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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Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}

287222 | Value Domain
The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Indigenous
Standard: Housing assistance, Homelessness

Australian Standard Classification of Languages 2005

304118 | Classification Scheme
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) classification for the languages spoken by Australians.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired)
Standard: Housing assistance

Australian Standard Classification of Occupations 2nd edition

270547 | Classification Scheme
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) classification for occupations.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired)
Standard: Housing assistance

Australian Standard Geographical Classification 2004

270560 | Classification Scheme
The Australian Bureau of Statistics classification for the classification of geographical locations.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired)
Standard: Housing assistance

Country code (SACC 1998) NNNN

270812 | Value Domain
A SACC code set representing a country.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance

Country code (SACC 2008) NNNN

370934 | Value Domain
A SACC code set representing a country.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness

Language code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN}

304116 | Value Domain
The ASCL (2005) code set representing languages.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired)
Standard: Housing assistance

Occupation code (ANZSCO 1st edition) N[NNN]{NN}

350888 | Value Domain
The ANZSCO (1st edn) code set representing an occupation of a person.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired)
Standard: Housing assistance

Occupation code (ASCO 2nd edn) N[NNN]{-NN}

270663 | Value Domain
The ASCO (2nd edn) code set representing an occupation of a person.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance

Person (address)—Australian postcode

269894 | Data Element Concept
The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of a person.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Early Childhood
Standard: Housing assistance, Homelessness

Person (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}

287224 | Data Element | Standards Australia
The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of a person.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness

Person (address)—suburb/town/locality name

269880 | Data Element Concept
The full name of the locality contained within the specific address of a person.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Early Childhood
Standard: Housing assistance, Homelessness

Person (address)—suburb/town/locality name, text A[A(49)]

287326 | Data Element
The full name of the locality contained within the specific address of a person, as represented by text.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood
Standard: Homelessness

Person (name)—family name, text X[X(39)]

286953 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Standards Australia
That part of a name a person usually has in common with some other members of his/her family, as distinguished from his/her given names, as represented by text.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired)
Standard: Housing assistance, Tasmanian Health

Person (name)—given name, text X[X(39)]

287035 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Standards Australia
The person's identifying name within the family group or by which the person is socially identified, as represented by text.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired)
Standard: Housing assistance, Tasmanian Health

Person—country of birth, code (SACC 1998) NNNN

270277 | Data Element
The country in which the person was born, as represented by a code.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance

Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2008) NNNN

370943 | Data Element
The country in which the person was born, as represented by a code.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness

Person—first language spoken, code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN}

304131 | Data Element
The language the person identifies as being the first language that they could understand to the extent of being able to conduct a conversation, as represented by a code.
Superseded: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Health

Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN}

304133 | Data Element
The language reported by a person as the main language other than English spoken by that person in his/her home (or most recent private residential setting occupied by the person) to communicate with other residents of the home or setting and regular visitors, as represented by a code.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance

Person—occupation (main)

269531 | Data Element Concept
The job in which the person is principally engaged. A job in any given establishment is a set of tasks designed to be performed by one individual in return for a wage or salary. For persons with more than one job, the main job is the one in which the person works the most hours.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance

Person—occupation (main), code (ASCO 2nd edn) N[NNN]{-NN}

270059 | Data Element
The job in which the person is principally engaged, as represented by a code.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance

Service provider organisation (address)—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}

290064 | Data Element | Standards Australia
The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with locality, suburb or place for the address of an organisation, as represented by a code.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Housing assistance, Indigenous

Service provider organisation (address)—suburb/town/locality name, text A[A(49)]

290059 | Data Element
The full name of the general locality containing the specific address of an organisation, as represented by text.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Housing assistance, Indigenous

Service provider organisation (name)—organisation name

288903 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The appellation by which an establishment, agency or organisation is known or called.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Indigenous
Standard: Housing assistance

Standard Australian Classification of Countries 1998

270557 | Classification Scheme
The Australian Bureau of Statistics classification for countries.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance

Standard Australian Classification of Countries 2008

370931 | Classification Scheme
The Australian Bureau of Statistics classification for countries.
Superseded: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance

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