Facet types - filter on a single category, with drilldown
Description
This is sometimes referred to as a hierarchical facet.
Allows a user to filter the result set using a single category value chosen from the facet. After the filter is applied sub-categories may be displayed for the facet.
Example
In this example the location facet is defined as a filter on single category facet with drilldown.
Searching for 'engineer' jobs:
Selecting the VIC category value from the location facet results in the search results being filtered to only include jobs located in Victoria. This is the same behaviour as for a filter on single category facet.
However further sub-category selection from the type facet for cities is now possible.
Selecting Bendigo from the sub-categories on the location facet further restricts the results to now only include results from Bendigo. Further refinement is possible if additional sub-category metadata is defined (for this example the type facet has been refined as much as possible).
Further refinement on other facets is possible.
Add or edit a single category with drilldown facet
The attributes that must be defined for a single category with drilldown facet are:
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Name: Unique name identifying the facet. This name is presented as the heading for the facet.
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Category values sourced from: This defines the source of the category values. See: category sources
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Category sort: Defines how the categories are sorted. See: sorting facet category values
Single category with drilldown facet properties
The following properties define a single category with drilldown facet, and the information can be used when converting a facet to a single category with drilldown facet.
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Selection type: one value at a time
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Category matching logic: all selected values
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Scope: current search results
See: custom facets for explanation of all the fields.
Data model definition
A filter on a single category with drill down facet has the following data model properties:
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selectionType:
SINGLE -
constraintJoin:
AND -
facetValues:
FROM_SCOPED_QUERY_HIDE_UNSELECTED_PARENT_VALUES -
guessedDisplayType:
SINGLE_DRILL_DOWN