A search is what is used for (almost) all data extraction in the DAM Center and related products. 

A search can be equated to an extremely flexible API, in that the Input of a search defines what parameters are supplied and what kind of Filters are applied before any data is returned; the Output of a search defines what data is returned

The Search Editor is the part of the DAM Center, which is used to edit any search.

The Search Editor can be found under System tools → Config Manager → expand the version tree to choose a product → choose product version → select the tab "Searches" (or something similar depending on the selected language).

The documentation includes a

• Glossary, which defines the terms used in the Search Editor and gives examples.
• How-to guides
  • Guides, which guides the reader through very basic functionality.
  • Use cases, which puts the use of the Search Editor into a practical context.
• Understanding the UI elements, which describe the UI's partitioning and some design decisions
  • Rows in the grid
  • Columns in the grids.

Reading guide

The suggested way of approaching these documentation pages is to first get acquainted with the UI elements; then trying to perform the examples in the Guides. finally reading the Use cases to put the gathered knowledge into a wider perspective. All the while revisiting the Glossary when/if there is any confusion/doubts.

MUST, SHOULD

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in these pages are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.