Search

METEOR’s search works in a similar way to other search engines. You can use keywords or terms to pull up related content. The below tips are specific to METEOR and will help you to find what you need.

Try searching using either a keyword, specific term or METEOR ID number.

METEOR ID search

If you’re a returning user and know an item’s METEOR ID, you can enter it in the search box. Clicking the search icon will take you straight to the item’s page.

Autocomplete

METEOR will automatically display suggestions for search terms as you’re typing. This predictive text will show you METEOR entries that exist for the topic you’re searching on. You don’t have to use any of these suggestions, but they may make your searching process faster and easier.

Pressing ‘tab’ will select the top suggestion. Otherwise, selecting from the list of suggestions will put the suggested search term into the search box. You can then click the search icon to find related content. Clicking anywhere on the search results will take you to the item’s page.

Spelling correction

METEOR will show search results with spelling correction. Misspelled terms can still be selected for search where relevant.

Dropdown options

The drop-down menus directly below the search text box allow you to limit the search results to any of the 18 content types in METEOR (see Learn about metadata to view the list), by item creation dates, and item revision dates.

Content types

Content types allow you to limit your search to various metadata building blocks and other topic or help content found in METEOR. See Learn about metadata to view a list of metadata item types that you can search in METEOR. Searching on Topic pages will give results from METEOR’s ‘non-metadata’ pages which explain metadata, how it is managed, how to use METEOR, and how to develop metadata.

Searching on Help will give results from all the pop-up information boxes that are linked to each metadata item. The Help search looks through all text from the METEOR Business Rules, which is accessed through the small ‘i’ icon used throughout the site.

Created date and Revision date

The Created and Revision date dropdown options limit your search to when an item was created or last revised. METEOR will search any time by default, or you can select or specify a custom period.

Custom search syntax

METEOR uses Lucene search syntax. This functionality can be useful to fine-tune your search results even more. Some of the commands include:

  1. Restrict search to the titles of items by using Name: Searchterm. Note that it has to be written exactly as Name, with the capital N. Using name will not work. It doesn’t matter if there’s a space around the colon or not.
  2. Force a second term to be included by using AND.
  3. Widen your search to include another option using the term OR.

For example, if you’re looking for something with the word ‘baby’ in the title you would use Name: baby. METEOR will also give you results for the plural of the search term, so if you search on ‘baby’ you will also get results for ‘babies’. If looking for something with two terms (‘baby’ and ‘admission’) you would use Name: baby AND admission.

Sort by

You can also display your search results with a range of options in the Sort by drop-down menu on the right. You can sort on Relevance, Most/Least Recently Created, Most/Least Recently Updated, and Alphabetically (A–Z and Z–A).

Clear

The Clear button resets the Search page.

Filtering search results

You can fine-tune your search results using the filters that appear in the left-hand menu after searching any term. These filters are dynamic and will only display options specific to your search term, for example, only registration authorities relating to your search term will be displayed. You can use multiple filters at once.

Some of the filters change depending on your role within METEOR. If you are using METEOR without an account, you can search on metadata item type, public registration statuses, METEOR ID, and registration authority. You are also able to compare two items.

If you are using METEOR without an account, you will not be able to save bookmarks for items you’re interested in. There are also some non-public registration statuses that you won’t be able to see.

If you wish to save bookmarks, you can sign up for a free METEOR account easily, just follow the Sign up now prompts after clicking on the Sign In button. If you have an account, you will also be able to subscribe to notifications about changes to specific items in METEOR.

If you are logged in to METEOR as a metadata developer, or any other official role, there are some additional search options. You will be able to restrict your search to the full range of registration status options, including non-public statuses. You will also be able to save bookmarks and subscribe to notifications about changes to items.

Each search result has a small ‘hamburger’ icon on the right . This gives you download links for the metadata item as a PDF or a Word document.


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Agreement type code N

470513 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing the type of agreement made between relevant parties regarding contact with, or the release of information about, one or more individuals.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Application type code N

470476 | Value Domain
A code set representing the type of application made to seek information about an individual.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Date DDMMYYYY

270566 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The day of a particular month and year.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Tasmanian Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Indigenous, WA Health, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice, Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Aged Care
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health
Recorded: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Estimate code N

329307 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing whether a unit of data was estimated or not.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families
Recorded: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Intercountry adoption order type code N

470223 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing the type of adoption order under which an overseas child enters Australia.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Number N[NN]

315198 | Value Domain
The total, sum, count, or aggregate of a collection of units.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Children and Families

Sector code N

350940 | Value Domain | CSTDA NMDS Network
A code set representing the sector to which an agency belongs.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Disability, Children and Families

Sex code N

270807 | Value Domain | Australian Youth Justice Administrators (AYJA)
A code set representing the biological distinction between male, female and intersex.
Superseded: Health, Early Childhood, Indigenous, Youth Justice
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Disability, Children and Families
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Text X[X(199)]

288905 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A combination of alphanumeric characters.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice, Aged Care
Qualified: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Text X[X(45)]

429885 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A combination of alphanumeric characters.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Health, Housing assistance, Homelessness, Indigenous, Disability, Tasmanian Health, Children and Families, Youth Justice, Aged Care

Text XX

349501 | Value Domain
A combination of alphanumeric characters.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Health, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice

Text XXX

349505 | Value Domain
A combination of alphanumeric characters.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Health, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice

Total number N[N]

347205 | Value Domain
The total number.
Standard: Health, Housing assistance, Tasmanian Health, Community Services (retired), Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families, Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired)
Qualified: Commonwealth Department of Health

Total number N[N]

512680 | Value Domain
The total number.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Total years N[NN]

290412 | Value Domain
Total number of completed years.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, WA Health, Disability, Children and Families, Indigenous
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Yes/no/not applicable/not stated/inadequately described code N

464978 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing 'yes', 'no', 'not applicable', and 'not stated/inadequately described'.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Health, Disability, Children and Families
Recorded: Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness

Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

301747 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing 'yes', 'no' and 'not stated/inadequately described'.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families, Tasmanian Health
Recorded: Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board

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