under the search bar in configurable object groups. Use the side navigation (C) to select and navigate to a group.

Search with object type groupings (B)

Object type groupings are also reflected in the global search bar. Preconfigured groups are available in the left side tab, and custom groups can be quickly configured under Object types. Selecting an object type group here allows you to perform searches on a more refined set of object types before selecting one for exploration.

Explore object type groups on a graph (D)

The graph is designed to help users explore the Ontology and understand the connections between the object types within a specific group.

Click on the Graph icon to view the group graph, which displays the links within the object types in the group and links to other object type groups (1). In this view, you can also remove the object type groups (2) and change the layout of the graph (3).

Click on a link symbol (<->) to show the type of links between the object types (4).

Select a single object to view a menu (5) that allows you to explore the object type preview or start an exploration.

Preview object types (E)

Click on an object preview to access a quick view of an object type (without moving into the more comprehensive exploration page). In the preview, find information about the object type (1), including the description, properties, and linked object types. Click Start Exploration (2) to start a new Exploration of the object type.

Add object type as favorite (F)

Object types can be added as a favorite by clicking the star icon on their card (1). Favorites show up in a dedicated group at the top of the side navigation.

:::callout Favorites will also be shown in the full list of “All object types” at the bottom of the interface. :::

Explorations & lists (G)

Saved explorations and lists will appear at the top of the Home page for easy accessing. They can also be found in the Artifacts tab.

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中文翻译

入门指南

打开对象资源管理器（Object Explorer）时，将显示以下主页。这是一个导航中心，用户可以在此开始探索对象，无论是带着特定问题，还是为了发现可供探索的对象类型。

在此视图中，用户可以执行以下主要操作：

• 通过搜索栏 (A) 搜索平台对象领域中的所有内容。
• 探索一组对象类型（Object Types） (B, C, D)。
• 预览特定对象类型 (E)。
• 选择特定对象类型进行探索 (F)。

全局搜索栏 (A)

全局搜索栏可对整个本体（Ontology）进行搜索。它可用于搜索单个对象、对象类型、已保存的探索或模块（基于对象的应用程序）。

:::callout{theme="warning"} 如果本体包含超过250个用户可能发现的对象类型，关键词搜索将仅限于前250个对象类型。要搜索特定对象类型或一组对象类型，必须利用下文所述的功能。 :::

这些搜索会返回搜索词 (1) 匹配以下内容的结果：

• 对象类型、属性类型（Property Types）、已保存探索的标题和/或元数据（例如名称、描述等）。
• 单个对象的任何标题或属性。

部分匹配结果（即对象类型和属性类型结果）将立即显示为预输入结果（Type-ahead Results） (3)。要查看所有匹配结果，请点击第一个选项 搜索... (2)，系统将重定向至搜索结果页面。

您可以在搜索语法指南中了解有关搜索栏搜索语法的更多信息。

分组探索 (B, C, D)

用户可访问的所有对象类型均显示在搜索栏下方的可配置对象组中。使用侧边导航 (C) 选择并导航至某个组。

按对象类型分组搜索 (B)

对象类型分组也会反映在全局搜索栏中。预配置的组显示在左侧选项卡中，自定义组可在 对象类型 下快速配置。在此处选择对象类型组，可以在选择某个对象类型进行探索之前，对更精细的对象类型集执行搜索。

在图表上探索对象类型组 (D)

图表旨在帮助用户探索本体，并理解特定组内对象类型之间的连接。

点击 图表 图标查看组图表，该图表显示组内对象类型之间的链接，以及指向其他对象类型组的链接 (1)。在此视图中，您还可以移除对象类型组 (2) 并更改图表布局 (3)。

点击链接符号 (<->) 可显示对象类型之间的链接类型 (4)。

选择单个对象可查看菜单 (5)，该菜单允许您探索对象类型预览或开始探索。

预览对象类型 (E)

点击对象预览可快速查看对象类型（无需进入更全面的探索页面）。在预览中，可以找到对象类型 (1) 的相关信息，包括描述、属性和链接的对象类型。点击 开始探索 (2) 可开始对该对象类型进行新的探索。

将对象类型添加为收藏 (F)

点击对象类型卡片上的星形图标 (1) 可将其添加为收藏。收藏项会显示在侧边导航顶部的专用组中。

:::callout 收藏项也会显示在界面底部的“所有对象类型”完整列表中。 :::

探索与列表 (G)

已保存的探索和列表将显示在主页顶部，方便访问。它们也可以在 工件（Artifacts） 选项卡中找到。