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Using SharePoint's search bar to search for metadata tags?
I might be mistaken, but I'm fairly sure when I've used SharePoint in the past, the search bar can be used not only to find document titles, but to search for metadata tags also. I've noticed that th...
Quite old topic. Search in Sharepoint can be really complex.
Tip If you create site column within the sharepoint site, it's easier to search than to create "library" column.
When columns are created you can play with the search schema to add your column in the search result.
For example, i've created a managed property in the admin GUI that refer to several site columns from different sharepoint sites.
Using the aliases i can search then ONLY for the metadata and not in the content or file name.
It's working on the main sharepoint page but also on a site or library level.